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EXPLANATION: Amend the Senate version further to include certain previously passed House amendments and additional items
Reference is to the bill as passed by the Senate.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 5, line 2, opposite /CDEPP/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
2,047,878 2,047,878
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 8, line 14, opposite /Alloc
EIA-Teacher SLRS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 5
by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,883,731
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 11, immediately after line 1, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
BabyNet Autism
Therapy 437,476
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 12, line 16, opposite /CDDEP -
SCDE/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
3,803,202 3,803,202
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, PART IA, Section 3,
LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT, page 16, line 3, opposite /Lottery
Expenditures/ by increasing the amount in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
10,000,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, PART IA, Section 3,
LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT, page 16, line 4, opposite
/Unclaimed Prizes/ by decreasing the amount in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
2,000,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, PART IA, Section 11,
COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 38, line 7, opposite /LIFE
Scholarships/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
8,000,000 8,000,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, PART IA, Section 11,
COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 38, lines 15-16 opposite
/Out-of-State Veteran Supplement/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,500,000 1,500,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, PART IA, Section 14,
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (EDUCATION AND GENERAL), page 43, line 18,
opposite /Other Personal Services/ by decreasing the amount(s)
in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
200,000 200,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, PART IA, Section 17,
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY, page 50, line 8, opposite
/Unclassified Positions/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns
5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
143,000 143,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, PART IA, Section 20A,
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, page 56, line 17, opposite /On
Your Time/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
200,000 200,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, PART IA, Section 20G,
USC - SUMTER CAMPUS, page 70, line 11, opposite /Other Operating
Expenses/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
136,002 136,002
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, PART IA, Section 23,
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, page 76, line 31, opposite
/Other Operating Expenses/ by increasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
700,000 700,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, PART IA, Section 25,
TECHNICAL & COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION BD, page 85, lines
8-27, by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
Aiken Tech - E&G STEM 99,778
99,778
Central Carolina Tech - E&G STEM 139,872
139,872
Denmark Tech - E&G STEM 73,155
73,155
Florence-Darlington Tech - E&G STEM
157,416 157,416
Greenville Tech - E&G STEM 325,710
325,710
Horry-Georgetown Tech - E&G STEM 203,007
203,007
Midlands Tech - E&G STEM 316,134
316,134
Northeastern Tech - E&G STEM 86,272
86,272
Orangeburg-Calhoun Tech - E&G STEM
99,634 99,634
Piedmont Tech - E&G STEM 181,226
181,226
Spartanburg CC - E&G STEM 199,281
199,281
TCLC Tech - E&G STEM 101,141
101,141
Tri-County Tech - E&G STEM 168,482
168,482
Trident Tech - E&G STEM 423,768
423,768
Williamsburg Tech - E&G STEM 69,672
69,672
York Tech - E&G STEM 145,719
145,719
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, PART IA, Section 25,
TECHNICAL & COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION BD, page 87,
immediately after line 3, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
E&G STEM Programs: Critical Needs
Workforce Development Initiative 2,500,000
2,500,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, PART IA, Section 27,
STATE LIBRARY, page 91, line 28, opposite /Classified Positions/
by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
111,064 111,064
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 34,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 105, lines
5-6, opposite /Classified Positions/ by decreasing the amount(s)
in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
67,500 67,500
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 34,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 108,
immediately after line 38, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
Abstinence Until Marriage
Emerging Programs 100,000
100,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 34,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 112, lines
12-13, opposite /Classified Positions/ by increasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,376,569 1,187,333
(9.74) (6.83)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 34,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 112, lines
14-15, opposite /Unclassified Positions/ by increasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
117,743 117,743
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 34,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 112,
immediately after line 15, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
Other Personal Services 15,643
8,818
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 34,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 112,
immediately after line 17, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
Other Operating Expenses 249,960
128,677
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 34,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 114, line
27, opposite /Employer Contributions/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
21,600 21,600
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 45,
CLEMSON UNIV (PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES), page 157, lines 28-33,
by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
Research Associate 45,000
45,000
(1.00) (1.00)
Scientist 90,000
90,000
(1.00) (1.00)
Extension Associate 90,000
90,000
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 45,
CLEMSON UNIV (PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES), page 157, line 37,
opposite /Other Operating Expenses/ by decreasing the amount(s)
in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
125,300 125,300
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 45,
CLEMSON UNIV (PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES, page 158, lines 11-14,
by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
Extension Associate 180,000
180,000
(2.00) (2.00)
Extension Agent 45,000
45,000
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 45,
CLEMSON UNIV (PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES, page 158, line 18,
opposite /Other Operating Expenses/ by increasing the amount(s)
in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
56,900 56,900
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 45,
CLEMSON UNIV (PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES, page 158, line 25,
opposite /Employer Contributions/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
231,600 231,600
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 47,
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, page 161, lines 5-6, opposite
/Classified Positions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5
and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
67,500 67,500
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 47,
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, page 170, line 6, opposite
/Employer Contributions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns
5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
21,600 21,600
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 49,
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION & TOURISM, page 172, line
27, opposite /Undiscovered South Carolina/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
500,000 500,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 53, S.C.
CONSERVATION BANK, page 184, lines 6-7, opposite /Program
Manager I/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
(1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 53, S.C.
CONSERVATION BANK, page 184, line 12, opposite /Conservation
Bank Trust/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
3,096,970
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 54, RURAL
INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY, page 185, line 17, opposite /Rural
Infrastructure Fund/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5
by:
Column 5 Column 6
2,625,000 2,625,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 59,
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, page 193, lines 8-9, opposite
/Attorney II/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
170,400 170,400
(3.00) (3.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 59,
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, page 193, lines 14-17, opposite
/Administrative Coordinator II/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
40,000 40,000
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 59,
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, page 193, lines 18-19, opposite
/Program Coordinator II/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns
5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
38,000 38,000
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 59,
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, page 194, line 6, opposite /Employer
Contributions/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
100,000 100,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 63,
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, page 204, line 28, opposite /Other
Operating Expenses/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and
6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
327,000 327,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 63,
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, page 206, immediately after line 7,
by inserting new lines to read:
Column 5 Column 6
Special Item:
Local Law Enforcement Grants 300,000
300,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 95,
SECRETARY OF STATE, page 283, lines 8-9, opposite /Program
Coordinator I/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and
6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
31,182 31,182
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 95, SECRETARY OF STATE, page 283, immediately after line 9, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
Administrative Assistant 25,627
25,627
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 95,
SECRETARY OF STATE, page 283, line 20, opposite /Employer
Contributions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
18,783 18,783
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 96,
COMPTROLLER GENERAL'S OFFICE, page 285, line 5, opposite
/Classified Positions/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5
and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
2,000 2,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 96,
COMPTROLLER GENERAL'S OFFICE, page 285, line 20, opposite
/Classified Positions/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5
and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
5,000 5,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 96,
COMPTROLLER GENERAL'S OFFICE, page 285, line 34, opposite
/Classified Positions/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5
and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
15,000 15,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 96,
COMPTROLLER GENERAL'S OFFICE, page 286, line 1, opposite /Other
Operating Expenses/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and
6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
10,000 10,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 96,
COMPTROLLER GENERAL'S OFFICE, page 286, line 21, opposite
/Classified Positions/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5
and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
18,000 18,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 98,
RETIREMENT SYSTEM INVESTMENT COMMISSION, page 290, line 3,
opposite /Unclassified Positions/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
620,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 98,
RETIREMENT SYSTEM INVESTMENT COMMISSION, page 290, lines 8-9,
opposite /Senior Investment Officer/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
110,000
(1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 98,
RETIREMENT SYSTEM INVESTMENT COMMISSION, page 290, lines 10-11,
opposite /Investment Officer/ by decreasing the amount(s)
