South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 5104

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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      5104
Type of Legislation:              Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020411
Primary Sponsor:                  White
All Sponsors:                     White
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\swb\5309sd02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM
Subject:                          First Steps Program, transfer of monies 
                                  to Department of Health and Human Services


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020411  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee


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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO PROVIDE THAT FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE OFFICE OF FIRST STEPS TO SCHOOL READINESS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002-2003 FOR HEALTH CARE PURPOSES AS DETERMINED BY THE STATE BUDGET OFFICE SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND USED AS MATCHING STATE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL HEALTH CARE GRANTS .

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

SECTION    1.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds appropriated to the Office of First Steps to School Readiness for fiscal year 2002-2003 for health care purposes as determined by the State Budget Office shall be transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services and used as required in this section. The Department shall apply for a health care grant under the federal Child Health Care Insurance Program (CHIPS) and shall use these funds as the matching state money required to obtain the grant. Upon receipt of the grant, the Department shall retain the federal portion of the grant for children's health purposes and shall use the state portion obtained from the Office of First Steps in the same manner the Office of First Steps would have used the funds as directed by the First Steps Program.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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