South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 771

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Ford
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20795sd04.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2004
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance

Summary: Semi-annual spending justifications by state entities

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/9/2003  Senate  Prefiled
   12/9/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance
   1/13/2004  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-17
   1/13/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-17

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-1-195 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL STATE AGENCIES, DEPARTMENTS, COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, INSTITUTIONS, AND ENTITIES SHALL REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND TO THE GOVERNOR ON JANUARY FIFTEENTH AND JULY FIFTEENTH OF EACH YEAR THE JUSTIFICATION OF THE DOLLARS FROM ANY SOURCE THAT ARE RECEIVED BY THEM, AND HOW THESE DOLLARS ARE USED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF AND EXCEPTIONS TO THIS PROVISION.

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

SECTION    1.        Chapter 1, Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 8-1-195.    All state agencies, departments, colleges, universities, institutions, and entities shall report to the General Assembly and to the Governor on January fifteenth and July fifteenth of each year the justification of the dollars from any source that are received by them, except for funds used to provide employee salaries and fringe benefits, and how these dollars are used to provide services to the citizens of the State. The Office of State Budget shall prescribe the format for these reports."

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

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