in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
140,000
(2.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 98,
RETIREMENT SYSTEM INVESTMENT COMMISSION, page 290, line 24,
opposite /Employer Contributions/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
80,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 103,
B & C - Employee Benefits, page 313, line 20, opposite
/Employee Pay Plan/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and
6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
7,650,00 7,650,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 109,
DEBT SERVICE, page 322, lines 7-8, opposite /State School
Facilities Bonds/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
2,826,366 2,826,366
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 110,
AID TO SUBDIVISIONS - STATE TREASURER, page 323, line 3,
opposite /Aid - Local Gov't Fund/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
2,040,000 2,040,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 353, paragraph 1.78 (Child Development Education Pilot Program), line 32, by striking /68.4%/ and inserting /70%/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 358, paragraph 1.79 (Summer Reading Camps), line 29, by striking /local Boys and Girls Clubs or other/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 360, paragraph 1.80 (Educational
Credit for Exceptional Needs Children), line 20, after /(e) does
not have as a/ by inserting /volunteer, contractor,
consultant, fundraiser or/;
page 360, line 24, by striking /any person/ and inserting
/or an employee, volunteer, contractor, consultant or
fundraiser/;
page 360, line 25, by striking /./ and inserting
/;/
page 360, after line 25 by inserting
/(g) does not release personally identifiable information
pertaining to students or donors or use information collected
about donors, students or schools for financial gain; and
(h) must not place conditions on schools
enrolling students receiving scholarships to limit the ability
of the schools to enroll students accepting grants from other
nonprofit scholarship funding organizations./;
page 362, line 31, by inserting at the end /The audit must
also document, at a minimum, the total number of grants awarded,
the total amount of each grant, and the names of the eligible
schools receiving grants on behalf of the eligible
students./;
page 362, after line 35, by inserting
/ (3) A
nonprofit scholarship funding organization may transfer funds to
another nonprofit scholarship funding organization, especially
in the event that the organization cannot distribute the funds
in a timely manner or if the organization ceases to exist. None
of the funds that are transferred by one nonprofit scholarship
funding organization to another may be considered by the former
organization when calculating its administrative
expenses./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 365, paragraph 1.87 (Alternative
Fuel Transportation), lines 29, 30, 32, 33 after
/alternative fuel/ by inserting /or dual
fuel/;
page 365, line 35 and page 366, line 2, after
/fuel/ and before /buses/ by
inserting /or dual fuel/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 368, paragraph 1.91 (Sports Participation), line 1, by striking /DELETED/ and inserting / Any school receiving state funds shall be required to allow a military dependent student who has transferred from their resident school district to another school district to participate in a sport that was not offered in the resident school district. Should a school fail to comply with this provision, the Department of Education shall withhold one percent of their total state allocation. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-EIA, page 380, paragraph 1A.33 (Child Development Education Pilot Program), line 36, by striking /68.4%/ and inserting /70%/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-EIA, page 393, paragraph 1A.67 (Carry Forward), line 36, by striking / 3. Arts in Education Curriculum - $300,000 /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-EIA, page 394, paragraph 1A.67 (Carry Forward), line 3, after /materials./ by inserting /If funds are available, districts may make application to the Department of Education to utilize funds for the Technology/Device Pilot as described herein./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - EIA, page 395, after line 9, by adding
an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (SDE-EIA: CDEPP Student Information and Reporting) For
the current fiscal year, the Department of Education and the
Office of First Steps to School Readiness must acquire unique
student identifiers or SUNS numbers for each student enrolled in
the CDEPP program no later than the 45th day and must provide a
report of such to the House Ways and Means Committee, the House
Education Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, the Senate
Education Committee and the Education Oversight Committee by
November 1. The Department of Education and the Office of First
Steps to School readiness must provide any information required
by the Education Oversight Committee for the annual CDEPP report
no later than November 30. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - EIA, page 395, after line 9, by adding
an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (SDE-EIA: Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Assessments)
For the current fiscal year, all students entering a publicly
funded prekindergarten or public kindergarten must be
administered a readiness assessment that shall focus on early
language and literacy development no later than the forty fifth
day of the school year. The readiness assessment must be
approved by the State Board of Education. The approved
readiness assessment must be aligned with kindergarten and first
grade standards for English/language arts and mathematics. The
results of the assessment and the developmental intervention
strategies recommended or services needed to address the child's
identified needs must be provided, in writing, to the parent or
guardian. The readiness assessment may not be used to deny a
student admission or to progress to kindergarten or first
grade.
The Education Oversight
Committee shall recommend the characteristics of the readiness
assessment for children in prekindergarten and kindergarten,
focused on early language and literacy development, to the State
Board of Education no later than July 30. Prior to submitting
the recommendation to the State Board, the Education Oversight
Committee shall seek input from the South Carolina First Steps
to School Readiness Board of Trustees and other early childhood
advocates. The State Board must move expeditiously to approve
or modify the criteria submitted by the committee. Once
approved, with the assistance of the Education Oversight
Committee, the board shall develop a solicitation to be used in
procuring the assessment. The solicitation must be forwarded to
the Executive Director of the Budget and Control Board who must
immediately move to procure the readiness assessment in order to
meet the forty-five day requirement. The Executive Director is
authorized to make changes to the solicitation with the consent
of the Chairman of the State Board of Education and the Chairman
of the Education Oversight Committee. The Department of
Education must bear the costs of the procurement. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - EIA, page 395, after line 9, by adding
an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (SDE-EIA: BabyNet Early Intervention Autism Therapy)
The $437,476 in funds appropriated in this Act to the Office of
First Steps to School Readiness for BabyNet Autism Therapy must
be used only to increase the BabyNet autism therapy provider
hourly rate and the individual hourly pay of line therapists
during the current fiscal year. The Office of First Steps must
consult with the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
regarding the implementation of these increases. The Office of
First Steps must ensure that, prior to payment, these line
therapists meet all current state requirements. It is the
intent of the General Assembly that these monies be used soley
for the purpose of increasing the BabyNet autism therapy
provider rate to $13.58 per hour and the hourly pay to
individual line therapists being increased to a minimum of
$10.00 per hour. Quarterly, the Office of First Steps must send
a letter to the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the
Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee reporting on
their compliance with the requirements of this proviso. The
report must include information regarding the expenditure of
state funds as well as the receipt and expenditure of Federal
Medicaid funds associated with the program. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3,
LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT, page 399, paragraph 3.5 (FY 2014-15
Lottery Funding), line 4, item (1) CHE & Tec Bd--Tuition
Assistance, by striking /$45,400,000/ and
inserting /$47,400,000/;
page 399, line 5, item (2) CHE--LIFE Scholarships, by striking
/$132,824,027/ and inserting
/$140,824,027/;
page 400, line 11, item (4) CHE & Tec Bd--Tuition
Assistance, by striking /$3,700,000/ and inserting
/$1,700,000/;
page 400, line 32, item (2) CHE--Technology, by striking
/$5,158,670/ and inserting
/$5,558,670/;
page 400, line 36 and page 401, line 1, item (6) St Bd for Tec
& Comp Ed--Horry-Georgetown Tec-Culinary Arts Program
$400,000, by striking the lines in their entirety;
page 402, line 8, item (3) CHE--Technology, by striking
/$2,714,741/ and inserting /1,400,000/;
page 402, lines 12-13, item (6) St Bd for Tec & Comp
Ed--Horry-Georgetown Tec-Culinary Arts Program $500,000, by
striking the lines in their entirety;
page 402, line 17, item (7) CHE--ACSI-Maintenance and
Improvement in Classroom, Library, Laboratory, or Other
Institutional Facilities, by striking /$50,000/
and inserting /$150,000/;
page 402, line 21, item (8) CHE--TRACS-Maintenance and
Improvement in Classroom, Library, Laboratory, or Other
Institutional Facilities, by striking /$50,000/
and inserting /$150,000/;
page 402, line 26, item (9) CHE--SACS-Support for Memorial
Professorships, by striking /$50,000/ and
inserting /$150,000/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 7,
JOHN DE LA HOWE SCHOOL, page 406, paragraph 7.5, lines 26-35, by
striking the lines in their entirety and inserting
/ 7.5. (JDLHS:
Administration) (A) In the current fiscal year, the
Superintendent of Education shall appoint a Chief Operating
Officer to provide on-site programmatic and administrative
technical assistance to the School. The appointment shall be
confirmed by the State Board of Education. This officer shall
also advise and provide regular updates to the School's board of
trustees. In the event that the board of trustees has not, by
August 15 of the current fiscal year, filled the existing
vacancy by electing a Superintendent pursuant to Section
59-49-80 of the 1976 Code, the Chief Operating Officer shall
also serve as interim Superintendent until a Superintendent is
chosen by the Board. The Chief Operating Officer's service may
alternately be concluded upon the Superintendent of Education's
certification that the report or reports submitted pursuant to
subsection (B) demonstrate that the School is making adequate
progress in serving its students' educational and therapeutic
needs. The Budget and Control Board, and where appropriate, the
Executive Budget Office, shall provide technical assistance that
is requested by the Chief Operating Officer to satisfy the
requirements of this proviso.
(B) To
ensure that the John de la Howe School successfully fulfills its
mission of providing educational and therapeutic services to
children who require that support away from their homes, its
board of trustees shall submit a plan to the Governor, the
Superintendent of Education, the Chairman of the House Ways and
Means Committee, and the Chairman of the Senate Finance
Committee no later than October 1, 2014 that:
(1)
Specifically addresses each of the findings
and issues identified by the Inspector General in his January
2014 report on the School and explains how the School intends to
resolve these matters;
(2)
Is developed after consulting with the
Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Education,
Department of Social Services, the Department of Mental Health
and any other state social or behavioral services agency on the
current state of best therapeutic practices, which must be
reflected in the submitted plan;
(3)
Assesses the School's current administrative
practices relating to budgeting and finance, technology, real
estate and facilities management, procurement, and other related
subjects and describes the School's plans to improve these
practices, which shall be developed with the support of the
Budget and Control Board, and if appropriate, the Executive
Budget Office. Included in the assessment must be a comparison
of the costs of administrative transactions at the School
compared to similar costs per transaction if administered by the
Budget and Control Board. Further, the assessment must compare
costs for technology and facilities management compared to
securing a private company to provide these services; and
(4)
Explains how the School's budget request for
the 2015-16 fiscal year effectuates the School's strategy to
implement the plan.
