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EXPLANATION: Amend Back to House version and amend further
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on March 14, 2018, which is hereby incorporated into this amendment.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 4, line 28, opposite /CAREER &
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5
by:
Column 5 Column 6
354,002
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 4, immediately after line 32, by
inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
INDUSTRY
CERTIFICATIONS/
CREDENTIALS 1 1
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 8, immediately after line 33, by
inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
CALL ME MISTER 1 1
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 11, immediately after line 6, by
inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM
2,000,000 2,000,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 3,
LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT, page 13, line 2, opposite /LOTTERY
EXPENDITURES/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
19,281,526
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 13,
THE CITADEL, page 31, line 7, opposite /UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS/
by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
388,925 388,925
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 14,
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (EDUCATION & GENERAL), page 34, line 17,
opposite /UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
2,868,740 2,868,740
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 15,
UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON, page 37, line 6, opposite
/UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns
5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,039,956 1,039,956
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 16,
COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, page 38, line 9, opposite
/UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns
5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
867,246 867,246
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 17,
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY, page 40, line 7, opposite
/UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns
5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
574,113 574,113
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 18,
LANDER UNIVERSITY, page 42, line 6, opposite /UNCLASSIFIED
POSITIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
413,393 413,393
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 19,
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, page 44, line 7, opposite
/UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns
5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
486,160 486,160
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 20A,
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, page 46, line 7, opposite
/UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns
5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
4,566,081 4,566,081
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 20B,
USC - AIKEN CAMPUS, page 50, line 5, opposite /UNCLASSIFIED
POSITIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
489,035 489,035
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 20C,
USC - UPSTATE, page 52, line 5, opposite /UNCLASSIFIED
POSITIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
902,109 902,109
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 20D,
USC - BEAUFORT CAMPUS, page 54, line 5, opposite /UNCLASSIFIED
POSITIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
397,858 397,858
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 20E,
USC - LANCASTER CAMPUS, page 56, line 5, opposite /UNCLASSIFIED
POSITIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
299,050 299,050
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 20F,
USC - SALKEHATCHIE CAMPUS, page 57, line 5, opposite
/UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns
5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
154,483 154,483
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 20G,
USC - SUMTER CAMPUS, page 59, line 5, opposite /UNCLASSIFIED
POSITIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
148,246 148,246
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 20H,
USC - UNION CAMPUS, page 61, line 5, opposite /UNCLASSIFIED
POSITIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
141,849 141,849
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 21,
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY, page 63, line 6, opposite /UNCLASSIFIED
POSITIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
847,576 847,576
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 25,
STATE BOARD FOR TECHNICAL & COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION, page
71, line 6, opposite /UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS/ by increasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
4,033,252 4,033,252
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 26,
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY, page 74, immediately after
line 30, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
HISTORIC BUILDINGS
PRESERVATION 1 1
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 34,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 88,
immediately after line 2, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
SYSTEM UPGRADES
3,000,000 3,000,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 36,
DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS, page 104, lines
29-30, opposite /CLASSIFIED POSITIONS/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
95,880 95,880
(2.00) (2.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 36,
DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS, page 104, line 31,
opposite /OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES/ by decreasing the amount(s)
in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
9,685,000 6,385,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 38,
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, page 110, lines 7-8, opposite
/NEW POSITION PROGRAM COORDINATOR I/ by decreasing the amount(s)
in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
260,334 260,334
(6.00) (6.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 38,
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, page 112, line 27, opposite
/OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
247,996 247,996
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 43,
FORESTRY COMMISSION, page 124, line 14, opposite /CLASSIFIED
POSITIONS/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
214,000 214,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 43,
FORESTRY COMMISSION, page 125, line 12, opposite /EMPLOYER
CONTRIBUTIONS/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
286,000 286,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 44,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, page 126, line 24, opposite
/AGRIBUSINESS GRANTS/ 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, Part IA, Section 47,
DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, page 136, lines 7-8, under
/classified positions/ by increasing the amount(s) of FTEs in
Column 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
(15.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 47,
DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, page 136, lines 16-17, under
/classified positions/ by increasing the amount(s) of FTEs in
Column 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
(11.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 49, DEPT. OF
PARKS, RECREATION & TOURISM, page 142, lines 11-12, opposite
/SPORTS MARKETING GRANT PROGRAM/ by increasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
2,000,000 2,000,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 50,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page 146, line 8, opposite /LOCATE SC/
