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H. 3319
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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Stavrinakis, Long, G.M. Smith and Daning
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9561dg17.docx
Introduced in the House on January 10, 2017
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means
Summary: Zero base budget process
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/15/2016 House Prefiled
12/15/2016 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
1/10/2017 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 161)
1/10/2017 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
(House Journal-page 161)
1/11/2017 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Daning
(House Journal-page 43)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 11-11-85 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A ZERO BASE BUDGET PROCESS BEGINNING WITH FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 11 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 11-11-85. (A) The House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee shall implement a zero base budget process, beginning with the annual general appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2018-2019. The schedule for a zero base budget process must be organized by the following agency functional areas for all of state government:
(1) Fiscal Year 2018-2019, Group I: human service, health care, and social service agencies;
(2) Fiscal Year 2019-2020, Group II: correctional, criminal justice, public safety, and natural resource agencies;
(3) Fiscal Year 2020-2021, Group III: executive, regulatory, judicial, quasijudicial agencies and boards, and other agencies determined by the committees not to fall in the first two categories;
(4) Fiscal Year 2021-2022, Group IV: education functions of government including, but not limited to, public education and higher education.
(B) The process for each group must be maintained on a four-year rotating basis."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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