The School shall submit
quarterly progress reports thereafter. Nothing in this proviso
shall be construed as to change the School's mission or its
responsibility for providing high-quality educational and
therapeutic services to the students it supports./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 409, paragraph 11.21 (SmartState Draw Down), lines 32-36, and page 410, lines 1-2, by striking the proviso in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 410, paragraph 11.23 (Out-of-State Veteran Supplement), lines 19-24, by striking the proviso in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 19,
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, page 411, paragraph 19.2 (Blue
Ribbon Advisory Committee), line 19, by striking the line in its
entirety and inserting:
/ recruitment and retention of students. The Blue Ribbon
Advisory Committee shall appoint a working group and their
appointment shall be ratified by the Chairman of the Senate
Finance Committee and the Chairman of the House Ways and Means
Committee. The working group shall assist the advisory
committee in the development of the budgetary plan. The
advisory committee shall select one person with experience from
each of the following functional disciplines within higher
education to comprise the working group: Finance, Procurement,
Human Resources, Athletic Administration, and University
Foundation Administration. The advisory committee may also add
persons to the working group from other disciplines as it
determines necessary, including a person with expertise in the
mission and administration of Historically Black Colleges and
Universities. Each person chosen to participate in the working
group may secure analytical support from the institution they
serve in their full time capacity, if applicable. Additionally,
the working group shall provide monthly briefings to the members
of the Orangeburg County Legislative Delegation, and shall
provide periodic progress reports regarding the development of
the budgetary plan to the Chairman of the Senate Finance
Committee and the Chairman of the House Ways and Means
Committee, at their request. Upon approval of the budgetary
plan by the board and the advisory committee, the university
is /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 25,
STATE BOARD FOR TECHNICAL & COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION, page
414, paragraph 25.6 (Critical Statewide Workforce Needs), lines
7-12 by striking the paragraph in its entirety and
inserting:
/ 25.6. (TEC: Critical Statewide
Workforce Needs) Of the funds appropriated in this act to the
State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education for
E&G STEM Programs: Critical Needs Workforce Development
Initiative, the State Board must allocate the funds between the
colleges based on a methodology designed to best meet the
state's workforce needs and demands. This methodology should be
created by the State Board in consultation with the Department
of Commerce and the Department of Employment and Workforce and
should identify the areas with the most critical need. For this
purpose, critical need shall be defined as unmet employment
demand in areas or fields of Science, Technology, Engineering,
Mathematics, and Manufacturing . Funds must be used by the
college for STEM programs. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 33,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, page 423, paragraph
33.26 (Medicaid Accountability and Quality Improvement
Initiative), lines 30-31, by striking the lines in their
entirety and inserting:
/ (3) during the
current fiscal year the department shall allocate
$4,000,000 to the contract with the MUSC
Hospital Authority for telemedicine in
the amount of $14,000,000 to lead the development and operation
of an open access South Carolina Telemedicine Network.
Working with the department, the MUSC Hospital Authority
shall collaborate with Palmetto Care Connections to pursue this
goal. No less than $2,000,000 of these funds shall be allocated
toward support of Palmetto Care Connections and other hospitals
in South Carolina. MUSC Hospital Authority must provide the
department with quarterly reports regarding the funds allocation
and progress of telemedicine transformation efforts and
networks. MUSC Hospital Authority shall publish a summary
report to the General Assembly indicating the overall progress
of the state's telemedicine transformation by March 1, 2015. In
addition, the department shall also contract with the MUSC
Hospital Authority in the amount of $1,000,000 to further
develop statewide teaching partnerships. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 33, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, page 424, paragraph 33.32 (In-State Medicaid Providers Lab Services), lines 34-36, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 33,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, page 424, after line
36, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (DHHS: Hospital Transformation Plans) The Department of
Health and Human Services shall develop and manage a program to
help qualifying hospitals transition to more sustainable models
of service delivery that meet the needs of their community and
reduce reliance on inpatient admissions, surgery or high-tech
diagnostics. This includes encouraging new long-term
partnerships between rural hospitals and community, tertiary and
teaching facilities to ensure seamless, timely and high quality
clinical care for patients in rural areas of the state.
Notwithstanding the provisions in its existing regulations, for
the current fiscal year, the Department of Health and
Environmental Control, may in its discretion, make exceptions to
applicable licensing standards and regulations where it is
determined that the exception will assist in the successful
implementation and operation of the plans developed by the
Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to this
provision; the health, safety, and well-being of the community
will not be compromised by the exception; and provdied that the
standard is not specifically required by statute. The program
shall provide funding that fully or partially offsets the
one-time costs of these transitions. The department shall
develop the methodology for funding award amounts and
distribution and may prioritize funding to target hotspots of
poor health and/or limited health care access. Total state
funds available statewide for transition funding shall not
exceed $15,000,000 and the department shall leverage federal
funds or other funding mechanisms to maximize resources as
appropriate and approved by CMS. The department shall provide
reports detailing progress on transformation efforts to the
Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the Chairman of the
House Ways and Means Committee by January 1, 2015
and by June 1, 2015
. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB,
Section 33, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, page 424,
after line 36, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to
read:
/ (DHHS: Armed Services Home and Community-Based Waiver)
In administering home and community-based waiver programs, the
department shall, to the extent possible, maintain the waiver
status of an eligible family member of a member of the armed
services who maintains his South Carolina state residence,
regardless of where the service member is stationed.
Consequently, a person on a waiver waiting list would return to
the same place on the waiting list when the family returns to
South Carolina. Furthermore, the eligible family member
previously enrolled in a waiver program and who received active
services would be reinstated into the waiver program once
Medicaid eligibility is established, upon their return to South
Carolina. It is not the intent of this provision to authorize
services provided outside the South Carolina Medicaid Service
Area. These provisions are contingent upon the department
receiving federal approval. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 33,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, page 424, after line
36, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (DHHS: Child Support Enforcement
System) The department shall transfer up to three million
dollars to the Department of Social Services for the development
of the Child Support Enforcement System. These funds cannot be
used to pay any litigation cost associated with the development
of this system. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 34,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 429,
paragraph 34.25 (Health Facility Monetary Penalties), line 5, by
inserting at the end of the line:
/ Regulations for nursing home staffing for Fiscal Year
2014-15 must (1) provide a minimum of one and sixty-three
hundredths (1.63) hours of direct care per resident per day from
the non-licensed nursing staff; and (2) maintain at least one
licensed nurse per shift for each staff work area. All other
staffing standards and nonstaffing standards established in
Standards for Licensing Nursing Homes: R61-17, Code of State
Regulations, must be enforced. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 34, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 432, paragraph 34.45 (Residential Treatment Facilities Swing Beds), line 15, by striking /10 beds/ and inserting /18 beds/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 34,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 433,
paragraph 34.49 (Abstinence-Until-Marriage Emerging Programs),
line 20, by striking / DELETED/ and inserting:
/ (A) From the funds appropriated to DHEC in this Act as a
Special Item and titled "Abstinence-Until Marriage
Emerging Programs" the department shall award a 12 month
grant for abstinence-until-marriage emerging programs. This
funding shall be awarded by the department only to non-profit
501(c)(3) agencies meeting the following requirements through a
competitive bid process to demonstrate an emerging
program/curricula that meets the A-H Title V, Section 510
definition of Abstinence Education.
(B)
Contracts must be awarded utilizing a competitive approach
in accordance with the South Carolina Procurement Code.
(C)
Applicants will be given priority that have, for at least
two years prior to application, effectively implemented in South
Carolina the program/curricula for which funding is being
applied.
(D)
Applicants must provide a current third party audit that
indicates the applicant has the infrastructure and experience to
efficiently and effectively manage the funding applied for.
(E)
Applicants must provide a budget and budget narrative that
explains how the funds will be used.
(F)
Applications must allocate a minimum of 15% of the budget
for a qualified third party evaluator to assess both process
outputs and behavioral outcomes of the program.
(G) Prior
to application, proposed programs/curricula must be certified as
medically accurate by a government or private agency that has
the capacity to provide a quality review of materials for
medical accuracy.
(H) Prior
to application, proposed programs/curricula must be certified by
the National Abstinence Education Association (NAEA) as meeting
and being in compliance with all of the Title V, Section 510 A-H
requirements for abstinence-until-marriage education programs.
(I)
Applicants must provide proof of an agreement with a
federally certified IRB for review of program and evaluation
processes and protocol and must provide proof of the IRB's
approval prior to program implementation.
(J) The
programs implemented by the entity awarded a contract pursuant
to this proviso may not violate any portion of the South
Carolina Comprehensive Health Education Act when implemented in
a school setting. An entity that violates any portion of the
South Carolina Comprehensive Health Education Act must reimburse
the State for all funds disbursed. Applications must include at
an minimum, the following:
1)
Proposed one year budget with the following
detail for the 12 month grant period. The applicant must agree
to submit quarterly reports to the department detailing the
expenditure of funds and the accomplishments of the project
including:
a)
Personnel costs and fringe by position for
each of the following areas: administration, training,
education, and other positions identified;
b)
Operational cost identified in the
application;
c)
Onetime costs over $500 such as supplies;
d)
Administration cost may not exceed 10% of
total project budget. Administration is defined expenses other
than educational.