by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,000,000 1,000,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 50,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page 147, line 20, opposite /CLOSING
FUND/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
2,500,000 2,500,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 50,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page 148, immediately after line 17, by
inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
APPLIED RESEARCH CENTERS
2,500,000 2,500,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 57,
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, page 157, line 24, opposite /EMPLOYER
CONTRIBUTIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
529,381 529,381
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 58,
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW COURT, page 158, line 13, opposite /EMPLOYER
CONTRIBUTIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
17,793 17,793
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 60,
PROSECUTION COORDINATION COMMISSION, page 161, line 18, opposite
/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns
5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
69,433 69,433
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 61,
COMMISSION ON INDIGENT DEFENSE, page 163, line 14, opposite
/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns
5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
69,433 69,433
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 64,
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL, page 171, lines 6-7, opposite
/NEW POSITION FOOD SERVICE SPECIALIST III/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
120,000 120,000
(4.00) (4.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 64,
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL, page 171, lines 8-9, opposite
/NEW POSITION FOOD SERVICE SPECIALIST IV/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
35,000 35,000
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 64,
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL, page 171, lines 11, opposite
/OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
49,920 49,920
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 64,
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL, page 171, lines 18, opposite
/CLASSIFIED POSITIONS/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5
and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
301,506 301,506
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 64,
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL, page 171, lines 20-21,
opposite /NEW POSITION INSTRUCTOR/TNG COORDINATOR I/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
190,000 190,000
(4.00) (4.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 64,
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL, page 171, lines 22-23,
opposite /NEW POSITION TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT DIR II/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
62,500 62,500
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 64,
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL, page 171, line 30, opposite
/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns
5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
233,334 233,334
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 65,
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, page 172, line 15, opposite
/CLASSIFIED POSITIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5
and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,250,469 1,250,469
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 91E,
LEG. DEPT - LEG. AUDIT COUNCIL, page 217, line 4, opposite
/UNCLASSIFIED LEGISLATIVE/ by increasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
45,000 45,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 91E,
LEG. DEPT - LEG. AUDIT COUNCIL, page 217, line 13, opposite
/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns
5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
16,200 16,200
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 108,
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AUTHORITY, page 251, line 10, opposite
/SCRS TRUST FUND/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
16,744,319 16,744,319
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 114,
AID TO SUBDIVISIONS - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, page 258, line 2-3,
opposite /AID TO COUNTIES-HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FUND/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
5,305,247 5,305,247
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 295, paragraph 1.98 (Crisis
Intervention Team), line 21, by striking /(SDE: Crisis
Intervention Team)/ and by inserting: /(SDE: Safe
Schools Initiative) (A)/ and page 295, after line 29 by
inserting:
/ (B) Of the
lottery funds appropriated to the Department of Education for
School Safety - Facility and Infrastructure Safety Upgrades, the
department shall allocate the funds to school districts for the
purpose of funding life safety infrastructure for school
facilities projects. Eligible school facility projects shall
include, but not necessarily be limited to items such as: (a)
door locks, (b) security cameras, (c) metal detectors, (d) life
saving medical equipment and (e) equipment related to school
resource officers, excluding vehicles. For purposes of this
provision, school facilities shall not include unimproved real
property, centralized district administration facilities, or
other facilities, including those normally identified with
interscholastic sports activities.
The department shall develop
and maintain an application process for school districts to
request funding for qualified school projects and establish
policies, procedures, and priorities for the making of grants
pursuant to this provision. In establishing these procedures,
the department shall utilize the school facilities report among
other sources. At least twice a year and upon receipt of
applications pursuant to the application process adopted by the
department, the department shall prioritize the eligible
projects with the greatest need and shall submit a list of
recommended grant awards to the State Board of Education.
Grants shall be awarded upon an affirmative vote of the State
Board.
The financial assistance
provided to school districts pursuant to this provision must be
used for the eligible school facility project. The department
is responsible for establishing policies and procedures to
ensure that funds are expended in a manner consistent with this
provision.
Following the close of the
fiscal year, the department shall submit an annual report of its
activities for the preceding year to the Governor, 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 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 295, after line 33, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (SDE: School Safety Program) Funds
appropriated for the School Safety Program shall be utilized by
the department for the purpose of hiring certified law
enforcement officers to serve as a school resource officer for
school districts that otherwise would lack the adequate
resources to hire their own school resource officers. In making
determinations of eligibility the department shall use the most
recent index of taxpaying ability as the district's indicator of
ability to pay, with districts of the lowest index of taxpaying
ability receiving priority consideration. Districts must apply
for funding through the department and no districts shall
receive an award of more than four certified school resource
officer positions. In making awards the department shall
provide funding directly to the local law enforcement agency to
pay for the cost of the law enforcement officer that will serve
