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| Amend Section 56-5-1520, relating to speed limits, so as to provide that unpaved roads be limited to the speed of 45 miles per hour
Rep. CANTY explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. CANTY proposed the following Amendment No. 5, which was tabled.
Amend Section 56-5-1520, so as to require the speed limit on unpaved roads of more than one mile distance be posted.
Rep. CANTY explained the amendment.
Rep. LOFTIS moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
The Bill, as amended, was read the second time and ordered to third reading.
Rep. TOWNSEND asked unanimous consent that H. 4323 be read a third time tomorrow.
Rep. SHEHEEN objected.
Rep. STILLE moved to adjourn debate upon the following Bill until Tuesday, April 9, which was adopted.
H. 4637 -- Reps. Townsend, Allison, Howard and Wright: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-103-15 SO AS TO DEFINE THE MISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND OF EACH TYPE OF PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING; TO AMEND SECTION 59-103-20, RELATING TO STUDIES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A COORDINATED, EFFICIENT, AND RESPONSIVE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THIS STATE AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMISSION IN THIS REGARD; TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 59-103-30 SO AS TO ESTABLISH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR ACADEMIC QUALITY IN THE
The SPEAKER granted Reps. STODDARD and J. YOUNG a leave of absence for the remainder of the day.
The following Bill was taken up.
H. 4569 -- Reps. Gamble, Koon, Hallman, Lanford, Vaughn, Keegan, Boan, H. Brown and R. Smith: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 9-1-1140, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ESTABLISHING SERVICE CREDIT IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR MATERNITY LEAVE, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT TO BE ELIGIBLE TO ESTABLISH SUCH CREDIT AN EMPLOYEE MUST NOT BE ABSENT FROM WORK FOR A PERIOD GREATER THAN TWO YEARS FOR EACH PREGNANCY.
The Committee on Ways and Means proposed the following Amendment No. 1 (Doc Name P:\amend\BBM\10725HTC.96), which was adopted.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking SECTION 1 and inserting:
/SECTION 1. The second unnumbered paragraph of Section 9-1-1140 of the 1976 Code. as last amended by Act 420 of 1994 is further amended to read:
"A period of time up to one year for each pregnancy not to exceed a total of three years service credit may be established for maternity leave provided the member pays the full actuarial cost as determined by the board. However, the payment must not be less than twelve percent of the annual salary at the time of purchase or the average of the three highest
Amend title to conform.
Rep. LANFORD explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
The Bill, as amended, was read the second time and ordered to third reading.
On motion of Rep. GAMBLE, with unanimous consent, it was ordered that H. 4569 be read the third time tomorrow.
The following Bill was taken up.
H. 4737 -- Reps. Chamblee, Lanford, Kirsh, Harrison, Wofford and Trotter: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-11-425 SO AS TO REQUIRE APPROVAL BY THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD FOR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES, TO PROVIDE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL, AND TO ESTABLISH THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COUNCIL TO ASSIST THE BOARD; TO ADD SECTION 59-7-70 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE TRANSFER OF TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION EQUIPMENT PURCHASED BY SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION FOR SCHOOLS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO ADD SECTION 59-7-80 SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION MUST SATISFY TO COMPLY WITH SUNSET REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 59-7-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE SCETV COMMISSION, SO AS TO FURTHER DELINEATE CRITERIA FOR MEMBERS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 59-7-20, RELATING TO ADVISORY COMMITTEES OF THE SCETV COMMISSION, SO AS TO REVISE THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE STRUCTURE, TO DIRECT THE SCETV COMMISSION, WITH THE STATE
The Ways and Means Committee proposed the following Amendment No. 1 (Doc Name P:\amend\PFM\9154AC.96), which was adopted.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 1-11-425, page 2, by deleting lines 9 and 10 and inserting /membership shall include a representative from the Budget and Control Board Division of Operations, the Budget and Control Board Division of Budget and Analysis, the/, and on line 15 after the /./ by inserting /The Executive Director of the State Budget and Control Board shall appoint the chairman./ so that when amended, Section 1-11-425 reads:
/Section 1-11-425. The State Budget and Control Board shall approve all requests for information technology equipment and services for state government as defined by the State Procurement Code with exemptions as defined by the board through regulation. In considering requests, the board shall ensure that requests are justified, that duplication among state agencies does not exist, that systems procured provide the most efficient means for providing services and are cost-effective, and that new technologies are compatible with existing technology to the greatest extent practicable. To assist the board, an Information Technology Advisory Council is created. The membership shall include a representative from the Budget and Control Board Division of Operations, the Budget and Control Board Division of Budget and Analysis, the South Carolina Educational Television Commission, the State Department of Education, the Commission on Higher Education, the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, institutions of higher education, and other entities the board considers appropriate. The Executive Director of the State Budget and Control Board shall appoint the chairman./
Amend title to conform.
Rep. FULMER explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, in SECTION 7, by inserting immediately after /reauthorized/ and before the period on line 35, page 4, /until July 1, 2003/
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and title to conform.
Rep. ROBINSON explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
The Bill, as amended, was read the second time and ordered to third reading.
On motion of Rep. FULMER, with unanimous consent, it was ordered that H. 4737 be read the third time tomorrow.
The following Bill was taken up.