2)
Description of program and curriculum to be
used;
3)
Description of training;
4)
Schedule and brief description of project
activities for each quarter;
5)
Participation Reports at the end of every
three months on the following:
a)
Number of persons who participated;
b)
Total number of hours provided;
c)
Number of train the trainer events;
d)
Other data regarding the activities of the
project;
6)
A description of the project evaluation to
be used;
7)
Copy of latest completed independent
financial audit and agency's response to any audit exceptions;
8)
Qualifications of project personnel;
9)
Best Practices to be used; and
10)
Evidence Based Curriculum to be used.
Organizations or individuals
awarded grants must provide quarterly reports on expenditures
and participation to DSS within 15 days of the end of each
quarter.
(K) Grantees failing to
submit reports within 30 days of the end of each quarter will be
terminated./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 34, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 434, paragraph 34.52 (Certificate of Need Project or Equipment), lines 22-29, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 34, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 434, paragraph 34.53 (Odor and Remediation Committee), lines 30-36, and page 435, lines 1-6, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 34,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 435,
paragraph 34.54 (Birthing Center Inspections), line 7, after
/For this fiscal year, birthing centers/ by
inserting /, accredited by the Commission on Accreditation
of Birth Centers on or before July 1, 2014,/;
page 435, line 8, by striking /department/ and
inserting /Department of Health and Environmental
Control/;
page 435, line 10, by striking /reasonable/ and
inserting /thirty minute/ and after
/birthing center/ by inserting /or
hospital/;
page 435, line 14, by striking /or (B)/ and
inserting /and (B)/
page 435, line 16, by striking /may assess/ and
inserting /shall require/; by striking
/for/ and inserting /upon receipt and review
of the/; and by striking /such a
provision./ and inserting /these
provisions./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 35,
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, page 437, paragraph 35.12 (School
Safety Task Force), line 20, by striking /DELETED/ and
inserting:
/ (A) Of the funds appropriated to
the Department of Mental Health, there is created a school
safety task force to:
(1)
examine the various funding streams for
school-based mental health services and determine how these
streams may best be utilized in order to provide more accessible
and efficient delivery of mental health programs;
(2)
examine school mental health staffing ratios
and provide suggestions that allow for the full delivery of
services and effective school-community partnerships, including
collaboration between school districts;
(3)
develop standards for district level
policies to promote effective school discipline and mental
health intervention services;
(4)
examine current intra- and interagency
collaboration and suggest ways to improve cooperation; and
(5)
examine how to best support multi-tiered
systems of support.
(B) The
task force is composed of:
(1)
one member appointed by the South Carolina
School Counselor Association;
(2)
one member appointed by the South Carolina
Association of School Psychologists;
(3)
one member appointed by the South Carolina
Association of School Social Workers;
(4)
one member appointed by the South Carolina
Association for Marriage and Family Therapy;
(5)
one member appointed by the South Carolina
Association of School Administrators;
(6)
one member appointed by the South Carolina
School Boards Association;
(7)
one member appointed by the South Carolina
Department of Mental Health;
(8)
one member appointed by the South Carolina
Association of School Resource Officer;
(9)
one member appointed by the Chief of the
State Law Enforcement Division;
(10)
one member appointed by the Governor;
(11)
one appointed by the State Superintendent of
Education;
(12)
two members appointed by the Chairman of the
House Education and Public Works Committee; and
(13)
two members appointed by the Chairman of the
Senate Education Committee.
(C)
Vacancies in the membership of the task force must be
filled in the manner of original appointment.
(D)
Members of the task force shall serve without compensation
and may not receive mileage, subsistence, or per diem.
(E) The
staffing for the task force must be provided by the staff of the
House Education and Public Works Committee and Senate Education
Committee.
(F) Any
recommendations made by the task force must be revenue
neutral.
(G) The
task force shall make a report of its recommendations to the
General Assembly no later than December 31, 2014, at which time
the task force is dissolved. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 38,
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, page 445, paragraph 38.26
(Federally Certified Child Support Enforcement System Project),
line 19, by striking /DELETED/ and inserting
/ Effective July 1, 2014, the CFS Project Executive
Committee is abolished. For the current fiscal year, the
direction, management, oversight, and decision-making authority
previously exercised by the CFS Project Executive Committee is
placed under the sole authority of the Director of the
Department of Social Services who shall make all final decisions
regarding the project. The department shall publish on its
website quarterly progress reports on the project's timetable to
achieve a Federally certified Child Support Enforcement
System. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 38,
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, page 445, paragraph 38.27 (New
SNAP Debit Card Accountability Features), line 20, by striking
/DELETED/ and inserting: / By December 1, 2014, the
Director of the Department of Social Services shall make reports
and recommendations to the Chairman of the House Ways and Means
Committee and the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee for
new accountability features to the debit cards used for the
Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP).
1)
The feasibility and cost benefit of adding
the beneficiaries' identification numbers on the SNAP debit
cards. The objective is to reduce the misuse of SNAP debit;
and
2)
The costs of various options available to
reduce the fraud within these programs.
The department is authorized
to use the agency's appropriated funds in Part I. A. of this act
for research in complying with this provision. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 38,
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, page 445, after line 20 by adding
an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (DSS: Contracting Best Practices) By December 1, 2014,
the Department of Social Services shall submit a written report
to the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and
Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee describing the actions
taken to ensure that contracting by the department uses best
practices to address the following: 1) Unnecessarily labor
intensive processes, duplication of effort, and poorly written
solicitations and contracts; 2) Formal, repeatable process for
consistent solicitation development; 3) Contract managers
involved from "cradle to grave"; 4) Compliance with
all applicable state laws and requirements; 5) Process to
compile "lessons learned" and apply to future
contracting; 6) Use of a business planning process to determine
sourcing and re-bid strategy, and; 7) Regular best practice
training of all staff involved in contracting. The department
shall review other states' best practices for contracting in the
development of this report. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 44, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, page 447, paragraph 44.11 (Commodity Boards), lines 35-36, and page 448, lines 1-5, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 44, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, page 448, paragraph 44.12 (Unsafe Used Tires), lines 6-22, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 49, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION & TOURISM, page 452, paragraph 49.8 (Destination Specific, Tourism and Marketing Transfer), line 24, by striking /can/ and inserting /must/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 50, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page 455, paragraph 50.13 (Regional Economic Development Organizations), lines 12-15, by striking the lines in their entirety and inserting /Organizations shall be transferred to the Rural Infrastructure Fund at the Department of Commerce./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 51,
JOBS-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, page 456, after line 6, by
adding /SECTION 51 - P34-JOBS-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY/
and an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (JEDA: Bonds Interest Rates)
Pursuant to Sections 41-43-100 and 41-43-110(A) of the 1976
Code, the interest rate of bonds issued by the authority are not
subject to approval by the State Budget and Control
Board. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 52,
PATRIOTS POINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, page 456, after line 6, by
adding /SECTION 52 - P36-PATRIOTS POINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY/
and an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (PPDA: USS Laffey Overnight Stays) From the funds
authorized or appropriated to Patriots Point Development
Authority as "other operating expenses" members of the
USS Laffey Association who are temporarily present at Patriots
Point to perform voluntary maintenance on the USS Laffey may
remain onboard the vessel overnight if the Executive Director
approves and has deemed it safe to do so. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 78, DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, page 479, paragraph 78.4 (Safe Home Program), lines 34-35, and page 480, lines 1-2 by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 82,
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 483, paragraph 82.9 (Church
Activities), line 30, by striking the line in its entirety and
inserting:
/ 82.9. (DMV: Activities Allowed on Special Restricted
Driver's License) In the current fiscal year, employing funds
authorized or appropriated to the Department of Motor Vehicles
pursuant to Section 82, Part IA of this act, the department must
include church, church-related, church-sponsored activities, and
parentally approved sports activities in the categories for
which it may waive or modify restrictions in the special
restricted driver's license for certain minors. The licensee
must provide the department a statement of the purpose of the
waiver or modification of restrictions executed by the parents
or legal guardian of the licensee and documents executed by
church representatives and/or representatives of the sports
entity for which the waiver is being requested. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 84, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, page 486, paragraph 84.11 (Hanahan Permit Application), line 7, by striking /once agreement among all parties has been reached/ and inserting / no later than September 30, 2014/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 84, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, page 486, paragraph 84.17 (Greenville Bridge Commission), lines 19-23 by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 84, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, page 486, paragraph 84.18 (Bridge Replacement in McCormick County), lines 25-26 by striking three references to / and sewer /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 88, STATE PORTS AUTHORITY, page 488, paragraph 88.4 (Shore Electrical Power), line 16, by striking /DELETED/ and inserting /The State Ports Authority shall include shore electrical power capability in the design and construction of any new terminal or facility servicing passenger cruise ships in Charleston County./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 88, STATE PORTS AUTHORITY, page 488, paragraph 88.5 (Port Royal), lines 17-25, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 91,
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, page 490, paragraph 91.4
(Subsistence/Travel Regulations), lines 24-25, by striking the
lines in their entirety and inserting / (F)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subsistence and
mileage reimbursement for members of the General Assembly shall
not exceed be the level
authorized by the Internal Revenue Service for the Columbia
area. Provided, in calculating the subsistence
reimbursement for members of the General Assembly the
reimbursement rate for the lodging component shall be the
average daily rate for hotels in the Columbia Downtown area as
defined by the Columbia Metro Convention and Visitor's Bureau
for the preceding fiscal year of 2013-14. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 91,
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, page 492, paragraph 91.21 (Other Funds
Oversight Committee), after line 12, by inserting
/ The committee shall review the level
of other funds authorization in each agency, department, board,
or commission to determine whether the levels authorized in this
act should be increased or decreased for the next fiscal year.