as a full-time school resource officer./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - EIA, page 320, paragraph 1A.72 (National Board Certification Incentive), line 33, after /Fiscal Year 2017-18./ by inserting /The department is authorized to carry forward funds and only expend them for the same purpose./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - EIA, page 326, after line 3, by adding
an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (SDE-EIA: State of Emergency) When
the State Superintendent of Education declares a state of
emergency in a school district that is the sponsor of a charter
school, and grounds exist to revoke the charter under Section
59-40-110(C) of the 1976 Code, the State Superintendent shall
have the authority to commence proceedings to revoke the
charter, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 59-40-110 or
a related charter contract, so long as the notice of proposed
revocation is provided at least thirty days before the first day
of the next school year. The charter school retains its rights
to a hearing and appeal pursuant to Section 59-40-110 (H) and
(J)./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3,
LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT, page 331, paragraph 3.6 (FY 2018-19
Lottery Funding), lines 22-24, by striking the lines in their
entirety and inserting:
/ For Fiscal Year 2018-19, certified
net lottery proceeds and investment earnings for the current
fiscal year, Fiscal Year 2017-18 certified surplus, Fiscal Year
2016-17 surplus, and vetoed lottery appropriations that were
sustained in Fiscal Year 2017-18 are appropriated as
follows:/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3,
LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT, page 332, paragraph 3.6 (FY 2018-19
Lottery Funding), lines 1-3, by striking the lines in their
entirety and inserting
/ (10) State Board for Technical and
Comprehensive
Education--High Demand Job Skill Training Equipment
$11,000,000;
(11) Commission on Higher
Education--Technology-
Public Four-Year Institutions, Two-Year Institutions,
and State Technical Colleges as provided in Section
59-150-356 $
4,000,000;
(12) Department of Education--School
Safety--
Facility and Infrastructure Safety Upgrades
$ 10,000,000;
(13) Department of Education--School Bus
Lease/Purchase $
4,000,000;
(14) State Board for Technical and Comprehensive
Education--SPICE Program $
250,000;
(15) State Library--Aid to County Libraries
$ 1,000,000;
(16) Commission on Higher Education--PASCAL
$ 1,500,000;
(17) Lottery Reserve Trust Fund
$ 38,654,386;
(18) Lander University--Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder Training Program $
1;
(19) Commission on Higher Education--SREB
Program and Assessments $
1;
(20) Commission on Higher Education--Commission
Information Technology Security and Technology
Upgrades $
1;
(21) State Board for Technical and Comprehensive
Education--Workforce Pathways Funding (Non-
Pilot Technical Colleges) $
1;
(22) State Board for Technical and Comprehensive
Education--Palmetto Promise Scholarship Pilot
$ 1;
(23) State Board for Technical and Comprehensive
Education--Horry Georgetown Technical College--
Diesel Mechanical Program $
1;
(24) Commission on Higher Education--USC
Union--
Parity Funding (One Time) $
1;
(25) Confederate Relic Room Military Museum
Commission--Renovations for Educational Exhibits
$ 1;
(26) State Board for Technical and Comprehensive
Education--Spartanburg Community College--
Cherokee Campus Equipment and Remodel
$ 1;
(27) Commission on Higher Education--South
Carolina College of Veterinary Medicine Study
$ 1;
(28) Commission on Higher Education--Research
University STEM Equipment $
1;
(29) Commission on Higher Education--Carolina
Career Clusters Grant (1:1 Match) $
1;
(30) Department of Education--Reading Partners
$ 1;
(31) Commission on Higher Education--Memorial
Professorship $
1;
(32) Commission on Higher Education--USC
Lancaster--Renovations and Repairs $
1;
(33) School for the Deaf and the
Blind--Technology $
1;
and
(34) Clemson University--T. Ed. Garrison
Renovation and Repairs $
1;/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3,
LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT, page 332, paragraph 3.6, after line
9, by inserting:
/(5) Department of Education--School
Bus Lease/Purchase $All
Remaining./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3, LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT, page 333, paragraph 3.6, after line 5, by inserting:
/ Of the funds appropriated to the
Commission on Higher Education for institutions of higher
learning entitled "Technology-Public Four Year
Institutions, Two Year Institutions, and State Technical
Colleges,"(Technology) the commission shall allocate the
realized funds on a proportional basis as follows:
(1) The
Citadel $133,614;
(2)
University of Charleston $303,816;
(3)
Coastal Carolina University
$295,683;
(4)
Francis Marion University
$130,492;
(5)
Lander University $112,087;
(6) South
Carolina State University $112,238;
(7) USC -
Aiken Campus $121,831;
(8) USC -
Upstate $165,464;
(9) USC -
Beaufort Campus $91,718;
(10) USC
- Lancaster Campus $72,505;
(11) USC
- Salkehatchie Campus $72,505;
(12) USC
- Sumter Campus $72,505;
(13) USC
- Union Campus $72,505;
(14)
Winthrop University $181,200; and
(15)
State Technical Colleges and State
Board for Technical and Comprehensive
Education
$2,061,837.
Each institution shall use
the amount appropriated only for technology repair and related
technology maintenance and/or upgrades that are necessary to
support an institution's educational purpose.
Prior to the utilization of
these funds, institutions must certify to the Commission on
Higher Education, in a manner it prescribes, the extent to which
they have met this requirement.
Not later than one hundred
twenty days after the close of the fiscal year, the Commission
on Higher Education shall report to the Chairman of the Senate
Finance Committee and the Chairman of the House Ways and Means
Committee regarding the utilization of this provision.
Funds not expended in the
prior fiscal year may be carried forward into the current fiscal
year and utilized for the same purpose, subject to certification
from the Commission on Higher Education they continue to meet
the requirement of this provision.
Of the funds appropriated to
the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education for
High Demand Job Skill Training Equipment, $500,000 shall be
distributed to Denmark Technical College to strengthen and
enhance the following program areas: Basic Mechatronics
Technology/Electronics Engineering Technology; Nursing; Welding
Technology; Building Construction Technology; Culinary Arts; and
Cosmetology and Barbering. Prior to receiving these funds
Bamberg, Allendale, and Barnwell Counties shall be required to
provide a match as determined by the State Board for Technical
and Comprehensive Education. The remainder of the funds shall
be distributed to each public technical college based on a
formula to be developed by the State Board's system office.
Of the funds appropriated to
the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education for
SPICE Program, the board shall transfer the funds to Greenville
Technical College, upon which the college, from the entirety of
the funds allocated to it pursuant to this Act, must dedicate no
less than $250,000 annually towards the creation and/or
maintenance of a "Self-Paced In-Classroom Education"
(SPICE) program designed to prepare eligible citizens for
re-entry into the workforce through gainful employment in
skilled and other professions./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 11,
COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 339, after line 35, by
adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (CHE: Prohibition of Discriminatory
Practices) (A) In the current fiscal year and from the funds
appropriated to the Commission on Higher Education, the
commission shall print and distribute to all South Carolina
public colleges and universities the definition of
anti-Semitism.
