South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 4724

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Hinson, Merrill, Altman, Dantzler, Gourdine, McLeod, Neilson and Harrell
Document Path: l:\council\bills\pt\1851mm04.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4449, 4476

Introduced in the House on February 10, 2004
Introduced in the Senate on April 15, 2004
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance

Summary: B&C Board across-the-board cuts, exemptions

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/10/2004  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-10
   2/10/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-10
   2/11/2004  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McLeod
   3/31/2004  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Neilson
    4/1/2004  House   Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means HJ-10
   4/13/2004  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Harrell
   4/14/2004  House   Read second time HJ-19
   4/15/2004  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-16
   4/15/2004  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-8
   4/15/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-8

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/10/2004
4/1/2004

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COMMITTEE REPORT

April 1, 2004

H. 4724

Introduced by Reps. Hinson, Merrill, Altman, Dantzler, Gourdine, McLeod and Neilson

S. Printed 4/1/04--H.

Read the first time February 10, 2004.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4724) to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 11-9-150 so as to exempt from across-the-board reductions ordered by the State Budget and Control Board amounts appropriated, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

ROBERT W. HARRELL, JR. for Committee.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 11-9-150 SO AS TO EXEMPT FROM ACROSS-THE-BOARD REDUCTIONS ORDERED BY THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT AS SALARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR COUNTY CLERKS OF COURT, PROBATE JUDGES, SHERIFFS, REGISTRARS OF DEEDS, COUNTY AUDITORS, COUNTY TREASURERS, AND COUNTY CORONERS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 8-15-65, AS AMENDED, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE COUNTY CORONER AS A COUNTY OFFICIAL RECEIVING A SALARY SUPPLEMENT FROM THE STATE.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 9, Title 11 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 11-9-150.    (A)    Amounts appropriated in the annual general appropriations act as salary supplements for county clerks of court, probate judges, sheriffs, registrars of deeds, county auditors, county treasurers, and county coroners are exempt from across-the-board reductions in appropriations ordered by the State Budget and Control Board as a result of revenue shortfalls.

(B)    A salary supplement described in subsection (A) must not be reduced to an amount less than the respective amount appropriated at the fiscal year 2003-2004 level."

SECTION    2.    Section 8-15-65(A) and (D) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 34 of 1997, is further amended to read:

"(A)    The General Assembly shall appropriate annually salary supplements for the following county officers:

(1)    clerks of court;

(2)    probate judges;

(3)    sheriffs;

(4)    registers of deeds;

(5)    auditors;

(6)    treasurers;

(7)    county coroners.

(D)    Amounts appropriated for the officers listed in subsection (A)(1), (2), (3), and (4), and (7) must be paid to county treasurers in a lump sum at the beginning of the fiscal year and paid to these officers over a twelve-month period in the same manner that salaries are paid county employees. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this section for the officers listed in subsection (A)(5) and (6) must be administered by the Office of the Comptroller General and paid in accordance with the schedule and method of payment provided for state employees."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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