Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
The House assembled at 9:30 a.m.
Deliberations were opened with prayer by Rev. Charles E. Seastrunk, Jr., as follows:
Our thought for today is from Psalm 18:31: "For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God?"
Let us pray. Grant us, O Lord, the strength to confront those things that are difficult and the courage to work for justice. Empower these Representatives to trust in You to help them make the right decisions in our work today. Give them the strength to persevere until the work is concluded. Bless our Nation, President, State, Governor, Speaker and all who serve in these halls of government. Protect our defenders of freedom at home and abroad as they protect us. In the name of our Lord. Amen.
Pursuant to Rule 6.3, the House of Representatives was led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America by the SPEAKER.
After corrections to the Journal of the proceedings of yesterday, the SPEAKER ordered it confirmed.
Rep. HART moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn in memory of A. T. Brown of Columbia, which was agreed to.
The House stood in silent prayer for the family of House of Representatives employee Mary Denis Clark Cauthen in the death of her father, John Clark.
Rep. LEACH, from the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions, submitted a favorable report on:
H. 3696 (Word version) -- Reps. Barfield and Leach: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO MEMORIALIZE THE UNITED STATES
Rep. LEACH, from the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions, submitted a favorable report on:
S. 358 (Word version) -- Senator Knotts: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REAFFIRM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S COMMITMENT TO OPEN GOVERNMENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA; TO RECOGNIZE THE ROLE PLAYED BY THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT IN OPEN GOVERNMENT AND TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION FOR ITS ROLE IN PROMOTING OPEN GOVERNMENT; TO DECLARE MARCH 11, 2007, AS "SUNSHINE SUNDAY" AND MARCH 11-17, 2007, AS "OPEN GOVERNMENT WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA" AND TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN THESE ACTIVITIES COMMEMORATING OUR OPEN, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT.
Ordered for consideration tomorrow.
Rep. LEACH, from the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions, submitted a favorable report on:
S. 494 (Word version) -- Senator Pinckney: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE PORTION OF HIGHWAY 64 FROM THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 64 AND 17 TO THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 64 AND 17A, FROM JACKSONBORO TO WALTERBORO, IN HONOR OF ANNIE MAE KINSEY AND TO INSTALL APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS AT THE INTERSECTION CONTAINING THE WORDS "ANNIE MAE KINSEY HIGHWAY".
Ordered for consideration tomorrow.
On motion of Rep. VIERS, with unanimous consent, the following was taken up for immediate consideration:
H. 3705 (Word version) -- Rep. Viers: A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SOUTH CAROLINA STUDENT LEGISLATURE TO USE THE HOUSE CHAMBER ON OCTOBER 31, NOVEMBER 1, AND NOVEMBER 2, 2007, AND THE AVAILABLE MEETING SPACE IN THE BLATT OFFICE BUILDING ON OCTOBER 31, 2007, FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL MEETING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BUILDING POLICY AS ADMINISTERED BY THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
Whereas, the South Carolina Student Legislature encourages the youth of our State to develop enthusiasm and appreciation for governmental and community issues; and
Whereas, the South Carolina Student Legislature has produced many great leaders throughout our State and nation. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the South Carolina Student Legislature is allowed the use of the House Chamber on October 31, November 1, and November 2, 2007, and the Blatt Office Building on October 31, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. If the General Assembly is in statewide session on any of these days or if the House Chamber is otherwise unavailable, the House Chamber and the Blatt Building may not be used on those dates.
The Resolution was adopted.
The following was introduced:
H. 3706 (Word version) -- Reps. Duncan and Talley: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE DISAPPROVAL OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION REGARDING LABOR UNION ELECTIONS, AND TO URGE THE SOUTH CAROLINA
The following was introduced:
H. 3707 (Word version) -- Reps. Govan, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Hosey, Ott, Sellers, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Anderson, Anthony, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, Brantley, Breeland, G. Brown, R. Brown, Cato, Ceips, Chalk, Chellis, Clemmons, Coleman, Cooper, Cotty, Crawford, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Duncan, Edge, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Gullick, Hagood, Haley, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, Harvin, Haskins, Hayes, Herbkersman, Hinson, Hiott, Hodges, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Jennings, Kelly, Kennedy, Kirsh, Knight, Leach, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Loftis, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, Mahaffey, McLeod, Merrill, Miller, Mitchell, Moody-Lawrence, Moss, Mulvaney, J. H. Neal, J. M. Neal, Neilson, Owens, Parks, Perry, Phillips, Pinson, E. H. Pitts, M. A. Pitts, Rice, Rutherford, Sandifer, Scarborough, Scott, Shoopman, Simrill, Skelton, D. C. Smith, F. N. Smith, G. M. Smith, G. R. Smith, J. E. Smith, J. R. Smith, W. D. Smith, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stewart, Talley, Taylor, Thompson, Toole, Umphlett, Vick, Viers, Walker, Weeks, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Witherspoon and Young: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE DESIREE LEWIS OF ORANGEBURG ON BEING CROWNED MISS BLACK SOUTH CAROLINA USA 2007 AND WISH HER MUCH SUCCESS DURING HER REIGN AND IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
The Concurrent Resolution was agreed to and ordered sent to the Senate.
The following was introduced:
H. 3708 (Word version) -- Reps. Harrell, Leach, Thompson, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Anderson, Anthony, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham,
Whereas, under the direction of Head Coach Steve Spurrier, the University of South Carolina football team recently concluded an outstanding 2006 season with eight wins including a thrilling high-scoring victory over Houston in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis; and
Whereas, as a quarterback for the University of Florida, Coach Spurrier won the Heisman Trophy in 1966, which symbolizes the best collegiate player for that year; and
Whereas, in 1983, he first became a head coach for Tampa Bay of the USFL and in 1987 began his college coaching career as a head coach at Duke University winning the ACC title before he moved on to Florida in 1990, where he won six outright SEC titles and one national championship; and
Whereas, as the University of South Carolina's thirty-second head coach, he has inspired the Gamecock players, alumni, fans, and supporters to believe that any football goal is possible to achieve through hard work, team work, and perseverance and the performance of the 2006 team gives evidence to this; and
Whereas, as a result of two excellent years under Coach Spurrier, the Gamecocks 2007 recruiting class is ranked by most analysts in the top ten nationally, and by some, in the top five nationally which should help make the Gamecocks a strong force in the Southeastern Conference for many years to come; and
Whereas, perhaps the biggest attribute Coach Spurrier brings to South Carolina is his reputation as a coach of integrity, who follows the rules while at the same time expecting his team to compete to the very best of its ability on the field; and
Whereas, the members of the House of Representatives, by this resolution, would like to congratulate Steve Spurrier and his University of South Carolina football team on its great 2006 season and thank Coach Spurrier and his players for bringing wonderful credit and recognition not only upon themselves, but upon their university and State as well. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina congratulate University of South Carolina Head Football Coach Steve Spurrier and the University of South Carolina football team for an outstanding 2006 season which concluded with a total of eight wins including a victory over Houston in the Liberty Bowl, in Memphis, and for bringing to the Gamecock program a renewed sense of pride and accomplishment.