(B) For
purposes of this proviso, the term "definition of
anti-Semitism" includes:
(1)
a certain perception of Jews, which may be
expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical
manifestations of anti-Semitism are directed toward Jewish or
non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish
community institutions and religious facilities;
(2)
calling for, aiding, or justifying the
killing or harming of Jews;
(3)
making mendacious, dehumanizing, demonizing,
or stereotypical allegations about Jews as such or the power of
Jews as a collective;
(4)
accusing Jews as a people of being
responsible for real or imagined wrongdoing committed by a
single Jewish person or group, the state of Israel, or even for
acts committed by non-Jews;
(5)
accusing the Jews as a people, or Israel as
a state, of inventing or exaggerating the Holocaust;
(6)
accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal
to Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jews worldwide, than
to the interest of their own nations;
(7)
using the symbols and images associated with
classic anti-Semitism to characterize Israel or Israelis;
(8)
drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli
policy to that of the Nazis;
(9)
blaming Israel for all inter-religious or
political tensions;
(10)
applying double standards by requiring of it
a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic
nation;
(11)
multilateral organizations focusing on
Israel only for peace or human rights investigations; and
(12)
denying the Jewish people their right to
self-determination, and denying Israel the right to exist,
provided, however, that criticism of Israel similar to that
leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as
anti-Semitic.
(C) South
Carolina public colleges and universities shall take into
consideration the definition of anti-Semitism for purposes of
determining whether the alleged practice was motivated by
anti-Semitic intent when reviewing, investigating, or deciding
whether there has been a violation of a college or university
policy prohibiting discriminatory practices on the basis of
religion.
(D)
Nothing in this proviso may be construed to diminish or
infringe upon any right protected under the First Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States or Section 2, Article I of
the South Carolina Constitution, 1895./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 34,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 364,
paragraph 34.58 (HIV/AIDS Treatment and Prevention), lines
28-34, by striking the proviso in its entirety and inserting:
/ 34.58. (DHEC:
HIV/AIDS Treatment and Prevention) From the funds appropriated
to the Department of Health and Environmental Control in the
current fiscal year for HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment,
the department shall develop one or more partnerships with
providers that offer comprehensive medical, psychological and
educational services to all patients, regardless of their
financial situation, insurance status, or ability to pay. The
department shall ensure the funds are expended solely for
testing and treatment services. Funds may be used to enhance
the services provided through any allocation of federal funds or
the state's AIDS Drug Assistance Program rebate
funds./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB,
Section 44, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, page 378, after line 16,
by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (AGRI: Commodity Boards) In the
current fiscal year, the provisions of the Consolidated
Procurement Code related to a commodity board's expenditure of
assessments collected from producers, as those terms are defined
in Section 46-17-40 of the 1976 Code, are suspended./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 50,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page 386, after line 7, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (CMRC: Distribution Facility) The
Navy Base Intermodal Facility owned by Palmetto Railways, a
division of the Department of Commerce, shall be considered a
distribution facility for the purpose of sales tax exemptions
associated with the purchase of equipment and construction
materials./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 65,
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, page 406, paragraph 65.25 (Cell Phone
Interdiction), line 8, after /retrieval/ and line 10, after
/purpose/ by inserting: /or for critical security
needs/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 84,
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, page 419, after line 29, by adding
an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (DOT: Public Utility Relocation)
From the funds authorized in the current fiscal year, the
Department of Transportation may use its federal-aid road and
bridge program funds for the relocation of public water and
sewer lines in accordance with federal guidelines./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 98,
STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE, page 437, after line 26, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (TREAS: Investment Earnings and
Interest) In accordance with the requirements of Section
11-13-125 of the 1976 Code, the State Treasurer shall remit
earnings and interest from investments of general deposit funds
into the General Fund of the State. Nothing in this provision
shall be construed to limit the State Treasurer from incurring
and paying fees, expenses, losses, salaries, and other costs
associated with the routine investment of funds pursuant to
Section 11-9-660 of the 1976 Code./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 100,
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, page 440, after line 11, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (ADJ: 2017 Hurricane Irma and 2014
Ice Storm FEMA Match) The Office of Adjutant General, Emergency
Management Division shall be authorized to utilize existing fund
balances to provide the non-federal cost share to state and
local government entities for work that is eligible under the
Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance Program
for Hurricane Irma. Existing fund balances may not be used to
provide the non-federal cost share to private non-profit
entities.
The Office of Adjutant
General, Emergency Management Division is directed to use
existing fund balances for the 2015 Flood disaster (Presidential
Disaster Declaration DR-4241) to reimburse counties and
municipalities with unreimbursed non-federal cost share from the
2014 Ice Storm disaster for storm cleanup expenses incurred
during and after states of emergency declared by Executive
Orders 2014-06 and 2014-11 and Presidential Disaster Declaration
DR-4166. Counties and municipalities must submit an application
for such funds by July 31, 2018.
The Office of Adjutant
General, Emergency Management Division is directed to use
$500,000 of existing fund balances to provide grants to
non-profit entities, not to exceed $50,000 each, for materials
to renovate homes affected by the 2015 flood disaster.
