South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 968


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      968
Ratification Number:              342
Act Number:                       372
Type of Legislation:              Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20020205
Primary Sponsor:                  Leatherman
All Sponsors:                     Leatherman
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\10694htc02.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20020516
Date of Last Amendment:           20020514
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        20020528
Subject:                          Employment Security Commission authorized 
                                  to spend Social Security Act funds for 
                                  computer software and equipment, land 
                                  acquisition and office expansion; PRT to 
                                  transfer funds for Hunley Lab security


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20021017  Act No. A372
------  20020528  Signed by Governor
------  20020522  Ratified R342
House   20020516  Concurred in Senate amendment, 
                  enrolled for ratification
------  20020515  Scrivener's error corrected
Senate  20020514  House amendments amended,
                  returned to House with amendment
House   20020508  Read third time, returned to Senate
                  with amendment
House   20020507  Amended, read second time
House   20020502  Committee report: Favorable with       30 HWM
                  amendment
House   20020319  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee
Senate  20020314  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  20020313  Amended, read second time
Senate  20020312  Committee report: Favorable            06 SF
Senate  20020205  Introduced, read first time,           06 SF
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on March 12, 2002 - Word format
Revised on March 13, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 2, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 7, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 14, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 15, 2002 - Word format

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(A372, R342, S968)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SOUTH CAROLINA EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION TO EXPEND NOT MORE THAN $1,207,749 OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE STATE UNDER SECTION 903 OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING OPERATING SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT TO BE USED FOR PROCESSING INCREASED WORKLOADS RELATED TO UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS AND EMPLOYER ACCOUNTS, TO APPROPRIATE FROM THE SAME SOURCE NOT MORE THAN $9,750,000 FOR USE BY THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION FOR LAND ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR OFFICE EXPANSION; AND TO ALLOW FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITION AT THE HUNLEY LAB TO BE USED FOR LAB SECURITY AS THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM DETERMINES APPROPRIATE.

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

Funds for Employment Security Commission

SECTION 1. (A) From funds made available to the State under Section 903 of the Social Security Act, the sum of $1,207,749, or so much of that amount as is necessary, may be used at the direction of the Employment Security Commission for the purpose of acquiring operating software and information technology equipment to be used for processing increased workloads related to unemployment claims and employer accounts.

(B) There is appropriated from funds made available to the State under Section 903 of the Social Security Act, as amended, the sum of $9,750,000, or so much of that amount as is necessary, to be used at the direction of the Employment Security Commission for the purpose of land acquisition and construction costs for office expansion, as determined by the demand for services and by the applicable federal regulations and guidelines.

Time funds may be obligated for commission use

SECTION 2. None of the funds authorized by this joint resolution for the use of the Employment Security Commission may be obligated after the expiration of the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this joint resolution.

Total of funds which commission may obligate

SECTION 3. The amount obligated pursuant to this joint resolution must not exceed, at any time, the amount by which the aggregate of the amounts transferred to the account of this State pursuant to Section 903 of the Social Security Act exceeds the aggregate of the amounts obligated for administration and paid out for benefits and required by law to be charged against the amounts transferred to the account of this State.

Use of funds, Hunley Lab

SECTION 4. Funds appropriated pursuant to Part IB, Paragraph 72.111, Act 66 of 2001, the general appropriations act for fiscal year 2001-2002, to the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism for Hunley Lab HVAC may also be expended for lab security as the department determines appropriate.

Time effective

SECTION 5. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 22nd day of May, 2002.

Approved the 28th day of May, 2002.

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