The Resolution was adopted.
The Senate sent to the House the following:
S. 559 (Word version) -- Senator Grooms: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE MRS. JANIE LANGLEY FOR BEING NAMED SOUTH CAROLINA MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR AND TO THANK HER FOR HER TIRELESS DEDICATION IN MAKING MACEDONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL A SOURCE OF PRIDE TO HER DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY.
The Concurrent Resolution was agreed to and ordered returned to the Senate with concurrence.
The Senate sent to the House the following:
S. 560 (Word version) -- Senator Alexander: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO COMMEND DR. LIAM FOX, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, FOR HIS TRULY DISTINGUISHED CAREER AS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND IN THE FIELD OF MEDICINE, AND TO RECOGNIZE HIS DEDICATION TO THE CITIZENS OF WOODSPRING AND THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR HIS EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES.
The Concurrent Resolution was agreed to and ordered returned to the Senate with concurrence.
The Senate sent to the House the following:
S. 573 (Word version) -- Senator Lourie: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO HONOR DR. SHARON L. BUDDIN, PRINCIPAL OF BLYTHEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, FOR HER THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS OF SERVICE AS AN EDUCATOR UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT, AND TO EXTEND BEST WISHES FOR
The Concurrent Resolution was agreed to and ordered returned to the Senate with concurrence.
The following Bills were introduced, read the first time, and referred to appropriate committees:
H. 3709 (Word version) -- Reps. Thompson, Cotty, Brady, Chellis, Harrison, Kirsh, Lowe, Lucas, Merrill, Sandifer, Whitmire and Young: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 57-11-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND, THE STATE NON-FEDERAL AID HIGHWAY FUND, AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AFFIRMATIVELY TO APPROPRIATE THE REVENUES OF THESE FUNDS IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE SAME MANNER THAT GENERAL FUND REVENUES ARE APPROPRIATED FOR THE OPERATIONS OF CABINET AGENCIES, TO PROHIBIT THE APPROPRIATION OF THESE REVENUES FOR ANY PURPOSE UNRELATED TO THE MISSION AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TO ESTABLISH PRIORITIES IN THE APPROPRIATION OF THESE FUNDS, AND TO ADJUST THE STATE BUDGET PROCESS TO REFLECT THESE CHANGES.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
H. 3710 (Word version) -- Rep. McLeod: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-3360, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TARGETED JOBS TAX CREDIT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IN A COUNTY DESIGNATED "MODERATELY DEVELOPED" WHICH IS CONTIGUOUS TO AT LEAST FOUR COUNTIES DESIGNATED "DISTRESSED" OR "LEAST DEVELOPED", THE CREDIT ALLOWED IS ONE TIER HIGHER THAN THE CREDIT FOR WHICH THE COUNTY WOULD OTHERWISE QUALIFY.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
H. 3712 (Word version) -- Rep. Witherspoon: A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 27, TITLE 48, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE LICENSING AND REGULATION OF FORESTERS, SO AS TO CONFORM THIS CHAPTER TO THE STATUTORY ORGANIZATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ESTABLISHED FOR PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS IN CHAPTER 1, TITLE 40, TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR AND CLARIFY PROFESSIONAL FORESTRY STANDARDS AND PRACTICES, TO REVISE PROCEDURES FOR LICENSING OF FORESTRY PROFESSIONALS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
H. 3713 (Word version) -- Rep. Rice: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-11-735 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE EMPLOYEE INSURANCE PROGRAM OF THE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD IS DIRECTED TO DEVELOP, FOR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR SPOUSES WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEALTH PLANS OFFERED BY THE EMPLOYEE INSURANCE PROGRAM, AN INCENTIVE PLAN IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH
H. 3715 (Word version) -- Rep. Talley: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-750 SO AS TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS FOR PURPOSES OF THE SECTION AND TO PROVIDE AN ENHANCED PENALTY FOR PERSONS AFFILIATED WITH A SCHOOL IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY WHO COMMIT CERTAIN DELINEATED CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT, EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, OR KIDNAPPING OFFENSES AGAINST A STUDENT.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
S. 103 (Word version) -- Senators Jackson, Lourie, Gregory, Fair, Ford and Knotts: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 44-95-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CLEAN INDOOR AIR ACT, INCLUDING EXCEPTIONS TO PLACES WHERE SMOKING IS PROHIBITED, SO AS TO DELETE PROVISIONS ALLOWING SMOKING IN CERTAIN PRIVATE OFFICES AND TEACHER LOUNGES AT SCHOOLS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-485 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO SMOKE OR POSSESS LIGHTED SMOKING MATERIAL IN OUTDOOR AREAS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PRESCHOOLS AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
S. 213 (Word version) -- Senators Lourie, Hayes, Fair, Setzler, Courson, Vaughn, Cromer, Leatherman, McGill, Knotts, Alexander and Williams: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ENACTING THE "PREVENTION OF UNDERAGE DRINKING AND ACCESS TO ALCOHOL ACT OF 2007" SO AS TO ADD ARTICLE 19, CHAPTER 4, TITLE 61 TO REQUIRE THE REGISTRATION OF KEGS, TO DEFINE TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ARTICLE, TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF KEGS, AND TO PROVIDE FINES FOR
S. 291 (Word version) -- Senators Ritchie, McConnell, Malloy, Sheheen, Peeler, Courson, Setzler, Mescher, Gregory, Anderson and Cleary: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-104-25 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A RESIDENT STUDENT WHO HAS COMPLETED AT LEAST THIRTY CREDIT HOURS AND IS ATTENDING A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE INSTITUTION IN THIS STATE, MAJORING IN SCIENCE OR MATHEMATICS, AND RECEIVING A PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP SHALL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL PALMETTO FELLOWS LOAN FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS UNDERGRADUATE TERM IF HE MEETS CERTAIN CONDITIONS, INCLUDING MAKING SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS TOWARD RECEIVING AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN SCIENCE OR MATHEMATICS, TO PROVIDE THAT A SCIENCE OR MATHEMATICS MAJOR INCLUDES AN ENGINEERING MAJOR, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE RECIPIENT OF THE LOAN MAY HAVE THE LOAN CANCELED PURSUANT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-149-15 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A RESIDENT STUDENT WHO HAS COMPLETED AT LEAST THIRTY CREDIT HOURS AND IS ATTENDING A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE INSTITUTION IN THIS STATE, MAJORING IN SCIENCE OR MATHEMATICS, AND RECEIVING A LIFE
S. 448 (Word version) -- Senator Martin: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-360 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TAKE OR ATTEMPT TO TAKE ELK EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY REGULATION OF THE DEPARTMENT AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
The following was introduced:
H. 3714 (Word version) -- Rep. J. E. Smith: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE NATCHEZ INDIAN TRIBE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ON THE DISTINGUISHED HONOR OF ITS RECOGNITION AS A "GROUP" BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR MINORITY AFFAIRS ON FEBRUARY 2, 2007.