By January 30, 2015, the committee shall submit recommendations
on the appropriate level of authorization for each agency,
department, board, or commission to the Chairman of the Senate
Finance Committee and the Chairman of the House Ways and Means
Committee. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 91, LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, page 493, paragraph 91.27 (Joint Regional Economic Development Organizations Study Committee), lines 9-18, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 91,
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, page 494 paragraph 91.29 (In District
Office), line15, by striking /Upon request,/ and
inserting /Effective January 1, 2015,/;
page 494, line 16, by striking /dollar/ and
inserting /dollars/;
page 494, line 17, after /telephone./ by inserting /The
additional one thousand dollars per month in-district expense
shall be included as earnable compensation for active members of
the General Assembly. If a member of the General Assembly
chooses to opt-out of the additional allowance, he or she must
notify the clerk of his or her respective body./;
and
page 494, lines 17-18, by striking /house/ and
inserting /body/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 92, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, page 496, paragraph 92.18 (OEPP-Outside Legal Counsel), line 30, by striking /DELETED/ and inserting / In the event circumstances necessitate that the Governor's Office of Executive Policy and Programs acquire the services of outside legal counsel, the Governor's Office must follow procedures established by the SC Consolidated Procurement Code. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 92,
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, page 496, after line 32, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (GOV: OEPP-Carillon Tower) The Governor's Office of
Executive Policy and Programs, Veterans' Affairs Program shall
use any carry forward funds authorized for the M.J.
"Dolly" Cooper Veterans Cemetery to construct the
Carillon Tower to house the sound system used to provide bell
tower music for the cemetery. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 94,
OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, page 498, after line 4, by
adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (LTG: Home and Community Based Services Unit Rates)
The Office on Aging shall develop a plan by December 31, 2014,
to implement a uniform pricing schedule for Home and Community
Based Services unit rates. The plan shall be provided to the
Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Chairman
of the Senate Finance Committee. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 95, OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE, page 498, paragraph 95.3 (Notary Public Commission, line 11, by striking /DELETED/ and inserting / Effective September 1, 2014, every application for a notary public commission must be submitted to the Secretary of State. The application shall be made on paper with original signatures, or in another form determined by the Secretary of State. A person qualified for a notarial commission: (1) must read and write the English language; (2) must complete a course of instruction on notarial acts as approved by the Secretary of State; and (3) must submit an application to the Secretary of State containing no material misstatement or omission of fact. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 95,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE, page 498, paragraph 95.4
(Charitable Funds Act Disclosure Violations), line 12, by
striking /DELETED/ and inserting
/ The Secretary of State shall refer to the Attorney
General for investigation under Section 33-56-145 of the
Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act any person who is alleged
to have violated the mandatory disclosure requirements of
Section 33-56-90 of the Act, and who has been fined $10,000 or
more for those violations. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 95, OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE, page 498, paragraph 95.5 (Charitable Funds Act Misrepresentation Violations), line 13, by striking /DELETED/ and inserting / The Secretary of State shall refer to the Attorney General for investigation under Section 33-56-145 of the Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act any person who is alleged to have violated the misrepresentation provisions of Section 33-56-120 of the Act, and who has been fined $10,000.00 or more for those violations. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 98, RETIREMENT SYSTEM INVESTMENT COMMISSION, page 502, paragraph 98.2 (Bi-Annual Meetings), lines 30-31, by striking /bi-annual/ and inserting /semi-annual/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 99, OFFICE OF ADJUTANT GENERAL, page 505, paragraph 99.19 (National Guard State Active Duty), line 11, by inserting before the period at the end / , up to the amount of funds advanced to the South Carolina National Guard for the Declared State of Emergency /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 99,
OFFICE OF ADJUTANT GENERAL, page 505, after line 11, by
inserting an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (ADJ: National Guard Association and Foundation Support)
From the funds authorized or appropriated for State Military
Department operations, the Adjutant General may authorize
National Guard personnel to support and assist the National
Guard Association of South Carolina and the South Carolina
National Guard Foundation in their missions to promote the
health, safety, education, and welfare of South Carolina
National Guard personnel and their families. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 101, BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, page 511, paragraph 101.21 (Employee Compensation), lines 25, 29, 32, 33, 35 and page 512, lines 2, 4, 6, by striking /one and one-half/ and inserting /two/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 101, BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, page 515, paragraph 101.34 (Federally Certified Child Support Enforcement System Project), lines 22-27, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 105,
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AUTHORITY, page 516, paragraph 105.1
(Lottery, & Infrastructure
Bank & Magistrates Health Insurance), line 27,
by striking the line in its entirety and inserting /105.1.
(PEBA: Lottery & Infrastructure Bank Health Insurance)
South Carolina Lottery Commissioners and/;
page 516, lines 30-31 by striking the lines in their entirety
and inserting /Authority./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 105,
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AUTHORITY, page 518, paragraph 105.9
(Inactive SCRS Account Transfer), line 6, by striking /DELETED/
and inserting
/ A current employee or teacher who is an active
participant in the State Optional Retirement Program but who has
an inactive account in the South Carolina Retirement Program due
to previous service in that system, shall be allowed to transfer
previous contributions to the employee's or teacher's active
State Optional Retirement Program account. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 105, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AUTHORITY, page 518, paragraph 105.14 (Medicare Advantage), lines 20-26, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 106, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, page 520, paragraph 106.10 (Rapid Response to Declared Disasters), lines 1-35 and page 521, lines 1-36, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 106, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, page 522, paragraph 106.11 (Breach of Identifying Information), lines 1-4, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 106,
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, page 522, after lines 4, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (DOR: May Events) Of the accommodation tax returned to
Horry County or the municipalities therein, up to one third of
the total allocation may be set aside and used for direct
policing activities during events held in May within Horry
County. By October 31, the local government must inform the
Department of Revenue the percentage of accommodation tax to
withhold, not to exceed one third of the estimated yearly
return, that will be dedicated to direct policing activities.
These funds shall be sent by the Department of Revenue to the
local governing entity upon request of the local entity. A
report on the expenditure of these funds, which must include the
amount and purpose for which the funds were expended shall be
submitted by the county or municipalities to the Governor, the
Chairman of Senate Finance Committee and the Chairman of House
Ways and Means Committee no later than 90 days after the end of
any event in which these funds are expended./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 112, EXECUTIVE BUDGET OFFICE, page 525, paragraph 112.2 (Other Fund Authorization Increase), lines 2-3, by striking /one and one-half percent/ and inserting /two percent/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117,
GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 559, paragraph 117.103
(Retirement Investment Commission RSIC
Performance Incentive Compensation Plan), lines 10-17,
by striking the lines in their entirety and inserting:
/ 117.103. (GP:
Retirement Investment Commission RSIC
Performance Incentive Compensation Plan) Of the funds
appropriated and or authorized, the Retirement Investment
Commission shall submit a report
Performance Incentive Compensation Plan to the
Senate Finance Retirement Subcommittee and the
House Ways and Means Legislative, Executive, and
Local Government Subcommittee by January 15
October 1, 2014 that sets forth a plan regarding
investment staff's salary bonuses for
calendar year 2015 Fiscal Year
2014-15. The plan shall include, but not be
limited to, a clearly articulated listing of employees affected,
how much incentive bonus is to be received, and clearly
delineated associated performance goals and outcomes, not only
on a quantitative basis which will be aligned to approved bench
marks by asset class, but also on a qualitative basis tied to
each individual's sustained performance, position specific
accountabilities, and any competitive pay
requirements.
The Senate and House Subcommittees
shall approve or disapprove the plan by December 1, 2014, and
the plan must not be implemented without legislative approval.
