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S. 898
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General Bill
Sponsors: Senators McConnell, Peeler, Rose, Bryant and Elliott
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11574sd10.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2010
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance
Summary: Budget
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/9/2009 Senate Prefiled 12/9/2009 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance 1/12/2010 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-10 1/12/2010 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-10
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 11-11-85 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A ZERO BASE BUDGET PROCESS BEGINNING WITH FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 11 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 11-11-85. The House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee shall implement a zero base budget process, beginning with the annual general appropriations act for fiscal year 2010-2011. The schedule for a zero base budget process shall be organized by the following agency functional areas for all of state government:
(1) fiscal year 2010-2011, Group I: human service, health care, and social service agencies;
(2) fiscal year 2011-2012, Group II: correctional, criminal justice, public safety, and natural resource agencies;
(3) fiscal year 2012-2013, Group III: executive, regulatory, judicial, quasi-judicial agencies and boards, and other agencies determined by the committees not to fall in the first two categories;
(4) fiscal year 2013-2014, Group IV: education functions of government including, but not limited to, public education and higher education.
The process for each group shall be maintained on a four year rotating basis."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2010.
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