General Appropriations Bill H. 4700 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998
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9 SECTION 6 - H67 - EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION
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11 6.1. (ETV: Grants/Contributions Carry Forward) The Educational Television Commission shall be permitted to carry forward any
12 funds derived from grant awards or designated contributions and any state funds necessary to match such funds, provided that these funds
13 be expended for the programs which they were originally designated.
14 6.2. (ETV: School Reception Equipment Purchase) Of the funds appropriated to ETV for School Services, $183,000 must be used
15 exclusively for school reception equipment supplies and maintenance.
16 6.3. (ETV: New Facility Equipment Purchases & Renovations) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Commission, with
17 approval by the Budget and Control Board, is allowed to sell or lease its facilities, equipment, programs, publications, and other program
18 related materials, and funds received therefrom may be used for equipment purchases and renovations of the new facility.
19 6.4. (ETV: Adjacent Property Construction/Renovation) The funds authorized for the Educational Television Commission in sub-
20 subitem (b) of subitem (15), Section 1, of Act 638 of 1988, may also be used for the construction and renovation of properties adjacent
21 to the state owned State-Record property. These funds must not be spent on facilities located on the adjacent properties until they are
22 owned by the Education Television Endowment of South Carolina and until the State has an option to acquire these properties from the
23 Endowment for $1.00.
24 6.5. (ETV: Digital Satellite) The state's digital satellite video transmission system will support public and higher education, enhance
25 the statewide delivery of health care services, improve public service, and assist state agencies with statewide personnel training. To
26 facilitate the achievement of these objectives, there is created a Video Resources Oversight Council composed of representatives of the
27 South Carolina Educational Television Commission, the State Department of Education, the Commission on Higher Education, the Human
28 Services Coordinating Council, and the Budget and Control Board's Division of Budget and Analyses, Office of Information Technology
29 Policy and Management.