Any bonus plan, if not approved by the legislative
subcommittees, may not be carried over from year to
year./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117,
GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 563, paragraph 117.118 (State Ports
Authority Property), line 34, by striking the line in its
entirety and inserting
/ 117.118. (GP: State Ports Authority
Property) The State Ports Authority shall transfer fifty
acres of its real property on Daniel Island to the Department of
Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, which shall ensure, in the
manner it deems appropriate, that the property is used for
public recreation activities. If the State Ports
Authority has not completed the sale of its
remaining real property on/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 568, paragraph 117.135 (Family Planning Funds), lines 20-35, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 569, paragraph 117.136 (Communications with Elected Officials), lines 1-4, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 569, paragraph 117.137 (Homeowners Associations Study Committee), lines 5-20, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118,
STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 570, paragraph 118.4 (Criminal Justice
Academy Funding), lines 32-36, and page 571, lines 1-7, by
striking the lines in their entirety and inserting:
/ 118.4. (SR: Criminal
Justice Academy Funding) (A) In addition to all other
assessments and surcharges, during the current fiscal year, a
five dollar surcharge to fund training at the South Carolina
Criminal Justice Academy is also levied on all fines,
forfeitures, escheatments, or other monetary penalties imposed
in the general sessions court or in magistrates' or municipal
court for misdemeanor traffic offenses or for non-traffic
violations. No portion of the surcharge may be waived, reduced,
or suspended. The additional surcharge imposed by this section
does not apply to parking citations.
(B) The revenue collected pursuant to
subsection (A) must be retained by the jurisdiction, which heard
or processed the case and paid to the State Treasurer within
thirty days after receipt. The State Treasurer shall transfer
the revenue quarterly to the South Carolina Criminal Justice
Academy.
(C) The State Treasurer may request the
State Auditor to examine the financial records of any
jurisdiction which he believes is not timely transmitting the
funds required to be paid to the State Treasurer pursuant to
subsection (B). The State Auditor is further authorized to
conduct these examinations and the local jurisdiction is
required to participate in and cooperate fully with the
examination.
(D) In the event S.894, which was
introduced on December 17, 2013, is enacted into law, and if
Section 14-1-240 as contained in that enactment is in effect,
the requirements of this provision shall be suspended for as
long as Section 14-1-240 is in effect./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 578, paragraph 118.15 (Tobacco Settlement), lines 7-8, by striking / (3) $1,000,000 to the Department of Health and Human Services for Smoking Prevention and Cessation-Community Based Prevention; /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118,
STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 578, paragraph 118.16 (Non-recurring
Revenue), lines 12-35, and pages 579-590, by striking the
paragraph in its entirety and inserting:
/ 118.16. (SR:
Non-recurring Revenue) (A) The source of revenue appropriated
in subsection (B) is non-recurring revenue generated from the
following sources:
(1)
$68,370,147 from Fiscal Year 2012-13
Contingency Reserve Fund;
(2)
$165,016,789 from Fiscal Year 2013-14
unobligated general fund revenue as certified by the Board of
Economic Advisors; and
(4)
$2,288,513 from Fiscal Year 2013-14 Capital
Reserve Fund lapse.
This revenue is deemed to
have occurred and is available for use in Fiscal Year 2014-15
after September 1, 2014, following the Comptroller General's
close of the state's books on Fiscal Year 2013-14.
Any restrictions concerning
specific utilization of these funds are lifted for the specified
fiscal year. The above agency transfers shall occur no later
than thirty days after the close of the books on Fiscal Year
2013-14 and shall be available for use in Fiscal year
2014-15.
(B) The
appropriations in this provision are listed in priority order.
Item (1) must be funded first and each remaining item must be
fully funded before any funds are allocated to the next item.
Provided, however, that any individual item may be partially
funded in the order in which it appears to the extent that
revenues are available.
The State Treasurer shall
disburse the following appropriations by September 30, 2014, for
the purposes stated:
(1)
General Reserve Fund Contribution
$ 26,589,048;
(2)
V04 - Debt Service
Debt
Service Payments $
21,767,082;
(3)
E28 - Election Commission
(a)
Security and Technology Enhancements
$ 100,000;
(b)
Statewide Election Funds
$ 456,323;
(c)
Equal Access to the Ballot (S.2)
$ 245,000;
(4)
A85 - Education Oversight Committee
(a)
Partnerships for Innovation - Transform SC
$ 200,000;
(b)
School Efficiency Review - Proviso 1.95
$ 300,000;
(c)
EOC Education Pilot Program - Proviso 1.94
$ 1,000,000;
(5)
H63 - Department of Education
(a)
Hold-Harmless Transition Payments with EOC
Funding
Model $ 5,047,659;
(b)
Hold-Harmless Transition Payments
Charter
Schools $ 1,500,000;
(c)
Digital Instructional Materials
$ 7,000,000;
(d)
Teacher Training for Technology
$ 4,000,000;
(e)
Charter School Facility Revolving Loan
Program $ 500,000;
(f)
BabyNet Data System - Required Upgrades
$ 838,100;
(g)
Governor's School for the Arts and
Humanities
-Humidity Control in Residence Hall
$ 55,000;
(h)
Governor's School for the Arts and
Humanities
-Classroom Reconfiguration $
55,000;
(i)
Instructional Materials
$ 1,666,161;
(j)
Transportation $
1,000,000;
(k)
SDE CDEPP $
910,000;
(l)
First Steps CDEPP $
490,000;
(5.1)
Of the funds appropriated above in subitem
(5)(a) to the Department of Education for Hold-Harmless
Transition Payments, the department is directed to provide funds
to the districts that will not receive an increase in Education
Finance Act funds as a result of the Education Finance Act
transition. The funds are to be disbursed to districts as a
direct reimbursement for lost EFA revenue only during Fiscal
Year 2014-15.
(5.2)
Of the funds appropriated above in subitem
(5)(b) to the Department of Education for Hold-Harmless
Transition Payments to Charter Schools, the department is
directed to provide funds to the charter schools sponsored by a
local school district and located in districts that do not
receive transition funds that will not receive an increase in
Education Finance Act funds as a result of the Education Finance
Act transition. The funds are to be disbursed to districts as a
direct reimbursement for lost EFA revenue only during Fiscal
Year 2014-15. If any excess funds exist, they must be
transferred to the Charter School Revolving Loan Program.
(5.3)
Of the funds appropriated above in subitem
(5)(d) to the Department of Education for Teacher Training for
Technology, each school district or special school shall receive
a proportional allocation based on the previous year's 135-day
average daily membership. The district must use these funds to
provide teachers with professional development specifically
related to Teacher Training for Technology. These funds may not
be used to supplant existing school district expenditures. By
June 1, 2015, and on a form specified by the Department of
Education, each school district or special school must report to
the department on the amounts of state funds and any local funds
expended on such training and describe the types of professional
development and training provided to teachers and the number of
teachers that participated.
(5.4)
The funds appropriated
above in subitem (5)(k) and (5)(l) for CDEPP must only be used
for non-recurring expenses related to the retrofitting of new
CDEPP classrooms.
(6)
H59 - State Board for Technical and Comprehensive
Education
(a)
Critical Needs Workforce Development
Initiative $
2,000,000;
(b)
Technical College of the Lowcountry -
Transitioning
Military
Support and Training Program; Building
16
Renovation, Parking and Road Improvements $
1,500,000;
(c)
Aiken Technical College - Renovation of IT
Infrastructure $
608,500;
(d)
Tri County Technical College - CNC and
Mechatronics Programs $
1,000,000;
(e)
Florence-Darlington Technical College
-
Automotive Technology Program Equipment $
1,750,000;
(f)
Midlands Technical College - Quick Jobs
Program $ 750,000;
(g)
Spartanburg Community College - Cherokee
Campus -
Advanced Manufacturing and
Industrial Equipment $
500,000;
(h)
Central Carolina Technical College - Kershaw
Campus
$ 844,513;
(i)
Central Carolina Technical College -
Industrial
Building
Renovation $
750,000;
(j)
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College -
Health
Sciences
and Nursing Building Annex $
1,000,000;
(k)
Spartanburg Community College - Academic
Student
Services Building $
750,000;
(l)
Horry-Georgetown Technical College -
Culinary
Arts
Building $
1,750,000;
(m)
Midlands Technical College - Building
Capacity
for STEM
Education $ 750,000;
(n)
Williamsburg Technical College -
Facilities
Management Building $
750,000;
(6.1)
Of the funds appropriated above in subitem
(6)(a), the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive
Education shall fund a pilot program at Tri-County Tech and a
pilot program at Central Carolina Tech designed to address
workforce shortages in South Carolina's manufacturing community.
These pilot programs shall at a minimum create a process by
which local high school students can dual enroll in class
offerings at the technical college so that they can graduate
high school with a manufacturing certification.
(6.2)
Of the funds appropriated above in subitem
(6)(b), $200,000 shall be allocated to the Transitional
Workforce Education Assistance Collaborative (TWEAC) to be used
by the collaborative to provide workforce services to armed
services personnel transitioning from military to civilian
careers. Funds allocated to TWEAC for this purpose shall
complement, and be provided in conjunctions with, training
programs provided at the Technical College of the
Lowcountry.
