Download This Bill in Microsoft Word format
Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.255 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Leventis All Sponsors:Leventis, Giese, Hayes Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\psd\7096som99.doc Companion Bill Number:3080 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:General Committee 08 SG Subject:Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.; legislature to appropriate funds for; Appropriation Acts, General Assembly History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 08 SG referred to Committee Senate 19981216 Prefiled, referred to Committee 08 SG Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 25-11-25 SO AS TO REQUIRE, BEGINNING WITH FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000, THAT APPROPRIATIONS BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO VETERANS' ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE AN APPROPRIATION IN A LIKE AMOUNT AND UNDER THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO THE VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC., AND TO REQUIRE THIS APPROPRIATION BE IN ADDITION TO FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FOR VETERANS' ORGANIZATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 25-11-25. Beginning with fiscal year 1999-2000, to the extent that the General Assembly appropriates funds for the use of veterans' organizations, it must appropriate funds for the use of the Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., in a like amount and under the same conditions. The appropriation for the Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., must be in addition to amounts previously appropriated for other veterans' organizations."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
This web page was last updated on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 9:04 A.M.