South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 3495

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General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Kirsh
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20125sd07.doc

Introduced in the House on February 13, 2007
Introduced in the Senate on April 25, 2007
Currently residing in the Senate

Summary: Technical college presidents salaries

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/13/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-6
   2/13/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-6
   4/18/2007  House   Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means HJ-13
   4/24/2007  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Ott HJ-84
   4/24/2007  House   Read second time HJ-84
   4/24/2007          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/25/2007  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-19
   4/25/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-20
   4/25/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-20
   5/16/2007  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance SJ-13

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/13/2007
4/18/2007
4/24/2007
5/16/2007

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COMMITTEE REPORT

May 16, 2007

H. 3495

Introduced by Rep. Kirsh

S. Printed 5/16/07--S.

Read the first time April 25, 2007.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3495) to amend Sections 8-11-160 and 8-11-165, both as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the Agency Head Salary Commission, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:

/    SECTION    1.    Section 8-11-160 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 20 of 1987, is further amended to read:

"Section 8-11-160.    (A)    All boards and commissions are required to submit justification of an agency head's or technical college president's performance and salary recommendations to the Agency Head Salary Commission. This commission consists of four appointees of the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, four appointees of the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and three appointees of the Governor with experience in executive compensation.

(B)    Salary increases for agency heads and technical college presidents must be based on recommendations by each agency board or commission to the Agency Head Salary Commission and their recommendations to the General Assembly.

(C)    The provisions of this section and Section 8-11-165 also apply to the presidents of technical colleges in this State and to their local governing boards, and the compensation and increases in compensation of these technical college presidents is subject to the procedures and requirements contained in this section and Section 8-11-165.

(D)    For purposes of this section, a technical college president means a president of a member institution of the South Carolina Technical College System."

SECTION    2.    Section 8-11-165 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 145 of 1995, is further amended to read:

"Section 8-11-165.    It is the intent of the General Assembly that a salary and fringe benefit survey for agency heads and technical college presidents must be conducted by the Office of Human Resources of the Budget and Control Board every three years. The staff of the office shall serve as the support staff to the Agency Head Salary Commission.

No employee of agencies reviewed by the Agency Head Salary Commission may receive a salary in excess of ninety-five percent of the midpoint of the agency head salary range or the agency head actual salary, whichever is greater, except on approval of the Budget and Control Board.

No president of a technical college may receive a salary in excess of ninety-five percent of the midpoint of the agency head salary range or the agency head actual salary, whichever is greater, except on approval of the Agency Head Salary Commission and the Budget and Control Board.

The Agency Head Salary Commission may recommend to the Budget and Control Board that agency head and technical college president salaries be adjusted to the minimum of their salary ranges and may recommend to the board that agency head and technical college president salaries be adjusted when necessary up to the midpoints of their respective salary ranges. These increases must be based on criteria developed and approved by the Agency Head Salary Commission.

All new members appointed to a governing board of an agency where the performance of the agency head is reviewed and ranked by the Agency Head Salary Commission shall attend the training in agency head performance appraisal provided by the commission within the first year of their appointment unless specifically excused by the Chairman of the Agency Head Salary Commission.

For purposes of this section, a technical college president means a president of a member institution of the South Carolina Technical College System."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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Amend title to conform.

HUGH K. LEATHERMAN, SR. for Committee.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTIONS 8-11-160 AND 8-11-165, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AGENCY HEAD SALARY COMMISSION, SO AS TO INCLUDE TECHNICAL COLLEGE PRESIDENTS AS OFFICIALS TO WHICH THESE PROVISIONS APPLY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 8-11-160 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 20 of 1987, is further amended to read:

"Section 8-11-160.    (A)    All boards and commissions are required to submit justification of an agency head's or technical college president's performance and salary recommendations to the Agency Head Salary Commission. This commission consists of four appointees of the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, four appointees of the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and three appointees of the Governor with experience in executive compensation.

(B)    Salary increases for agency heads and technical college presidents must be based on recommendations by each agency board or commission to the Agency Head Salary Commission and their recommendations to the General Assembly.

(C)    The provisions of this section and Section 8-11-165 also apply to the presidents of technical colleges in this State and to their local governing boards, and the compensation and increases in compensation of these technical college presidents is subject to the procedures and requirements contained in this section and Section 8-11-165."

SECTION    2.    Section 8-11-165 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 145 of 1995, is further amended to read:

"Section 8-11-165.    It is the intent of the General Assembly that a salary and fringe benefit survey for agency heads and technical college presidents must be conducted by the Office of Human Resources of the Budget and Control Board every three years. The staff of the office shall serve as the support staff to the Agency Head Salary Commission.

No employee of agencies reviewed by the Agency Head Salary Commission may receive a salary in excess of ninety-five percent of the midpoint of the agency head salary range or the agency head actual salary, whichever is greater, except on approval of the Budget and Control Board.

No president of a technical college may receive a salary in excess of ninety-five percent of the midpoint of the agency head salary range or the agency head actual salary, whichever is greater, except on approval of the Agency Head Salary Commission and the Budget and Control Board.

The Agency Head Salary Commission may recommend to the Budget and Control Board that agency head and technical college president salaries be adjusted to the minimum of their salary ranges and may recommend to the board that agency head and technical college president salaries be adjusted when necessary up to the midpoints of their respective salary ranges. These increases must be based on criteria developed and approved by the Agency Head Salary Commission.

All new members appointed to a governing board of an agency where the performance of the agency head is reviewed and ranked by the Agency Head Salary Commission shall attend the training in agency head performance appraisal provided by the commission within the first year of their appointment unless specifically excused by the Chairman of the Agency Head Salary Commission."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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