South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 255

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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      255
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  Leventis
All Sponsors:                     Leventis, Giese, Hayes
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\psd\7096som99.doc
Companion Bill Number:            3080
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                General Committee 08 SG
Subject:                          Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.; 
                                  legislature to appropriate funds for; 
                                  Appropriation Acts, General Assembly


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  19990112  Introduced, read first time,           08 SG
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19981216  Prefiled, referred to Committee        08 SG


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 25-11-25 SO AS TO REQUIRE, BEGINNING WITH FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000, THAT APPROPRIATIONS BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO VETERANS' ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE AN APPROPRIATION IN A LIKE AMOUNT AND UNDER THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO THE VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC., AND TO REQUIRE THIS APPROPRIATION BE IN ADDITION TO FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FOR VETERANS' ORGANIZATIONS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 25-11-25. Beginning with fiscal year 1999-2000, to the extent that the General Assembly appropriates funds for the use of veterans' organizations, it must appropriate funds for the use of the Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., in a like amount and under the same conditions. The appropriation for the Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., must be in addition to amounts previously appropriated for other veterans' organizations."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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