The Concurrent Resolution was agreed to and ordered sent to the Senate.
The roll call of the House of Representatives was taken resulting as follows:
Agnew Alexander Allen Anthony Bales Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bingham Bowen
Bowers Brady Branham Brantley Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Cato Ceips Chalk Chellis Clemmons Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cooper Crawford Dantzler Delleney Duncan Frye Funderburk Gambrell Govan Gullick Hagood Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hart Harvin Hayes Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Hodges Hosey Howard Huggins Jefferson Kelly Kirsh Knight Leach Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Lowe Lucas Mack Mahaffey McLeod Merrill Miller Mitchell Moss Mulvaney J. M. Neal Ott Owens Parks Phillips Pinson E. H. Pitts Rice Sandifer Scarborough Scott Sellers Shoopman Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith W. D. Smith Spires Stavrinakis Stewart Talley Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Walker Weeks Whipper White Whitmire Williams Witherspoon Young
I came in after the roll call and was present for the Session on Wednesday, March 14.
Carl Anderson Skipper Perry Fletcher Smith Tracy Edge Joseph Neal Denny Neilson Thad Viers Creighton Coleman Gloria Haskins Kenneth Kennedy Bill Cotty G. Murrell Smith
Ted Vick Douglas Jennings Todd Rutherford Ralph Davenport
The SPEAKER granted Rep. COTTY a temporary leave of absence to attend a funeral.
Announcement was made that Dr. Steven Ross of Florence was the Doctor of the Day for the General Assembly.
In accordance with House Rule 5.2 below:
"5.2 Every bill before presentation shall have its title endorsed; every report, its title at length; every petition, memorial, or other paper, its prayer or substance; and, in every instance, the name of the member presenting any paper shall be endorsed and the papers shall be presented by the member to the Speaker at the desk. A member may add his name to a bill or resolution or a co-sponsor of a bill or resolution may remove his name at any time prior to the bill or resolution receiving passage on second reading. The member or co-sponsor shall notify the Clerk of the House in writing of his desire to have his name added or removed from the bill or resolution. The Clerk of the House shall print the member's or co-sponsor's written notification in the House Journal. The removal or addition of a name does not apply to a bill or resolution sponsored by a committee."
Bill Number: H. 3240 (Word version)
Date: ADD:
03/14/07 HARRELL
Bill Number: H. 3547 (Word version)
Date: ADD:
03/14/07 BALLENTINE
Bill Number: H. 3548 (Word version)
Date: ADD:
03/14/07 BALLENTINE
Bill Number: H. 3284 (Word version)
Date: ADD:
03/14/07 LOWE
Bill Number: H. 3138 (Word version)
Date: ADD:
03/14/07 MCLEOD
Debate was resumed on the following Bill, the pending question being the consideration of Section 22, Part IA.
H. 3620 -- Ways and Means Committee: A BILL TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS AND TO PROVIDE REVENUES TO MEET THE ORDINARY EXPENSES OF STATE GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2007; TO REGULATE THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS; TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATION OF STATE GOVERNMENT DURING THE FISCAL YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-510, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE RATES AND INCOME BRACKETS APPLICABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS, ESTATES, AND TRUSTS FOR PURPOSES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA INCOME TAX ACT, SO AS TO REDUCE THE TOP MARGINAL TAX RATE FROM SEVEN PERCENT TO 6.83 PERCENT AND TO UPDATE THE BRACKETS TO REFLECT PAST INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS; TO RETITLE ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 11, TITLE 1, RELATING TO EMPLOYEES AND RETIREMENT INSURANCE AS "EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES INSURANCE-ACCOUNTING FOR POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS", TO MAKE FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO THE STATE'S COMPLIANCE WITH NEW REQUIREMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD FOR
Rep. WITHERSPOON proposed the following Amendment No. 220 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004\witherspoon.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 22, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, page 160, line 27, opposite /SC Quality Program/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
Column 3 Column 4
1,200,000 1,200,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. WITHERSPOON explained the amendment.
Rep. COOPER moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. FUNDERBURK proposed the following Amendment No. 170 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\council\dka\3237mm07.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 22, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, page 158, immediately after line 31, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 3 Column 4
SNAP (State Nutrition Assistance Program)
2,000,000 2,000,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. FUNDERBURK explained the amendment.
Rep. HINSON moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Section 22 was adopted.
Section 23A was adopted.
Rep. WITHERSPOON proposed the following Amendment No. 161 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\010\dnr boating.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 24, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, page 176, immediately after line 20, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 3 Column 4
Recreational Boating Access Grant Program
1,000,000 1,000,000
Rep. WITHERSPOON explained the amendment.
Rep. YOUNG moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Section 24 was adopted.
Section 26 was adopted.
Rep. HOSEY proposed the following Amendment No. 12 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\003\hosey allendale cty eco $1m.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 27, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page 184, immediately after line 36, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 3 Column 4
Allendale County Economic Development
1,000,000 1,000,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. HOSEY explained the amendment.
Rep. HINSON moved to table the amendment.
Rep. HOSEY demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Brady Cato Ceips Chellis Clemmons Cooper Crawford Dantzler Delleney Duncan Edge
Frye Gambrell Gullick Hagood Haley Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hinson Hiott Huggins Kelly Kirsh Knight Leach Limehouse Littlejohn Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Mulvaney Owens Perry Pinson E. H. Pitts Rice Scarborough Shoopman Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Spires Stavrinakis Stewart Talley Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Viers Walker White Whitmire Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Anderson Anthony Bales Bowers Branham Brantley Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Chalk Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Funderburk Govan Hart Harvin Hayes Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Mack McLeod Miller Mitchell Moss J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Ott Phillips Scott Sellers F. N. Smith Vick Weeks Whipper Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. HOSEY proposed the following Amendment No. 13 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\003\hosey barnwell cty eco $1.5m.doc), which was tabled:
Column 3 Column 4
Barnwell County Economic Development
1,500,000 1,500,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. HOSEY explained the amendment.
Rep. HINSON moved to table the amendment.
