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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.275 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Wilson All Sponsors:Wilson, Setzler Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20059sd99.doc Companion Bill Number:3572 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Finance Committee 06 SF Subject:Appropriations Act, to first appropriate education funds for grades K-12; State, General; School Districts History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 06 SF referred to Committee Senate 19981216 Prefiled, referred to Committee 06 SF Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 2-7-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT APPROPRIATIONS FOR EDUCATION IN GRADES K-12 MUST BE CONSIDERED AND APPROPRIATED FIRST IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT BEFORE ANY OTHER APPROPRIATIONS MAY BE MADE OR CONSIDERED AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2-7-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 2-7-60. The General Assembly shall annually shall provide for all expenditures in the general appropriation appropriations act and the appropriations made for any department, institution, board, or commission shall be in a definite sum for each purpose or activity with such itemization under the activity as may be deemed necessary by the General Assembly.
After mandatory replenishments of the state general reserve and capital reserve funds and appropriations for debt service in any fiscal year, appropriations for education in grades K-12 of whatever type and from whatever source of funds must be considered and appropriated first before any other appropriations may be made or considered."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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