South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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S. 830

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Fanning
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nl\13705sd18.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 9, 2018
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance

Summary: Appropriations

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/6/2017  Senate  Prefiled
   12/6/2017  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance
    1/9/2018  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 71)
    1/9/2018  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 71)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/6/2017

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-7-77 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS OVER THOSE PROVIDED IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR'S GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT MAY BE PROVIDED IN THE CURRENT YEAR'S GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR ANY K-12 PURPOSES OR PROGRAMS UNTIL THE CURRENT YEAR'S BASE STUDENT COST, AS DETERMINED UNDER THE EDUCATION FINANCE ACT, IS FULLY FUNDED, AND TO PROVIDE FOR LIMITED EXCEPTIONS.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 2, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 2-7-77.    No additional appropriations over those provided in the previous year's general appropriations act may be provided in the current year's general appropriations act for any K-12 purposes or programs until the current year's base student cost, as determined under the Education Finance Act, is fully funded in that act. The provisions of this section do not apply to EIA appropriations and do not prohibit cost of living or other salary increases provided for teachers and other school personnel as part of a pay increase for all state employees, and also do not prohibit other compensation increases specific to teachers or other school personnel."

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

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