(7)
P32 - Department of Commerce
(a)
Deal Closing Fund $
12,406,874;
(b)
SC Council on Competitiveness
$ 750,000;
(c)
Community Development Corporation Initiative
$ 350,000;
(d)
Columbia Minority Business Development
Agency $ 60,000;
(e)
Railroad Spur - I-26/95
$ 600,000;
(f)
Lexington County Water and Wastewater
$ 500,000;
(g)
Capital IT-oLogy Coursepower Project
$ 400,000;
(h)
Marion County Workforce Training Facility
$ 100,000;
(i) 340 Industrial Park
$ 750,000;
(8)
H87 - State Library
Aid to
Counties - Per Capita $1.25 $
1,341,395;
(9)
P36 - Patriots Point Development
Authority
Medal of
Honor Museum $
1,000,000;
(10)
J04 - Department of Health and Environmental
Control
(a)
Best Chance/Colon Cancer Networks
$ 1,500,000;
(b)
J.R. Clark Sickle Cell Foundation
$ 100,000;
(c)
Bleeding Disorders - Premium Assistance
Program $ 100,000;
(d)
Ocean Water Quality Outfall Initiative
$ 500,000;
(e)
Sea Haven $
250,000;
(f)
Water Quality
$ 3,575,700;
(g)
Public Swimming Pool - ADA Compliance
-
Walhalla $ 100,000;
(h)
Donate Life - Organ Donor Registry
$ 50,000;
(i)
Outreach Program for Continued Testing of
TB
Victims $ 125,000;
(j)
City of Laurens - Asbestos Abatement
$ 150,000;
(k)
City of Cayce - Chemical Fire Rehabilitation
$ 100,000;
(10.1)
Of the funds appropriated above in subitem
(10)(a), the Department of Health and Environmental Control
shall utilize $1,000,000 for the Best Chance Network and
$500,000 shall be used as matching funds for the Colon Cancer
Prevention Network.
(11)
P28 - Department of Parks, Recreation, and
Tourism
(a)
Palmetto Trail $
150,000;
(b)
Sports Development Fund
$ 2,000,000;
(c)
Marketing - International
$ 400,000;
(d)
Greenville Children's Museum
$ 150,000;
(e)
African-American History Museum
$ 5,000,000;
(f)
Football Exhibition Games
$ 300,000;
(g)
SC Equine Park $
100,000;
(h)
Historic Columbia - Woodrow Wilson Family
Home $ 250,000;
(i)
Parks and Recreation Development Program
$ 1,000,000;
(j)
Southeastern Wildlife Expo
$ 200,000;
(k)
State Park Fire Department - Jones Gap
$ 50,000;
(l)
Town of Eastover - Historic Site
Preservation $
75,000;
(m)
SC Hall of Fame $
100,000;
(n)
Walhalla Civic Auditorium Historic
Preservation $
200,000;
(o)
Undiscovered South Carolina
$ 500,000;
(p)
Panthers Training Camp $
75,000;
(q)
Shaw Air Force Base Welcome Center
$ 750,000;
(r)
Multi-Purpose
Business/Entertainment/Sports
Complex
- City/County of Spartanburg $
200,000;
(s)
Black Expo $
150,000;
(t)
Francis Marion Commission
$ 100,000;
(11.1)
Of the funds appropriated above in subitem
(11)(b), the Department of Parks Recreation and Tourism shall
make grant awards available to youth sport organizations. All
grant awards must be matched dollar-for-dollar with a non-state
match. Organizations must be able to demonstrate an annual
economic impact that exceeds the award amount.
(11.2)
Of the funds appropriated above in subitem
(11)(c), the Department of Parks Recreation and Tourism must use
$200,000 as match for the Coastal, South Carolina USA
international tourism campaign; and $100,000 shall be sent to
the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber for International
Tourism.
(11.3)
Of the funds appropriated above in subitem (11)(i),
the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism must distribute
and administer the funds in accordance with Chapter 23 of Title
51 of the SC Code of Laws.
(11.4)
Of the funds appropriated above in subitem (11)(s),
the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism shall distribute
the funds to the Black Expo, which shall allocate the funds
equally between the Columbia, Charleston, and Upstate Expos.
The funds shall be used specifically for marketing and promotion
of the Expos.
(12)
X22 - Local Government Fund, State
Treasurer
Local
Government Fund $
25,000,000;
(13)
U20 - County Transportation Funds
Allocation to Counties $
13,500,000;
(14)
H71 - Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School
Paving
$ 350,000;
(15)
Y14 - State Ports Authority
Jasper
Port Development $
1,200,000;
(16)
H03 - Commission on Higher Education
(a)
Need-Based Grants $
2,600,000;
(b)
Child Abuse Medical Response Program
$ 225,000;
(c)
Lowcountry Graduation Center
$ 300,000;
(17)
H09 - The Citadel
(a)
Higher Education Efficiency, Effectiveness
and
Accountability Review $
81,290;
(b)
Mechanical Engineering Lab and Equipment
$ 1,305,678;
(18)
H12 - Clemson University
(a)
Higher Education Efficiency, Effectiveness
and
Accountability Review $
596,066;
(b)
Main Campus Electrical Infrastructure
Maintenance and Improvements $
1,118,674;
(19)
H15 - University of Charleston
(a)
Higher Education Efficiency, Effectiveness
and
Accountability Review $
176,755;
(b)
Simons Center for the Arts Renovation
$ 529,781;
(c)
Acquisition of Surplus Property
$ 2,000,000;
(20)
H17 - Coastal Carolina University
(a)
Higher Education Efficiency, Effectiveness
and
Accountability Review $
81,842;
(b)
Parity Funding $
406,395;
(c)
Science Center Complex $
1,000,000;
(21)
H18 - Francis Marion University
(a)
Higher Education Efficiency, Effectiveness
and
Accountability Review $
107,372;
(b)
Repair and Maintenance - Classroom Buildings
Renovations $
139,583;
(c)
Physician Assistant Degree Program
$ 23,000;
(d)
Founders Hall Renovation
$ 1,500,000;
(22)
H21 - Lander University
(a)
Higher Education Efficiency, Effectiveness
and
Accountability Review $
55,958;
(b)
Energy Management $
272,745;
(23)
H24 - South Carolina State University
Efficiency Process Improvements
$ 496,235;
(24)
H27 - University of South Carolina-Columbia
Campus
(a)
Higher Education Efficiency, Effectiveness
and
Accountability Review $
971,902;
(b)
On Your Time $
1,218,674;
(25)
H29 - University of South Carolina-Aiken
Campus
(a)
Higher Education Efficiency, Effectiveness
and
Accountability Review $
58,922;
(b)
Parity Funding $
200,000;
(26)
H34 - University of South Carolina-Upstate
Campus
(a)
Higher Education Efficiency, Effectiveness
and
Accountability Review $
82,157;
(b)
Parity Funding $
250,000;
(27)
H36 - University of South Carolina-Beaufort
Campus
(a)
Higher Education Efficiency, Effectiveness
and
Accountability Review $
23,779;
(b)
Parity Funding $
200,000;
(28)
H37 - University of South Carolina-Lancaster
Campus
(a)
Parity Funding $
148,720;
(b)
Repair and Renewal for Science Labs and
Nursing
Simulation $
495,000;
(29)
H38 - University of South
Carolina-Salkehatchie Campus
Parity
Funding $ 118,720;
(30)
H40 - University of South Carolina-Union
Campus
Parity
Funding $ 59,360;
(31)
H47 - Winthrop University
(a)
Higher Education Efficiency, Effectiveness
and
Accountability Review $
81,917;
(b)
Visual and Performing Arts Center
Accreditation/ADA Access $
750,000;
(c)
Withers/WTS Building - Maintenance and
Repairs $ 159,738;
(32)
H51 - Medical University of South
Carolina
(a)
Higher Education Efficiency, Effectiveness
and
Accountability Review $
352,825;
(b)
Tele-Medicine $
1,000,000;
(c)
Institute of Medicine $
400,000;
(d)
Mobile Cancer Screening
$ 1,000,000;
(32.1)
Of the funds appropriated above in subitem
(32)(d), the Medical University of South Carolina shall
collaborate with the Clemson Sullivan Health Center's mobile
unit to provide services.
(33)
H53 - Area Health Education Consortium
Office
of Healthcare Workforce and
Analysis
Planning $ 200,000;
(34)
H79 - Department of Archives and History
(a)
Digital Access and Storage Initiative
Operations $
345,952;
(b)
Marine Artifacts $
220,000;
(34.1)
Of the funds appropriated above in subitem
(34)(b), the Department of Archives and History shall transfer
these funds to the Institute of Archeology and Anthropology at
the University of South Carolina.
(35)
H95 - State Museum Commission
(a)
Acquisitions $
200,000;
(b)
Information Technology $
75,000;
(36)
J02 - Department of Health and Human
Services
(a)
Medicaid Program (MOE) $
22,000,000;
(b)
Medical Contracts $
650,000;
(c)
Palmetto Project $
100,000;
(37)
J12 - Department of Mental Health
Waccamaw
Center for Mental Health $
167,000;
(37.1)
Of the funds appropriated above in item
(37), the Department of Mental Health shall allocate these funds
to the Waccamaw Center for Mental Health for the training of
clinicians and for the purchase of materials and assessment
tools in diagnosing and treating BPD and Youth in Transition in
the coastal areas and throughout the state.