Non-profit entities must submit a grant application by December
1, 2018, in a manner prescribed by the Emergency Management
Division. The Emergency Management Division shall prepare a
report listing the name of the grant recipient and the amount
received and submit the report to the Chairman of the Senate
Finance Committee and the Chairman of the House Ways and Means
Committee by January 15, 2019./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 109,
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, page 453, paragraph 109.10 (Educational
Credit for Exceptional Needs Children), after line 33, by
inserting:
/ Information contained in or produced
from a tax return, document, or magnetically or electronically
stored date utilized by the Department of Revenue or the public
charity in the exercise of its duties as provided in this
proviso shall remain confidential and is exempt from disclosure
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Personally
identifiable information, as described in the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act and individual health records, or the
medical or wellness needs of children applying for or receiving
grants shall remain confidential and are not subject to
disclosure pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 109,
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, page 454, paragraph 109.10, line 8, by
inserting at the end:
/Tuition charged to qualifying students by eligible
schools receiving grants may not exceed tuition charged to
non-participating students./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 109,
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, page 454, paragraph 109.10, line 23, by
striking /eleven/ and inserting /twelve/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 109,
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, page 455, paragraph 109.10, line 22, by
striking the line in its entirety and inserting:
/and administered by the school receiving or entitled to receive
scholarship grants pursuant to this chapter in the previous
fiscal year. The school must also provide individual
student test scores on national achievement or state
standardized tests, or both, for any student in grades 1 through
12 who received a grant from the program during the prior school
year. The information will be used to provide program level
reports to determine whether students participating in the
program have experienced measurable improvement. Students with
disabilities for whom standardized testing is not appropriate
are exempt from this requirement;/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 109, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, page 455, paragraph 109.10, line 31, by striking /2016/ and inserting /of the current fiscal year/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 109,
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, page 456, paragraph 109.10 , after line
4, by inserting:
/ (6)
Annually, the Education Oversight Committee will
issue a report to the General Assembly documenting the impact of
the Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children Program on
student achievement. In addition, the report will include
information on individual schools if at least 51 percent of the
total enrolled students in the private school participated in
the Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children Program in
the prior school year. The report shall be according to each
participating private school, and for participating students, in
which there are at least 30 participating students who have
scores for tests administered. If the Education Oversight
Committee determines that the 30 participating-student cell size
may be reduced without disclosing personally identifiable
information of a participating student, the Education Oversight
Committee may reduce the participating-student cell size, but
the cell size must not be reduced to less than 10 participating
students./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 109,
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, page 456, paragraph 109.10, after line
26, by inserting:
/ (c)
A child within the care and custody of a taxpayer
claiming a credit pursuant to this item may not be charged
tuition in an amount that exceeds the tuition that is charged to
non-participating students./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 109,
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, page 456, paragraph 109.10, line 35, and
page 457, lines 1-8, by striking the lines in their entirety and
inserting
/ (1)
whether or not the students participating in the
program have experienced measurable improvement as a result of
participation;
(
2 1)
the allocation of scholarship funds and tax credits among
students, including the effect of funding limitations on the
addition of new participants; the demographic and socio-economic
data of the participants and their families,
including the distribution of scholarship funds by income
ranges to be determined by the department of scholarship
recipients, and/or their legal guardians, as applicable;
and the geographical distribution of the participants.
In reporting the information required by this sub-item,
the department shall protect and shall not display, any
personally identifiable information of scholarship recipients,
their families or legal guardians, and/or taxpayers;
(3
2) the distribution of
scholarship funds among all eligible schools;
(4)
identification of the schools in which the most
measurable improvement has occurred among students, with an
analysis of the types of schools achieving the best results and
best practices implemented by those schools; and
(
5 3)
any other aspect of the program that the department
determines would be relevant and useful in making future policy
decisions in regard to the program and its continued existence
or expansion./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 109, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, page 457, paragraph 109.10, line 9, by striking /2018/ and inserting /of the current fiscal year/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 109,
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, page 457, after line 16, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (DOR: Regulation of Tobacco
Products) No agency or other political subdivision of the state
including, but not limited to, municipalities, counties or any
agency thereof, may adopt any order, ordinance, rule or
regulation concerning the sale, purchase, distribution,
advertising, sampling, promotion, display, possession,
ingredients, flavors, nicotine content, pricing, licensing or
taxation of tobacco products, alternative tobacco products, and
vapor products./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 112,
DEBT SERVICE, page 458, paragraph 112.1 (Excess Debt Service),
lines 11-14, by striking the proviso in its entirety and
inserting:
/ 112.1. (DS: Excess
Debt Service) The State Treasurer shall transfer, from
debt service that exceeds the principal and interest due in the
current fiscal year, $54,078,993 to the State Law Enforcement
Division for the Forensic Laboratory Building and $13,360,642 to
the Department of Corrections for Critical Security Upgrades
including, but not limited to, installation of additional
security measures for window frames and glazing, opaque glazing,
food flaps, cuff ports and door locks for inmate cells, housing
units and correctional facilities. Any additional
excess debt service funds from
available in Fiscal Year
2016-17 2018-19 must
may be carried forward and
expended in Fiscal Year 2017-18 expended in the
fiscal year to pay down general obligation bond debt for
which the State (1) is paying the highest rate of interest, (2)
will achieve relief in constrained debt capacity, or (3) reduce
the amount of debt issued./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 502, paragraph 117.131 (South Carolina Telemedicine Network), lines 23-28, by striking the lines in their entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117,
GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 504, paragraph 117.139 (SCRS & PORS
Trust Fund), lines 23 - 29, by striking the proviso in its
entirety and by inserting:
/ 117.139. (GP:
SCRS & PORS Contribution Rates Trust
Fund) If the employer contribution rates for
the South Carolina Retirement System (SCRS) and the Police
Officers' Retirement System (PORS) increase by more than one
percentage point for Fiscal Year 2017-18, Unless
otherwise provided in Paragraphs A through D of this
provision, the funds appropriated to the Public Employee
Benefit Authority (PEBA) for the South Carolina Retirement
System Trust Fund and the Police Officers' Retirement System
Trust Fund in Part IA, Section 108 of this act shall be credited
toward the contributions due from participating employers in
SCRS and PORS for Fiscal Year 2017-18
2018-19. Each employer's credit shall be
determined at the same rate as calculated by PEBA for the
pension funding allocation credit for Fiscal Year
2017-18. In no event shall a
A participating employer shall not
receive a credit that exceeds the employer contributions due
from the employer.