Rep. HOSEY demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Cato Ceips Chellis Clemmons Cooper Crawford Dantzler Delleney Duncan Edge Frye Gambrell Gullick Hagood Haley Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hinson Hiott Huggins Kelly Kirsh Knight Leach Littlejohn Lowe Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Moss Mulvaney Owens Phillips Pinson Rice Scarborough Shoopman Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Spires Stavrinakis Stewart Talley Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Viers Walker White Whitmire Witherspoon Young
Agnew Alexander Anderson Anthony Bales Bowers Branham Brantley Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Govan Hart Harvin Hayes Hosey Howard Mack McLeod Miller Neilson Scott Sellers Vick Weeks Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. HINSON proposed the following Amendment No. 53 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\003\hinson engineer.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 27, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page 187, after line 23, by inserting:
Column 3 Column 4
/new position:
Engineer II 55,000
(FTE 1.00) /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 188, line 6, opposite /employer contrib./ by increasing the amount in Column 3 by:
Column 3 Column 4
15,400
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. HINSON explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. MILLER proposed the following Amendment No. 257 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\council\bbm\9852htc07.doc), which was ruled out of order:
Column 3 Column 4
Special Economic Development Grants Fund
81,000,000 /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. MILLER explained the amendment.
Rep. COOPER raised the Point of Order that Amendment No. 257 was out of order under Rule 5.3 (B) in that it affected the appropriation of funds over five million dollars during the fiscal year and there was no written corresponding appropriation reduction attached to the Amendment.
SPEAKER HARRELL sustained the Point of Order and ruled the Amendment out of order.
Section 27, as amended, was adopted.
Rep. HAGOOD proposed the following Amendment No. 59 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\003\hagood con bk $2.5 mil.doc), which was rejected:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 29A, S.C. CONSERVATION BANK, page 191, line 9, opposite /Conserv. Bank Trust/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
Column 3 Column 4
2,500,000 2,500,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. HAGOOD explained the amendment.
Rep. HINSON spoke against the amendment.
Rep. HINSON moved to table the amendment.
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Anderson Barfield Bedingfield Bowen Cato Clemmons Cooper Dantzler Frye Gambrell Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Haskins Hinson Hiott Jefferson Kirsh Leach Littlejohn Loftis Lucas Mahaffey Mulvaney Owens Perry E. H. Pitts Rice Sandifer Shoopman Skelton D. C. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Stewart Taylor Viers Walker White Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Anthony Bales Ballentine Bannister Battle Bingham Bowers Brady Branham Brantley Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Ceips Chellis Coleman Crawford Delleney Duncan Edge Funderburk Govan Gullick Hagood Haley Harrison Hart Harvin Hayes Herbkersman Hodges Hosey Howard Huggins Jennings Kelly Kennedy Knight Lowe Mack McLeod Merrill Miller Moss J. H. Neal Neilson Ott Phillips Pinson Scarborough Scott Sellers
Simrill Spires Stavrinakis Thompson Toole Umphlett Vick Weeks Whipper Williams
So, the House refused to table the amendment.
Rep. COOPER spoke against the amendment.
The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.
Rep. KENNEDY demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Agnew Alexander Anderson Bales Ballentine Bannister Bowers Brady Branham Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Ceips Coleman Delleney Duncan Edge Funderburk Gullick Hagood Hart Harvin Herbkersman Hodges Huggins Kelly Kennedy Knight Lowe Mack McLeod Miller Phillips Scarborough Scott Sellers Spires Stavrinakis Toole Umphlett Vick Weeks
Those who voted in the negative are:
Anthony Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Brantley Cato Chellis Clemmons Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cooper Crawford Dantzler Frye Gambrell Govan
Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Haskins Hayes Hinson Hiott Hosey Howard Jefferson Jennings Kirsh Leach Littlejohn Loftis Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Mitchell Moss Mulvaney J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Neilson Ott Owens Parks Perry Pinson E. H. Pitts Rice Sandifer Shoopman Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Stewart Taylor Thompson Viers Walker Whipper White Whitmire Williams Witherspoon Young
So, the amendment was rejected.
I would have voted in favor of Amendment No. 59, however money was mistakenly taken from recurring funds instead of one-time funds. That would have thrown the budget out of balance this year and created a deficit next year.
Rep. Converse Chellis
I would have voted in favor of Amendment No. 59, however money was mistakenly taken from recurring funds instead of one-time funds. That would have thrown the budget out of balance this year and created a deficit next year.
Rep. Kristopher Crawford
The SPEAKER granted Rep. NEILSON a temporary leave of absence.
Column 3 Column 4
20,407,641 20,407,641
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. SCOTT explained the amendment.
Rep. COOPER moved to table the amendment.
Rep. SCOTT demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Anthony Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Brady Cato Chellis Clemmons Cobb-Hunter Coleman Cooper Crawford Dantzler Delleney Duncan Edge Frye Gambrell Gullick Hagood Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hayes Hinson Hiott Huggins Jefferson Jennings Kelly Kirsh Knight Leach Loftis Lowe Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Mitchell Moss Mulvaney J. H. Neal Ott Owens Perry Pinson E. H. Pitts Rice Shoopman Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith W. D. Smith Spires Stavrinakis Stewart
Talley Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Vick Viers Walker White Whitmire Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Anderson Bales Bowers Branham Brantley Breeland R. Brown Ceips Chalk Clyburn Cotty Funderburk Hart Harvin Haskins Herbkersman Hodges Hosey Howard Kennedy Limehouse Mack McLeod Miller J. M. Neal Phillips Scarborough Scott Sellers Weeks Whipper Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. SCOTT proposed the following Amendment No. 197 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\001\js conserv bank 10.2m.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 29A, S.C. CONSERVATION BANK, page 191, line 9, opposite /conserv. bank trust/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
Column 3 Column 4
10,203,820 10,203,820
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. SCOTT explained the amendment.
Rep. COOPER moved to table the amendment.
Rep. SCOTT demanded the yeas and nays, which were not ordered.
Section 29A was adopted.
Rep. SCOTT proposed the following Amendment No. 249 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\010\scottalljud.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 30, JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, page 194, immediately after line 4, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 3 Column 4
New Positions:
Family Court Judge
420,000 420,000
(2.00) (2.00)
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. SCOTT explained the amendment.
Rep. YOUNG moved to table the amendment.
Rep. SCOTT demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Anthony Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Brady Cato Ceips Chalk Chellis Clemmons Cobb-Hunter Cooper Cotty Crawford Dantzler Delleney Duncan Frye Gambrell Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Kelly Kirsh Knight Leach Limehouse Loftis Lowe
Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Moss Mulvaney J. H. Neal Perry Phillips Pinson E. H. Pitts Rice Sandifer Scarborough Shoopman Skelton D. C. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith W. D. Smith Spires Stewart Talley Taylor Umphlett Walker White Whitmire Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Anderson Bales Brantley Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Clyburn Funderburk Govan Gullick Hagood Harrison Hart Harvin Haskins Hayes Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Kennedy Mack McLeod Miller Mitchell J. M. Neal Ott Parks Scott Sellers Simrill Stavrinakis Thompson Vick Viers Weeks Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. SCOTT proposed the following Amendment No. 132 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\010\judicial alljud.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 30, JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, page 193, immediately after line 24, by inserting new lines to read:
Column 3 Column 4
New Positions:
Circuit Court Judge
375,795 375,795
(3.00) (3.00)
Administrative Assistant
71,055 71,055
(3.00) (3.00)
Circuit Court Reporter
118,872 118,872
(3.00) (3.00)
Law Clerk
37,644 37,644
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 193, line 31, opposite /other operating expenses/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
Column 3 Column 4
48,000 48,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 194 immediately after line 4, by inserting new lines to read:
Column 3 Column 4
New Positions:
Family Court Judge
365,904 365,904
(3.00) (3.00)
Administrative Assistant
71,055 71,055
(3.00) (3.00)
Family Court Reporter
102,285 102,285
(3.00) (3.00)
Law Clerk
75,288 75,288
(2.00) (2.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 194, line 11, opposite /other operating expenses/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
Column 3 Column 4
48,000 48,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 196, line 16, opposite /employer contributions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
Column 3 Column 4
584,325 584,325
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. SCOTT explained the amendment.