H. 4796 -- Reps. Fulmer, Koon, Harvin, Carnell, Robinson, Stuart, Seithel, Shissias, Limehouse,
Hallman, Harrell and Cotty: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 12-37-2810, 12-37-2820, 12-37-2830, 12-37-2840, 12-37-2850,
12-37-2860, 12-37-2870, AND 12-37-2880 SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS, THAT
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ANNUALLY SHALL ASSESS, EQUALIZE, AND
APPORTION THE VALUATION OF ALL MOTOR CARRIER VEHICLES, THAT THE VALUE OF
MOTOR CARRIER VEHICLES SUBJECT TO PROPERTY TAX MUST BE DETERMINED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THAT THIS PROPERTY TAX MUST BE PAID TO THE
DEPARTMENT ANNUALLY, THE METHOD THAT THE TAXES MUST BE DISBURSED, THAT
IN LIEU OF THE PROPERTY TAX AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, A ONE-TIME FEE
MAY BE PAID UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS FEE,
AND TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM PROPERTY TAXES FOR CERTAIN MOTOR
VEHICLES.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by inserting the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to read:
/SECTION . For the taxes assessed and required to be paid in accordance with this act, under Section 12-37-2850 of the 1976 Code, credit shall be allowed for motor carrier's vehicle taxes previously paid for the 1997 tax year.
SECTION . The first annual property tax return under this act, required to be filed by Section 12-37-2840 of the 1976 Code, is due June 30, 1997./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.
Rep. FULMER explained the amendment.
Rep. ROGERS moved to adjourn debate upon the Bill until Tuesday, April 9, which was adopted.
The following Bill was taken up.
S. 517 -- Senator Patterson: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 8-11-640, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CREDIT FOR PRIOR STATE SERVICE IN COMPUTING BONUS LEAVE EARNINGS AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS, SO AS TO INCREASE FROM TEN TO TWENTY THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF YEARS FOR WHICH CERTAIN EMPLOYEES SHALL RECEIVE CREDIT FOR PRIOR STATE SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF COMPUTING BONUS EARNINGS.
The Ways and Means Committee proposed the following Amendment No. 1 (Doc Name P:\amend\PFM\9155HTC.96).
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking Section 8-11-640 as contained in SECTION 1, page 1, and inserting:
/Section 8-11-640. All employees of the State as of June 2, 1972, shall receive full credit for employment prior to such that date. Following the date of After June 2, 1972, all employees who are rehired following a break in service shall must be given credit for prior state service to a maximum of ten years for purposes of computing bonus earnings except that if the rehiring is after a break in service of five years or more, the
Any permanent employee of a state agency or department must be given full state service credit for prior service as a certified employee of a school district of this State for purposes of computing bonus earnings and no credit under this paragraph may be given for any out-of-state teaching service or other service with an out-of-state school district./
Amend title to conform.
Rep. LANFORD explained the amendment.
Further proceedings were interrupted by expiration of time on the uncontested Calendar, the pending question being consideration of Amendment No. 1, Rep. LANFORD having the floor.
Rep. SHEHEEN asked unanimous consent to recall H. 4843 from the Committee on Ways and Means.
Rep. HALLMAN objected.
The veto on the following Act was taken up.
(R278) H. 3589 -- Rep. McTeer: AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO STUDY WHETHER MOTOR VEHICLES THAT ARE LEGALLY ELEVATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 56-5-4445 ARE A SAFETY HAZARD AND TO REPORT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE HOUSE EDUCATION AND PUBLIC WORKS AND SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES.
The question was put, shall the Act become a part of the law, the veto of his Excellency, the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding, the yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
McTeer Whipper, L. Whipper, S.
Allison Anderson Askins Baxley Boan Brown, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Cain Carnell Cato Chamblee Cooper Cotty Dantzler Delleney Easterday Felder Fleming Gamble Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harrison Herdklotz Hutson Inabinett Jaskwhich Jennings Keegan Kelley Keyserling Kirsh Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Lloyd Marchbanks Martin Mason McAbee McCraw Meacham Moody-Lawrence Phillips Quinn Rhoad Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Sandifer Seithel Sheheen Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Spearman Stille Stuart Townsend Tripp Trotter Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley Wilder Wilkes Wilkins Witherspoon Wofford Wright Young-Brickell
So, the veto of the Governor was sustained and a message was ordered sent to the Senate accordingly.
The veto on the following Act was taken up.
(R294) H. 4721 -- Reps. Davenport and Littlejohn: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 1189 OF 1958, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE BOILING SPRINGS FIRE DISTRICT IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY,
The question was put, shall the Act become a part of the law, the veto of his Excellency, the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding, the yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison Jaskwhich Lanford Lee Smith, D. Vaughn Walker Wells Wilder Wofford
Those who voted in the negative are:
So, the veto of the Governor was overridden and a message was ordered sent to the Senate accordingly.
The veto on the following Act was taken up.
(R295) H. 4747 -- Rep. D. Smith: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 318 OF 1965, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CHEROKEE SPRINGS FIRE DISTRICT IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF FIRE CONTROL OF THE DISTRICT TO BE ELECTED IN A NONPARTISAN ELECTION TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE TIME OF THE GENERAL ELECTION, TO PROVIDE FOR THE STAGGERING OF TERMS, AND THE MANNER OF ELECTION, AND DELETE THE PROVISION REQUIRING A TWENTY PERCENT PETITION OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT TO INITIATE AN ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
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