(A) From the
funds available for allocation pursuant to this provision, no
credits shall be issued for covered employees of special purpose
districts, joint authorities, or non-profit corporations;
however, this provision does not apply to the South Carolina
State Ports Authority and the South Carolina Public Service
Authority.
(B) From
the funds available for allocation pursuant to this provision,
no credits shall be issued for covered employees of hospitals;
however this provision does not apply to the Medical University
Hospital Authority.
(C) From
the funds available for allocation pursuant to this provision,
no credits shall be issued for covered employees of
participating associations or service organizations as defined
in Section 9-1-10(11)(e) of the 1976 Code.
(D) From
the funds available for allocation pursuant to this provision,
no credits shall be issued for state employees who are funded
with federal funds. The Public Employee Benefits Authority
shall collaborate with the Department of Administration,
Executive Budget Office and the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs
Office to determine the amount of credit exclusion for
federally-funded employees of state agencies./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 505, paragraph 117.141 (SDE State Transportation Operations), line 7, by striking /January/ and inserting /March/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 509, paragraph 117.149 (Prohibition of Discriminatory Practices), lines 8 - 19, by striking the proviso in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117,
GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 510, after line 3, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (GP: Immigration Compliance Report)
From the funds appropriated to the South Carolina Law
Enforcement Division (SLED), the agency shall publish the
Immigration Compliance Report (ICR). SLED may conduct
investigations necessary to ensure the accuracy of information
provided by counties and municipal governments within the ICR.
Every agency of this State, and political subdivisions thereof,
shall provide documentation that SLED considers necessary for
the publication of the ICR. The ICR shall contain a list of
county and municipal governments that SLED has certified to be
compliant with Sections 17-13-170(E) and 23-3-1100 of the 1976
Code as well as compliance with any federal laws related to the
presence of an unlawful person in the United States in the
previous fiscal year. The ICR must be provided to the General
Assembly, the Governor, and the State Treasurer by December
thirty-first of the current fiscal year.
The State Treasurer shall
withhold any remaining disbursement from the Local Government
Fund to any county or municipality that is not certified as
"compliant" in the ICR; however, this requirement may
not be imposed until the first publication of the ICR./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117,
GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 510, after line 3, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (GP: School Resource Officer
Critical Needs) Any Class 1 law enforcement officer who retired
under the Police Officers Retirement System on or before
December 31, 2017, may return to employment with a public school
district as a critical needs School Resource Officer without
affecting the monthly retirement allowance that they are
receiving from the Police Officers Retirement System. The Law
Enforcement Training Council must develop guidelines and
curriculum for these officers to be recertified and must not
require recertification through basic training for those that
have been inactive for a year or more./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117,
GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 510, after line 3, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (GP: South Carolina Industry,
Workforce and Education Data Warehouse) Of the funds
appropriated to the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, there is
hereby established within the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office
(RFA), the South Carolina Industry, Workforce and Education Data
Warehouse. The purpose of the warehouse is to create a fully
functional longitudinal data system to link industry, workforce
and education data through enhanced coordination and integration
of courseware, certifications and individual data to meet the
objectives of and in accordance with the requirements of the
Coordinating Council for Workforce Development (CCWD). All state
agencies participating in the warehouse shall utilize it and its
associated software applications as tools to effectively
organize, manage, and analyze educational, workforce and other
data as necessary for workforce program evaluation, improvement
of individual outcome measures, and the coordination and
continuity of the workforce delivery system.
The CCWD shall establish the
Workforce and Education Data Oversight Committee (WEDOC) to be
comprised of the following members:
(1)
The Secretary of the Department of Commerce
or his designee;
(2)
The State Superintendent of Education or his
designee;
(3)
The president of the State Board for
Technical and Comprehensive Education or his designee;
(4)
The Executive Director of the Department of
Employment and Workforce or his designee;
(5)
The Executive Director of the Commission on
Higher Education or his designee;
(6)
The president or provost of a public college
or university who shall be selected by the Council of Presidents
of the public universities;
(7)
The president or provost of a senior
independent college or university who shall be selected by the
presidents of such universities;
(8)
The president of a technical college who
shall be appointed by the Chairman of the State Board for
Technical and Comprehensive Education; and
(9)
A person appointed by the Superintendent of
Education who has particularized expertise regarding Chapter 59,
Title 59, the South Carolina Education and Economic Development
Act.
The WEDOC shall support the
mission of the CCWD as defined in Section 13-1-2030 of the 1976
Code by providing recommendations to RFA regarding the
governance of the South Carolina Industry, Workforce and
Education Data Warehouse. The committee must meet at least
quarterly with the chair of the CCWD or his designee serving ex
officio as chair. With the agreement of the WEDOC, RFA may
charge reasonable applicable fees for the establishment and
operation of the South Carolina Industry, Workforce and
Education Data Warehouse.