Rep. YOUNG moved to table the amendment.
Rep. SCOTT demanded the yeas and nays, which were not ordered.
The amendment was then tabled by a division vote of 51 to 29.
Reps. JEFFERSON, LOWE and WILLIAMS proposed the following Amendment No. 201 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\010\fathers&fam.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 30, JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, page 196, line 25, opposite /Center for Fathers & Families Initiative/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4:
Column 3 Column 4
Center for Fathers & Families Initiative
500,000 500,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. JEFFERSON explained the amendment.
Rep. YOUNG moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Section 30 was adopted.
Section 38 was adopted.
Section 46 was adopted.
Section 50 was adopted.
Rep. HOSEY proposed the following Amendment No. 50 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\011\scooter lh.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 53, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, page 265, immediately after line 6, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 3 Column 4
Allendale County Transportation-Scooter
100,000 100,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. HOSEY explained the amendment.
Rep. LUCAS moved to table the amendment.
Rep. HOSEY demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Brady Cato Ceips Chellis Clemmons Cooper Cotty Crawford Dantzler Delleney Duncan Frye Gambrell Gullick Hagood Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Haskins Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Huggins Kelly Kirsh Knight Leach Limehouse Loftis Lowe Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Moss Mulvaney J. M. Neal Owens Perry E. H. Pitts Rice Sandifer Scarborough Shoopman Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. M. Smith G. R. Smith
J. R. Smith Spires Stavrinakis Stewart Talley Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Viers Walker White Whitmire Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Allen Anderson Anthony Bales Bowers Branham Brantley Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Clyburn Coleman Govan Hart Hayes Hosey Howard Jefferson Jennings Kennedy Littlejohn Mack McLeod Miller Mitchell J. H. Neal Phillips Scott Sellers Weeks Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. HOSEY proposed the following Amendment No. 56 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\011\sweetwater rd construction lh.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 53, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, page 265, immediately after line 6, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 3 Column 4
Sweetwater Public Country Club Road Construction
2,000,000 2,000,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. HOSEY explained the amendment.
Rep. LUCAS moved to table the amendment.
The amendment was then tabled by a division vote of 52 to 28.
Reps. GOVAN and HAYES proposed the following Amendment No. 233 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\011\i-95 corridor funding.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 53, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, page 265, immediately after line 6, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 3 Column 4
I-95 Study Committee
50,000 50,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. GOVAN explained the amendment.
Rep. LUCAS moved to table the amendment.
Rep. GOVAN demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Cato Ceips Chellis Clemmons Coleman Cooper Cotty Crawford Dantzler Delleney Duncan Edge Frye Gambrell Gullick Hagood Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hinson Hiott Huggins Kelly Leach Littlejohn Lowe Lucas Merrill Miller Moss Mulvaney J. H. Neal Owens Perry Phillips Pinson E. H. Pitts Rice Sandifer
Scarborough Shoopman Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith W. D. Smith Spires Stavrinakis Stewart Talley Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Viers White Whitmire Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Alexander Allen Anderson Anthony Bales Bowers Branham Brantley Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Govan Hart Hayes Hodges Hosey Jefferson Jennings Kennedy Knight Loftis Mack McLeod Mitchell J. M. Neal Parks Scott Sellers Vick Weeks Whipper Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Section 53 was adopted.
Rep. MILLER proposed the following Amendment No. 137 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\011\cog's vm.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 53B, COUNTY TRANSPORTATION FUNDS, page 269, immediately after line 3, by inserting new lines to read:
Column 3 Column 4
Special Item:
Councils of Government
80,980,000 80,980,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. MILLER explained the amendment.
Rep. MILLER spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. OTT spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. OTT spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. LUCAS spoke against the amendment.
Rep. LUCAS moved to table the amendment.
Rep. MILLER demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Ballentine Bannister Barfield Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Brady Cato Chalk Chellis Clemmons Cooper Cotty Crawford Dantzler Delleney Duncan Edge Gullick Hagood Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Haskins Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Huggins Kelly Kirsh Leach Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Lowe Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Mulvaney Owens Perry Pinson E. H. Pitts Rice Sandifer Scarborough Shoopman Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith W. D. Smith Spires Stavrinakis Stewart Talley Taylor Thompson Toole
Umphlett Viers White Whitmire Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Allen Anderson Anthony Bales Battle Bowers Branham Brantley Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Coleman Frye Funderburk Govan Hart Harvin Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Jennings Kennedy Knight Mack McLeod Miller Moss J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Neilson Ott Parks Phillips Rutherford Scott Sellers Vick Walker Weeks Whipper Williams Witherspoon
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. MILLER proposed the following Amendment No. 8 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\011\c funds vm.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 53B, COUNTY TRANSPORTATION FUNDS, page 269, line 9, opposite /ALLOC CNTY-RESTRICTED/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
Column 3 Column 4
80,980,000 80,980,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. MILLER explained the amendment.
Rep. MILLER demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Ballentine Bannister Barfield Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Brady Cato Ceips Chellis Clemmons Cooper Cotty Crawford Delleney Duncan Edge Gambrell Gullick Hagood Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Haskins Hinson Hiott Huggins Kelly Kirsh Leach Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Lowe Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Mulvaney E. H. Pitts Rice Scarborough Shoopman Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith W. D. Smith Spires Stavrinakis Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Viers White Whitmire Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Allen Anderson Anthony Bales Battle Bowers Branham Brantley Breeland G. Brown Cobb-Hunter Coleman Frye Funderburk Govan Hart Harvin Hodges Hosey Jefferson Jennings Kennedy Knight McLeod Miller
Moss J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Neilson Ott Parks Phillips Rutherford Scott Sellers Vick Walker Weeks Whipper Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Reps. OTT, COBB-HUNTER, J. H. NEAL, MCLEOD, GOVAN, JENNINGS and BATTLE proposed the following Amendment No. 152 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\011\c funds.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 53B, COUNTY TRANSPORTATION FUNDS, page 269, line 9, opposite /ALLOC CNTY-RESTRICTED/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
Column 3 Column 4
80,980,000 80,980,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. OTT explained the amendment.