(38)
J16 - Department of Disabilities and Special
Needs
(a)
Lander University Therapeutic Equestrian
Center -
Burton Center $
300,000;
(b)
Autism Services $
1,150,000;
(c)
Special Needs Park - Savannah's Playground
- Myrtle
Beach $ 200,000;
(d)
Charles Lea Center $
100,000;
(39)
J20 - Department of Alcohol and Other Drug
Abuse Services
(a)
Keystone - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Capital
Improvement - Rock Hill $
750,000;
(b)
Circle Park - Florence County - Alcohol and
Drug
Abuse $ 200,000;
(c)
Phoenix Center - Serenity Place
$ 750,000;
(40)
L04 - Department of Social Services
(a)
Phillis Wheatley Center - Let's Move Summer
Camp and
After School Program $
100,000;
(b)
Pendleton Place for Children
$ 50,000;
(c)
Pleasant Valley Connection Community Center
$ 25,000;
(d)
C. R. Neal Center $
100,000;
(e)
Antioch Senior Center $
150,000;
(41)
P16 - Department of Agriculture
Laboratory Equipment $
375,000;
(42)
P26 - Sea Grants Consortium
Stormwater Research Partnership
$ 100,000;
(43)
B04 - Judicial Department
(a)
Calhoun and Supreme Court Building Security
$ 850,000;
(b)
Digital Court Room Equipment
$ 210,000;
(c)
Disaster Recovery $
3,000,000;
(44)
D10 - State Law Enforcement Division
(a)
Child Fatality $
167,432;
(b)
Forensics $
141,736;
(c)
Alcohol Enforcement $
711,586;
(45)
E21 - Prosecution Coordination
Commission
SC
Center for Fathers and Families $
400,000;
(46)
K05 - Department of Public Safety
(a)
Law Enforcement Vehicle Replacement
$ 2,000,000;
(b)
Highway Patrol - Mobile Data Equipment
$ 722,500;
(c)
Local Law Enforcement Grants
$ 800,000
(47)
N04 - Department of Corrections
(a)
Camera Equipment and Network System
- Lee
Correctional Institution $
2,262,000;
(b)
Construction of Three Perimeter Towers
- Lieber
Correctional Institution $
450,000;
(c)
Weapons Replacement - Phase III
$ 40,000;
(48)
P24 - Department of Natural Resources
(a)
Coastal and Offshore Mapping and
Water
Monitoring $
300,000;
(b)
Law Enforcement Vehicle Replacement
$ 450,000;
(c)
Drill Rig/Water Truck $
570,000;
(d)
Waddell Center Infrastructure
$ 1,100,000;
(e)
License Term Conversion
$ 2,700,000;
(f)
State Lakes $
250,000;
(g)
Fort Johnson Boat Slip Dredging
$ 175,000;
(h)
Water Study - Outreach $
100,000;
(i)
Lake Paul A. Wallace Authority
$ 150,000;
(48.1)
Of the funds appropriated above in subitem
(48)(e), the Department of Natural Resources must use these
funds to transition freshwater fishing and hunting licenses to
365 Day License expiration for annual licenses. It is the
intent of the General Assembly for all or part of these funds to
be paid back to the General Fund after the 365 Day License
transition has occurred and the revenue has stabilized.
(49)
R36 - Department of Labor, Licensing, and
Regulation
Urban
Search and Rescue (USAR) $
250,000;
(50)
E04 - Lieutenant Governor's Office
Caregivers $
2,000,000;
(51)
E08 - Office of Secretary of State
Disaster
Recovery Image Digitization - Phase II $
97,800;
(52)
E24 - Office of Adjutant General
Major
Projects and Repairs - State Armories $
1,000,000;
(53)
F03 - Budget and Control Board
Cherry
Grove Building Roof Repair $
150,000;
(54)
U12 - Department of Transportation
(a)
Fripp Island Waterline $
300,000;
(b)
City of Columbia Drainage System Study
$ 300,000;
(54.1)
Of the funds appropriated above in subitem
(54)(a), the Department of Transportation shall transfer these
funds to the Fripp Island Special Purpose District to replace
waterline damaged by bridge replacement. These funds may be
carried forward by the special purpose district to be used for
the same purpose.
(55)
H91 - Arts Commission
SC
Artisans Center $
50,000; and
(56)
E28 - Election Commission
Audit
Consultant or Contractor $
50,000.
(56.1)
The funds appropriated above in item (56)
for an Audit Consultant or Contractor shall be utilized by the
Election Commission to hire an external consultant or contractor
to perform an audit of election processes and practices at the
State Election Commission as well as processes and practices for
elections at the statewide, county, municipal, and other local
levels. The audit shall include, but not be limited to,
transparency; independence; paper records; chain of custody and
ballot accounting; risk limiting audits; addressing
discrepancies and binding on official results. When selecting
the consultant or contractor, the commission must follow the
competitive bidding process as set forth in the State's
Consolidated Procurement Code. These funds may not be
transferred or used for any other purpose.
Unexpended funds appropriated
pursuant to this subsection may be carried forward to succeeding
fiscal years and expended for the same purposes.
(C) The
funds provided in this act for the Higher Education Efficiency,
Effectiveness and Accountability Review shall be utilized by a
thirteen member steering committee to procure, execute, and
oversee implementation of the South Carolina Higher Education
Efficiency, Effectiveness and Accountability Review. The
committee shall serve as the primary client for the vendor
selected to complete the review. When selecting the vendor, the
committee must follow the competitive bidding process as set
forth in the State's Consolidated Procurement Code.
Appointments to the committee shall include:
(1)
the Speaker of the House of Representatives
or his designee;
(2)
the Chairman of the House Ways and Means
Committee or his designee;
(3)
the Majority Leader of the House of
Representatives or his designee;
(4)
The Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives or his designee;
(5)
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or
his designee;
(6)
the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee
or his designee;
(7)
the Majority Leader of the Senate or his
designee;
(8)
the Minority Leader of the Senate or his
designee;
(9)
the Governor or her designee;
(10)
the Executive Director of the Commission on
Higher Education; and
(11)
a college or university president, a college
or university trustee and a college or university chief
financial officer, each selected by a majority vote of the
Commission on Higher Education.
The committee shall notify
institutions of the amount of the funds to be transferred to the
committee to complete the review, and institutions shall
transfer the funds. However, the committee may not request an
amount from an institution that exceeds the amount provided to
it in this act for this purpose.
To the extent that there are
direct costs associated with implementation of the vendors
recommendations, funds not utilized by the committee for the
review shall be used by institutions to implement the vendor's
recommendations. Further, any funds transferred to the
committee from institutions, but not utilized by the committee
for the review, must be transferred back to the institutions and
shall only be used by the institutions for implementing vendor
recommendations.
The committee shall deliver
the vendor's initial findings and recommendations to the
Governor and the General Assembly by February 1, 2015. Each
institution is strongly encouraged to implement the
recommendations identified by the review. It is the intent of
the General Assembly that any savings realized from these
reviews shall be retained by each institution.
The Commission on Higher
Education, on behalf of the committee, must survey each
institution that is provided funds in this act for the Higher
Education Efficiency, Effectiveness and Accountability Review to
determine if the institution has already undergone, is currently
undergoing, or has contracted to undergo an internal or external
performance improvement audit, operating efficiency study, or
similar cost management review. The survey shall ascertain
whether or not the review was internal or external, when the
review was completed, when it will be completed (if ongoing), or
when it anticipates it will begin (if already planned or
contracted). The vendor name if an external review team or the
composition of the review team, including their credentials, if
internal, must be included, as must the scope of the review and
its cost. For institutions where a review has been completed, it
must report the findings, recommendations, or action items that
were identified by the review team, if any, including estimated
cost savings associated with the items. Further, a listing of
findings, recommendations or action items of the review team
that have already been implemented by the institution, including
cost savings or efficiencies that have been realized as a
result, must be documented. Findings or recommendations made by
the review team, but not yet implemented by the institution, if
any, must be explained by the institution. Survey results must
be provided by the Commission on Higher Education to the
committee no later than August 1, 2014. After public discussion
of the survey responses, the committee shall select the
institutions for the review. The existence of any such review,
either completed or ongoing, does not guarantee an exemption for
an institution from this review. Exemptions, if any, either for
an entire institution or component thereof can only be granted
by the committee.
(D) From
the escrow account established pursuant to Proviso 90.13 of Act
310 of 2008, the remaining funds shall be used to offset any
operating shortfalls resulting from the Barnwell Low Level Waste
Facility operations in order to preserve the economic viability
of the facility. The amount distributed to offset any operating
shortfalls shall be determined by calculating the difference
between the allowable operating costs plus adjustments as
approved by the Public Service Commission, and the access fees
paid by the Atlantic Compact generators. Funds remaining in the
account to offset operating shortfalls shall also be used to
maintain access fees to the facility for Fiscal Year 2014-15 at
the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 level. There shall also be paid from
the escrow account the annual dues of the Southern States Energy
Board. /
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