RFA shall develop and
implement procedures, with the approval of the WEDOC, for
sharing information and coordinating efforts among stakeholders
to prepare the state's current and emerging workforce to meet
the needs of the state's economy. Information submitted to the
South Carolina Industry, Workforce and Education Data Warehouse
may include but is not limited to: courseware, certifications
and individual information, individual data and non-individual
data from industry, workforce and education state agencies. For
the purpose of this provision, individual data is defined as
person-level data that is created, received, and/or maintained
by state agencies and other entities required to report
individual information to RFA.
The following agencies shall
report to RFA as necessary, and in accordance with all state and
federal law and regulation, courseware, certifications, industry
and individual information:
(1)
the Department of Commerce;
(2)
the Department of Education;
(3)
the Department of Employment and
Workforce;
(4)
the State Technical College System;
(5)
the South Carolina First Steps to School
Readiness;
(6)
the Commission on Higher Education; and
(7)
other entities as deemed necessary by mutual
agreement of the WEDOC, CCWD and RFA.
These agencies shall collect
and provide individual data in formats and schedules specified
as agreed to by RFA, the WEDOC and the agency. RFA shall
establish a Memorandum of Agreement with each agency or entity.
These Memorandums of Agreement shall specify, but are not
limited to, the confidentiality of individual information, the
conditions for the release of data that may identify agencies,
departments, divisions, programs and services, or individuals,
any restrictions on the release of data so as to be compliant
with state and federal statutes and regulations on
confidentiality of data, conditions under which the data may be
used for research purposes, and any security measures to be
taken to insure the confidentiality of individual information.
RFA shall implement, with the
approval of the WEDOC, an integrated data system that includes
individual and other data from all participating agencies to
ensure accountability and the coordinated, efficient delivery of
education and workforce services to meet the demands of
industry. In order to provide for inclusion of other entities
into the South Carolina Industry, Workforce and Education Data
Warehouse and other research and analytic-oriented applications
that will assist the state in the efficient and effective
provision of services, RFA may enter into agreements or
transactions with any federal, state or municipal agency or
other public institution or with any private individual,
partnership, firm, corporation, association or other entity to
provide statistical, research and information dissemination
services including, but not limited to, program and outcomes
evaluation, program monitoring/surveillance, projects to
determine the feasibility of data collection and/or analyses,
information dissemination and research. Information from the
South Carolina Industry, Workforce and Education Data Warehouse
shall not be disclosed or released to any third party or
non-government entity without the prior written consent of the
WEDOC and the agency providing the data, unless that information
is already in the public domain, and the confidentiality of data
collected under these initiatives shall comply with applicable
state and federal laws governing the privacy of data. RFA shall
release no individual level data or data that could be used to
identify an individual. RFA may promulgate regulations, policies
and procedures, in consultation with the participating agencies,
for the development, protection and operation of the data
warehouse, other research and analytic-oriented applications,
and their underlying processes.
RFA shall develop, with the
approval of the WEDOC, internet-accessible secure analytic query
tools using integrated individual data from the warehouse. All
agencies shall cooperate with RFA in the development of these
analytic tools. Analytic tools developed under this provision
shall be made available to members of the South Carolina General
Assembly and their staffs, state agencies, and researchers. RFA
shall, in consultation with the participating agencies,
promulgate regulations addressing access to, use and release of
information generated through use of the query tools./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117,
GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 510, after line 3, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (GP: Workforce Pathways Grant Fund)
Of the funds appropriated to the State Board for Technical and
Comprehensive Education (SBTCE) for the Workforce Pathways
Program, there is created a Pathways Grant Fund, which shall be
administered by the SBTCE.
(A) The
purpose of the fund is to award grants to eligible technical
colleges in order to provide and support the infrastructure
necessary to offer Pathways programs. Grants awarded to
technical colleges must be used only for Pathways-specific
expenses, to include program administration, career and
technical equipment, facilities, instructional materials,
transportation, and tuition grants. The SBTCE or
board-appointed committee, in consultation with the Department
of Education, shall develop and maintain eligibility criteria
for these competitive grants.
(B) Funds
available through these competitive grants are awarded to
technical colleges that demonstrate the strongest ability to
meet grant criteria. Funds may not be awarded to all colleges
in a given year.
(C) Funds
must be used to establish new pathways or enhance existing
pathways that confer the necessary skills and training to
prepare students for careers in high-demand fields. Funds shall
only support career and technical education programs and courses
in industry sectors with critical workforce needs.
(D) To
qualify for Pathways grant funding as established pursuant to
this provision, the technical college and school or school
district must enter into Memorandums of Understanding that meet
the grant requirements.
(E) The
SBTCE or board-appointed committee, in consultation with the
Department of Education, is responsible for determining if a
pathway meets the established criteria and may promulgate
regulations further enumerating the specifics of these criteria
and the evaluation process.
(F) The
SBTCE shall prepare an annual report on the Pathways program and
grant awards by September first of each year. The report must
be submitted to the Coordinating Council for Workforce
Development for inclusion in its annual report to the Governor,
the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and the Chairman
of the House Ways and Means Committee. The report must include,
at minimum, an update of progress toward full statewide
implementation of the Pathways program, and upon implementation,
an analysis of program accountability measures and key
performance indicators.
(G) As
used in this provision:
(1)
'Industry sectors with critical workforce
needs' means the industry sectors as outlined by the
Coordinating Council for Workforce Development and their
business and industry partners.