Rep. YOUNG moved to table the amendment.
Rep. OTT demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Cato Ceips Chalk Chellis Clemmons Cooper Cotty Crawford Dantzler Davenport Delleney Duncan Edge Gambrell Gullick Hagood Haley Hardwick Harrell Harrison
Haskins Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Huggins Kelly Kirsh Leach Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Lowe Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Mulvaney Perry Pinson E. H. Pitts Rice Scarborough Shoopman Simrill D. C. Smith G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith W. D. Smith Spires Stavrinakis Talley Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Viers White Whitmire Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Allen Anderson Anthony Bales Bowers Branham Brantley Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Coleman Frye Funderburk Govan Hart Harvin Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Jennings Kennedy Knight McLeod Mitchell Moss J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Neilson Ott Parks Phillips Rutherford Sellers Vick Walker Weeks Whipper Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Section 53B was adopted.
Rep. HOSEY proposed the following Amendment No. 52 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004\hosey 54a Sen salary incr.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 54A, LEG. DEPARTMENT-the Senate, page 270, line 3, opposite /Senators @ $10,400/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
Column 3 Column 4
239,200 239,200
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. HOSEY explained the amendment.
Rep. COOPER moved to table the amendment.
Rep. COOPER demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Agnew Allen Anderson Anthony Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Bowers Brady G. Brown Cato Ceips Chalk Chellis Clemmons Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Coleman Cooper Cotty Crawford Dantzler Davenport Delleney Duncan Edge Frye Gambrell Govan Gullick Hagood Haley Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hart Harvin Haskins Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Hodges Howard Huggins Jennings Kelly Kirsh Knight Leach Limehouse Littlejohn Lowe Lucas
Mahaffey McLeod Merrill Miller Moss Mulvaney J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Ott Parks Perry Phillips Pinson E. H. Pitts Rice Scarborough Scott Sellers Shoopman Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith W. D. Smith Spires Stavrinakis Talley Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Vick Viers Walker Weeks White Whitmire Williams Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Alexander Bales Branham Brantley Breeland R. Brown Hosey Kennedy Mitchell Whipper
So, the amendment was tabled.
Section 54A was adopted.
Rep. HOSEY proposed the following Amendment No. 54 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004\hosey 54b rep salary incr.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 54B, LEG. DEPARTMENT-HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, page 271, line 3, opposite /Representatives @ $10,400/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
Column 3 Column 4
644,800 644,800
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. LIMEHOUSE moved to table the amendment.
Rep. COOPER demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Agnew Anderson Anthony Bales Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Bowers Brady Cato Ceips Chalk Chellis Clemmons Cobb-Hunter Coleman Cooper Cotty Crawford Dantzler Davenport Delleney Duncan Edge Frye Funderburk Gambrell Govan Gullick Hagood Haley Hardwick Harrell Hart Harvin Haskins Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Hodges Huggins Jennings Kelly Kirsh Knight Leach Limehouse Lowe Lucas Mahaffey McLeod Merrill Miller Mitchell Moss Mulvaney J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Neilson Ott Owens Parks Perry E. H. Pitts Rice Sandifer Scarborough Scott Sellers Shoopman Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith W. D. Smith Spires Stavrinakis Talley Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Viers Walker
Weeks White Whitmire Williams Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Brantley Breeland Hosey Jefferson Kennedy Whipper
So, the amendment was tabled.
Section 54B was adopted.
Section 56A was adopted.
Reps. KIRSH and WHITE proposed the following Amendment No. 238 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004\kirsh gal 1a add .doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 56C, GOVERNOR'S OFF-EXECUTIVE POLICY & PROGRAMS, page 286, line 9, opposite /Classified Positions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
Column 3 Column 4
436,288 436,288
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. KIRSH explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Section 56C, as amended, was adopted.
Column 3 Column 4
500,000 500,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. E. H. PITTS explained the amendment.
Rep. COOPER spoke upon the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. VICK proposed the following Amendment No. 79 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004\vick 1a 2m adj gen.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 61, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, page 304, line 27, opposite /Other Operating Expenses/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
Column 3 Column 4
2,429,481 2,429,481
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. VICK explained the amendment.
Rep. WHITE moved to table the amendment.
Rep. VICK demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Ballentine Bannister Barfield Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Brady Cato Chellis Clemmons Cooper Cotty Crawford Dantzler Davenport Delleney Edge Gambrell
Gullick Hagood Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Harvin Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Huggins Kelly Kirsh Leach Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Lowe Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Mulvaney Owens Perry E. H. Pitts Rice Sandifer Scarborough Shoopman Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith W. D. Smith Stavrinakis Talley Taylor Toole Umphlett White Whitmire Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Allen Anderson Anthony Bales Battle Bowers Branham Brantley Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Ceips Chalk Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Coleman Frye Funderburk Govan Hart Haskins Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Jennings Kennedy Knight Mack McLeod Miller Mitchell Moss J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Neilson Ott Parks Pinson Rutherford Scott Sellers Spires Thompson Vick Viers Walker Weeks Whipper Williams
Pursuant to the provisions of House Rule 7.8, Rep. JENNINGS cast a proxy vote on behalf of Rep. J. E. Smith against the motion to table Amendment No. 79.
Section 61, as amended, was adopted.
Rep. MILLER proposed the following Amendment No. 265 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004\miller 1a 63 econ dev grants.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 63, B&C BD, page 323, immediately after line 14, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 3 Column 4
Special Economic Development Grants Fund
80,980,000 80,980,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. MILLER explained the amendment.
Rep. WHITE moved to table the amendment.
Rep. MILLER demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Ballentine Bannister Barfield Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Brady Cato Ceips Chalk Chellis Clemmons Cooper Cotty Crawford Dantzler Davenport Delleney Duncan Edge Gambrell Hagood Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Haskins Herbkersman Hinson
Hiott Huggins Kelly Kirsh Leach Limehouse Littlejohn Lowe Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Mulvaney Owens Perry Pinson E. H. Pitts Rice Sandifer Scarborough Shoopman Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Spires Stavrinakis Talley Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Viers White Whitmire Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Allen Anderson Anthony Bales Battle Bowers Branham Brantley Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Coleman Frye Funderburk Govan Hart Harvin Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Jennings Kennedy Knight Mack McLeod Miller Moss J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Neilson Ott Parks Rutherford Scott Sellers Vick Weeks Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Reps. COBB-HUNTER, OTT, J. H. NEAL, MCLEOD, GOVAN, JENNINGS and BATTLE proposed the following Amendment No. 153 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\001\ch bcb 800 mhz 14.6m.doc), which was tabled:
Column 3 Column 4
first responder interoperability
14,667,729 14,667,729
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER explained the amendment.
