S 227 Session 110 (1993-1994)
S 0227 General Bill, By Wilson, Cork, Courson, Gregory, Martin, Russell and
Ryberg
Similar(H 3059)
A Bill to amend Sections 2-1-180, 11-9-880, as amended, 11-11-30, 11-11-90,
and 11-11-130, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to adjournment
of the General Assembly and the budgetary process, so as to change the date
for the mandatory adjournment of the General Assembly from the first Thursday
in June to the second Thursday in May, to change the date of the annual
initial forecast of the Board of Economic Advisors from November tenth to
October fifteenth, and to provide that the initial forecast may be adjusted
only downward, to change the date of annual estimates of financial needs by
state entities from November first to October first, to provide that joint
committee hearings on budget requests must begin on the second Tuesday in
December, to provide that supplemental appropriations may be requested from
unexpended funds from the previous fiscal year, and to prohibit supplemental
appropriations in the annual General Appropriations Act.
01/19/93 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-12
01/19/93 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-12
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTIONS 2-1-180, 11-9-880, AS AMENDED, 11-11-30, 11-11-90, AND 11-11-130, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ADJOURNMENT OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE BUDGETARY PROCESS, SO
AS TO CHANGE THE DATE FOR THE MANDATORY
ADJOURNMENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM THE
FIRST THURSDAY IN JUNE TO THE SECOND THURSDAY IN
MAY, TO CHANGE THE DATE OF THE ANNUAL INITIAL
FORECAST OF THE BOARD OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS FROM
NOVEMBER TENTH TO OCTOBER FIFTEENTH, AND TO
PROVIDE THAT THE INITIAL FORECAST MAY BE ADJUSTED
ONLY DOWNWARD, TO CHANGE THE DATE OF ANNUAL
ESTIMATES OF FINANCIAL NEEDS BY STATE ENTITIES
FROM NOVEMBER FIRST TO OCTOBER FIRST, TO PROVIDE
THAT JOINT COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON BUDGET REQUESTS
MUST BEGIN ON THE SECOND TUESDAY IN DECEMBER, TO
PROVIDE THAT SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS MAY BE
REQUESTED FROM UNEXPENDED FUNDS FROM THE
PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR, AND TO PROHIBIT SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL
APPROPRIATIONS ACT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2-1-180 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 2-1-180. The regular annual session of the General
Assembly shall must adjourn sine die each year not
later than 5:00 p.m. on the first second Thursday in
June May. In any year that the House of
Representatives fails to give third reading to the annual General
Appropriation Bill by March thirty-first, the date of sine die
adjournment is extended by one statewide day for each statewide day
after March thirty-first that the House of Representatives fails to give
the bill third reading. The session may also be extended
by concurrent resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of both the
Senate and House of Representatives. During the time between 5:00
p.m. on the first second Thursday in June
May and the extended sine die adjournment date, as set
forth herein, no legislation or other business may be considered
except the General Appropriation Appropriations Bill
and any matters approved for consideration by a concurrent resolution
adopted by two-thirds vote in both houses."
SECTION 2. Section 11-9-880(A) of the 1976 Code, as last
amended by Act 501 of 1992, is further amended to read:
"(A) The Board of Economic Advisors shall make an initial
forecast of economic conditions in the State and state revenues for the
next fiscal year no later than November tenth October
fifteenth of each year and any subsequent adjustments to the
October fifteenth forecast may be only downward adjustments.
Adjustments to the forecast must be considered on December tenth and
January tenth. A final forecast for the next fiscal year must be made
on February fifteenth. The February fifteenth forecast may be adjusted
monthly if the board determines that changing economic conditions
have affected the February fifteenth forecast. Prior to making or
adjusting any forecast, the board must consult with outside economic
experts with respect to national and South Carolina economic business
conditions. All forecasts and adjusted forecasts must contain:
(1) a brief description of the econometric model and all
assumptions and basic decisions underlying the forecasts;
(2) a projection of state revenues on a quarterly basis;
(3) separate discussions of any industry which employs more
than twenty percent of the state's total nonagricultural employment
and separate projections for these industries.
SECTION 3. Section 11-11-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 11-11-30. On or before the first day of
November October, annually, each of the several
State state departments, bureaus, divisions, officers,
commissions, institutions, and other agencies and undertakings
receiving or asking financial aid from the State shall report to the
State Budget and Control Board, on official estimate blanks furnished
for such that purpose, an estimate in itemized form
showing the amount needed for the year beginning with the first day
of July thereafter. The official estimate blanks which must be
used in making these reports shall must be furnished
by the Board board, shall must be
uniform, and shall clearly must designate
clearly the kind of information to be given
thereon."
SECTION 4. Section 11-11-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 11-11-90. The standing committees of the House
of Representatives and of the Senate in charge of appropriation
measures shall sit jointly in open sessions while considering the
budget and shall begin such joint meetings within five days after the
budget has been submitted to the General Assembly by the State
Budget and Control Board to hold budget hearings for the
ensuing fiscal year. The annual initial hearing must convene
on the second Tuesday in December. This The
joint committee may cause the attendance of shall give
opportunity for heads or responsible representatives of the
departments, institutions, and all other agencies of the State
to furnish such information and answer such questions
as the joint committee shall require and to these sessions shall be
admitted, with the right to be heard, all persons interested in the
estimates under consideration. The Board, or its representatives, and
the Governor-elect shall have the right to sit at these public hearings
and be heard on all matters coming before the joint committee
pertaining to budget requests for the ensuing fiscal
year."
SECTION 5. Section 11-11-130 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 11-11-130. Any agency of the this
State of South Carolina desiring to request supplemental
appropriations from funds not expended the previous fiscal
year shall submit such its requests to the Budget
and Control Board on or before February first of each year. These
requests shall must contain such information
and be in such a form as the Budget and Control
Board may require. The Budget and Control Board may conduct
such investigations and hearings as it may deem
considers necessary and shall, not later than March
fifteenth, shall submit to the presiding officers of each
House house its recommendations for supplemental
appropriations. The recommendations for supplemental appropriations
shall must be accompanied by a statement from the
Budget and Control Board as to the availability of revenue to fund the
proposed expenditures. No supplemental appropriations may be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act."
SECTION 6. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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