(2)
'Pathways' means a partnership between a
secondary education provider, a technical college, and a
business or industry that incorporates the following elements:
(a)
secondary and postsecondary education
elements;
(b)
coherent and rigorous content aligned with
challenging academic standards and relevant career and technical
content in a coordinated, non-duplicative progression of courses
that align secondary education with postsecondary education to
adequately prepare students to succeed in postsecondary
education;
(c)
opportunity for secondary education students
to participate in dual or concurrent enrollment programs or
other ways to acquire postsecondary education credits at no cost
to the student; and
(d)
student attainment of an industry-recognized
credential, or a postsecondary certificate, diploma, or
associate degree, with multiple entrance and exit
points./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB,
Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 516, paragraph 118.15
(Nonrecurring Revenue), after line 22, by inserting:
/ (3) $293,301 from Fiscal Year
2017-18 Capital Reserve Fund Lapse (Per SC Code
11-11-320./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 517, paragraph 118.15, line 3, item (2), opposite /(b) Applied Research Centers/ by striking /$1,000,000/ and inserting /$1/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 517, paragraph 118.15, line 6, item (3), opposite /Parks and Recreation Development Fund/ by striking /$4,119,137/ and inserting /$1/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 517, paragraph 118.15, line 8, item (4), opposite /Medical Contracts/ by striking /$2,000,000/ and inserting /$4,000,000/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 517, paragraph 118.15, line 10, item (5), opposite /Firefighting Equipment/ by striking /$1,500,000/ and inserting /$1,000,000/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 517, paragraph 118.15, line 12, item (6) opposite /Water Quality/ by striking /$1,000,000/ and inserting /$1/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 517, paragraph 118.15, line 14, item (7), opposite /Special Election Fund Recoupment/ by striking /$650,000/ and inserting /$600,000/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118,
STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 517, paragraph 118.15, lines 19-20, item
(10), by striking the lines in their entirety and inserting:
/(10) H730 - Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Equestrian Center PTSD Program
$500,000
(10.1) The funds appropriated to the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation in Item (10) for the Equestrian Center PTSD Program shall be used by the department to develop an equine therapy program with an emphasis on serving veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Any unexpended funds appropriated to Lander University in previous fiscal years for this purpose shall be transferred to the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation to be expended for this program. The department may utilize existing contract proposals to establish a pilot program at a single location and provide for potential expansion to other locations./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118,
STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 517, paragraph 118.15, lines 32-33, item
(15), by striking:
/(15) N200 - Law Enforcement Training
Council
Criminal Justice Academy Clothing and Equipment for
Expansion of Training $45,075./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118,
STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 517, paragraph 118.15, after line 33, by
inserting appropriately numbered items to read:
( ) H180 - Francis Marion University
(a) Medical and Health Education Classroom
Complex $5,000,000;
(b) Honors College $1;
/( ) H630 - Department of Education
Low Achieving Schools, Proviso IA.51
$1;
( ) H030 - Commission on Higher Education
Statewide Higher Education Repair and
Renovation Fund $1;
( ) H590 - State Board for Techical and Comprehensive
Education
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Nursing
Cooperative
Program with Claflin University
$1;
( ) J040 - Department of Health and Environmental
Control
(a) M.A.D. USA Men Against Domestic Violence
$1;
(b) SC Cervical Cancer Awareness Initiative
$1;
( ) L040 - Department of Social Services
Florence Crittenton $1;
( ) H790 - Department of Archives and History
Historic Buildings Preservation
$1;
( ) P160 - Department of Agriculture
Statewide Agribusiness Infrastructure
$1;
( ) P320 - Department of Commerce
(a) Deal Closing Fund
$1;
(b) Economic Development Hubs and Community
Development
Infrastructure
$1;
( ) Y140 - State Ports Authority
Jasper Ocean Terminal Port
$1;
( ) B040 - Judicial Department
Digital Recording (5 Court Rooms)
$1;
( ) D100 - State Law Enforcement Division
(a) Forensics Equipment
$1;
(b) First Responder PTSD Treatment
$1;
( ) E200 - Office of the Attorney General
IT/Infrastructure Upgrades $1;
( ) E210 - Prosecution Coordination
Commission
Case Management System $1;
( ) K050 - Department of Public Safety
(a) Rifles for Highway Patrol
$1;
(b) Local Law Enforcement Grants
$1;
( ) N040 - Department of Corrections
Security Systems and Equipment Repairs and
Upgrades $1;
( ) P240 - Department of Natural Resources
Natural Resources Significant Sites Grant
Program $1;
( ) P400 - S C Conservation Bank
Conservation Bank Trust $1;
( ) R360 - Department of Labor, Licensing and
Regulation
Local Fire Department Grants
$1;
( ) R400 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Act 40 of 2017 Implementation Costs
$1;
( ) R600 - Department of Employment and Workforce
Be Pro Be Proud $1;
( ) D500 - Department of Administration
State-Owned Building Maintenance
$1;
( ) E240 - Office of Adjutant General
(a) Statewide Readiness Centers - Female
Latrines (12) $1;
(b) Standalone Kitchens
$1;
(c) Infrastructure Improvements
$1;
( ) P280 - Department of Parks, Recreation and
Tourism
(a) State Park Maintenance Needs
$1;
(b) International African American Museum
$1;
(c) Murrells Inlet Channel Clearing
$1;
(d) Morris Island Lighthouse
$1;/
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