Rep. WHITE moved to table the amendment.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Ballentine Bannister Barfield Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Brady Cato Ceips Chalk Chellis Clemmons Cooper Cotty Crawford Dantzler Davenport Delleney Duncan Edge Frye Gullick Hagood Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Huggins Kelly Kirsh Leach Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Lowe Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Mulvaney Owens Perry Pinson E. H. Pitts Rice Sandifer Scarborough Shoopman Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith W. D. Smith Spires Stavrinakis Talley Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Viers
Walker White Whitmire Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Allen Anderson Anthony Bales Battle Branham Brantley Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Coleman Funderburk Gambrell Govan Harvin Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Jennings Kennedy Knight Mack McLeod Miller Moss J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Neilson Ott Parks Rutherford Sellers Vick Weeks Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. MILLER proposed the following Amendment No. 276 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004\miller 1a emergency disaster rel.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 63, B&C BD, page 323, immediately after line 14, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 3 Column 4
SC Emergency Disaster Relief Fund
80,980,000 80,980,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. MILLER explained the amendment.
Rep. WHITE moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Section 63 was adopted.
Section 63C was adopted.
Rep. COOPER moved that the House recede until 2:45 p.m., which was agreed to.
Further proceedings were interrupted by the House receding, the pending question being consideration of Part IB.
At 2:45 p.m. the House resumed, the SPEAKER in the Chair.
The question of a quorum was raised.
A quorum was later present.
Debate was resumed on the following Bill, the pending question being the consideration of Part IB.
PART IB
Rep. J. R. SMITH proposed the following Amendment No. 142 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\007\smith-gsah flex.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 358, paragraph 1.49, lines 22-25, by striking the paragraph in its entirety and inserting /Any unexpended balance on June 30 of the prior fiscal year of funds appropriated to or generated by the Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities may be carried forward and expended in the current fiscal year pursuant to the discretion of the board of trustees of the school./
Rep. J. R. SMITH explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Reps. COBB-HUNTER and J. R. SMITH proposed the following Amendment No. 165 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\007\cobb-hunter ntl board admin.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 359, paragraph 1.51, after line 24, by adding:
/Notwithstanding any other provision of law, teachers will continue to be eligible for the salary supplement even after they have transferred to a position in administration if they serve in a school with an absolute rating of Below Average or Unsatisfactory, a school where the average teacher turnover rate for the past three years is twenty percent or higher, or a school that meets the poverty index criteria at seventy percent or higher./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
Rep. J. R. SMITH explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. J. H. NEAL proposed the following Amendment No. 65 (Doc Name h:\legword\house\amend\h-wm\007\neal -4K statwide-proviso.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 362, paragraph 66, line 2, by inserting after /four-year old children./:
/With funds appropriated in Part IA, Section 1, V - Special Items - Child Development Early Education Program, the program shall be expanded statewide to the extent possible. If funds are not sufficient to offer the program statewide, preference must be given to districts having proportionally the largest population of underserved at-risk four-year old children./
Rep. J. H. NEAL explained the amendment.
Rep. J. R. SMITH spoke against the amendment.
Rep. J. R. SMITH moved to table the amendment.
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Cato Ceips Chalk Chellis Clemmons Cooper Crawford Davenport Delleney Duncan Edge Frye Gambrell Gullick Hagood Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hinson Hiott Huggins Kelly Kirsh Knight Leach Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Mulvaney Owens Perry Pinson Rice Sandifer Shoopman Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith W. D. Smith Spires Stavrinakis Talley Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Walker White Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Alexander Allen Anderson Anthony Bales Bowers Brantley Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Funderburk Govan Harvin Hodges Hosey Jefferson Kennedy Mack McLeod Mitchell Moss J. H. Neal
J. M. Neal Ott Parks Scott Weeks Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER proposed the following Amendment No. 145 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\007\cobb-hunter-4k-teachers 4 year degree.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 364, paragraph 66, lines 10-11, by striking the lines in their entirety and by inserting /(1) employ a lead teacher with a two-year degree in early childhood education or related field or be granted a waiver of this requirement by the Department of Education or the Office of First Steps to School Readiness four-year degree in early childhood education or a related field;/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 364, paragraph 66, lines 24-25, by striking the lines in their entirety and by inserting /with at least a two-year degree in early childhood education or related field and who is enrolled and is demonstrating progress towards the completion of a teacher education program within four years four-year degree in early childhood education or a related field. Every classroom must also have at least one education/
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Rep. COBB-HUNTER explained the amendment.
The SPEAKER granted Rep. BINGHAM a leave of absence for the remainder of the day due to personal reasons.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER continued speaking.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. J. R. SMITH spoke against the amendment.
Rep. J. H. NEAL spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. GOVAN spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. GOVAN spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. GOVAN demanded the yeas and nays, which were not ordered.
The amendment was then tabled by a division vote of 59 to 22.
Rep. ANTHONY proposed the following Amendment No. 69 (Doc Name \amend\h-wm\007\anthony-ntlboard assessors.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 369, after line 13, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(SDE: National Board Assessors) For the purpose of calculating the salary supplement for teachers who begin the application process after July 1, 2007, the State of South Carolina shall not recognize certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards unless only National Board Certified teachers are used to grade all portions of the assessment./
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Rep. ANTHONY explained the amendment.
Rep. J. R. SMITH moved to table the amendment.
Rep. LITTLEJOHN demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Bannister Barfield Battle Bowen Brady Brantley Cato Ceips Chalk Clemmons Cooper Cotty Delleney Duncan Gambrell Gullick Hagood Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Huggins Leach Limehouse Loftis Lowe Lucas Merrill Mulvaney
J. M. Neal E. H. Pitts Sandifer Scarborough Shoopman Skelton G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Spires Stewart Taylor Toole Umphlett Viers White Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Alexander Allen Anderson Anthony Ballentine Bedingfield Bowers Branham Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Chellis Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Coleman Crawford Davenport Frye Funderburk Govan Hart Harvin Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Jennings Kelly Kennedy Kirsh Knight Littlejohn Mack Mahaffey McLeod Miller Mitchell Moss J. H. Neal Neilson Ott Owens Parks Pinson Rice Rutherford Sellers Simrill G. M. Smith Stavrinakis Talley Thompson Vick Walker Weeks Whipper Whitmire Williams
So, the House refused to table the amendment.
Rep. HAMILTON raised the Point of Order that Amendment No. 69 was out of order in that it was not germane to the Bill under House Rule 5.3(B).
SPEAKER HARRELL stated that the Amendment was germane to the Bill and he overruled the Point of Order.
Rep. LIMEHOUSE moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. COTTY proposed the following Amendment No. 229 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\007\cotty-middle colleges 2.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 368, paragraph 1.78, line 35, by striking the paragraph in its entirety and inserting:
/(SDE: Middle College Programs) In the 2007-08 school year, school districts with students enrolled in a high school of the State and who are participating in a middle college designed program with instruction offered at a State Technical College, shall develop a memorandum of agreement for the transfer of revenue to support the high school student's instruction at the technical campus. Absent of any memorandum of agreement, school districts shall transfer to the technical college the sum of ninety percent of the total EFA base student cost for the EFA high school classification and ninety percent of that student's share of any local funds, with the total being multiplied by the percentage of instructional time, as calculated by school instructional period, that the student attends the technical college./
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Rep. COTTY explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Reps. J. R. SMITH, OTT, COTTY, HINSON and MILLER proposed the following Amendment No. 70 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\007\smith - first steps one third.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 369, paragraph 79, lines 5-9, by striking /, the entire amount must be redirected to the Child Development Education Pilot Program for services to four year olds in that program during the current fiscal year. Initially, two thirds of this funding will be directed to the Department of Education and one-third
Rep. J. R. SMITH explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER proposed the following Amendment No. 146 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\007bbcobb-hunter gsah report quarterly sub.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 369, after line 13, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(SDE: GSAH Quarterly Reports) The Governor's School for the Arts and the Humanities shall provide to the Senate Finance Committee, the House Ways and Means Committee, the Budget and Control Board Office of Human Resources, and the Commission on Human Affairs a quarterly report detailing the school's human resource statistics for both filled and vacant positions. The report shall include specifics as to advertising, applicants, and selections as well as the composition of the selection team. In addition, a quarterly report of recruiting activities that address the school's Access Plan shall be required. A comprehensive enrollment report must be furnished quarterly./
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Rep. COBB-HUNTER explained the amendment.
Rep. J. R. SMITH moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. MULVANEY explained the amendment.
Rep. OTT spoke against the amendment.
The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.
Rep. MILLER demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Ballentine Bannister Barfield Bedingfield Bowen Cato Ceips Chellis Clemmons Coleman Cooper Cotty Crawford Dantzler Davenport Delleney Duncan Edge Frye Gambrell Gullick
Hagood Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Haskins Herbkersman Hinson Huggins Kelly Leach Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Moss Mulvaney Owens E. H. Pitts Rice Sandifer Scarborough Shoopman Simrill G. M. Smith G. R. Smith W. D. Smith Spires Stewart Talley Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett White Whitmire Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Alexander Allen Anderson Anthony Bales Battle Bowers Branham Brantley Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Funderburk Govan Hart Harvin Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Jennings Kennedy Kirsh Knight Mack McLeod Miller Mitchell J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Ott Perry Pinson Rutherford Scott Sellers Skelton D. C. Smith J. R. Smith Stavrinakis Vick Walker Weeks Whipper Williams
So, the amendment was adopted.
Rep. BEDINGFIELD moved to reconsider the vote whereby Amendment No. 146 was tabled, which was agreed to by a division vote of 43 to 42.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER proposed the following Amendment No. 146 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\007bbcobb-hunter gsah report quarterly sub.doc), which was rejected:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 369, after line 13, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(SDE: GSAH Quarterly Reports) The Governor's School for the Arts and the Humanities shall provide to the Senate Finance Committee, the House Ways and Means Committee, the Budget and Control Board Office of Human Resources, and the Commission on Human Affairs a quarterly report detailing the school's human resource statistics for both filled and vacant positions. The report shall include specifics as to advertising, applicants, and selections as well as the composition of the selection team. In addition, a quarterly report of recruiting activities that address the school's Access Plan shall be required. A comprehensive enrollment report must be furnished quarterly./
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The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.
Rep. MERRILL demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Alexander Allen Anderson Anthony Bales Battle Bedingfield Branham Brantley Breeland R. Brown Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Crawford Funderburk Govan Hagood Hart Haskins Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Jennings
Kennedy Knight Lowe Mack McLeod Miller Mitchell Moss Mulvaney J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Ott Rice Rutherford Scott Sellers Shoopman Stavrinakis Vick Weeks Whipper Williams
Those who voted in the negative are:
Ballentine Bannister Barfield Bowen Brady G. Brown Cato Ceips Chalk Chellis Clemmons Cooper Cotty Dantzler Davenport Delleney Duncan Edge Frye Gambrell Gullick Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Harvin Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Huggins Kelly Kirsh Leach Limehouse Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Owens Perry Pinson E. H. Pitts Sandifer Scarborough Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Spires Stewart Talley Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Viers Walker White Whitmire Witherspoon Young
So, the amendment was rejected.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER spoke upon the Section.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER explained the amendment.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER spoke in favor of the amendment.
The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.
Rep. LEACH demanded the yeas and nays, which were not ordered.
The amendment was then adopted by a division vote of 66 to 14.
Section 1, as amended, was adopted.
Rep. LOFTIS proposed the following Amendment No. 194 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\011\merit pay teachers.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-EIA, pages 371-372, paragraph 1A.18, lines 31-36 on page 371 and lines 1-4 on page 372 by striking the paragraph in its entirety and inserting /1A.18 (SDE-EIA:XI.C.3-Teacher Salaries/SE Average) Funds appropriated in Part IA, Section 1, XI.C.3. for Teacher Salaries must be used to increase salaries of
Funds appropriated in Part IA. Section 1, XI.C.3 for Teacher Salaries will be distributed to local school districts in accordance with guidelines specified by the State Board of Education. /
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Rep. LOFTIS explained the amendment.
Rep. J. R. SMITH spoke against the amendment.
Rep. J. R. SMITH moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Reps. COBB-HUNTER and J. R. SMITH proposed the following Amendment No. 166 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\007\cobb_hunter ntl board admin eia.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-EIA, page 375, paragraph 1A.28, after line 16, by adding:
/Notwithstanding any other provision of law, teachers will continue to be eligible for the salary supplement even after they have transferred to a position in administration if they serve in a school with an absolute rating of Below Average or Unsatisfactory, a school where the average teacher turnover rate for the past three years is twenty percent or higher, or a school that meets the poverty index criteria at seventy percent or higher./
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Rep. J. R. SMITH explained the amendment.
Reps. COTTY, J. R. SMITH and MERRILL proposed the following Amendment No. 211 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\001\bc 1a.69 200k charter.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-EIA, page 385, paragraph 1A.69, line 11, by inserting at the end:
/Of the funds provided herein, the first $200,000 will be directed to the South Carolina Public Charter School District Board of Trustees which shall be authorized to use these funds for administrative costs to make the district operational./
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Rep. COTTY explained the amendment.
Rep. KENNEDY demanded the yeas and nays, which were not ordered.
The amendment was then adopted.
Section 1A, as amended, was adopted.
Rep. GOVAN proposed the following Amendment No. 35 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\005\govincneedsbsd.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1AA, LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT, page 387, paragraph 1AA.7, line 35, by striking /$11,246,093/ and inserting /$21,246,093/
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Rep. GOVAN explained the amendment.
Rep. GOVAN spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. COOPER moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Section 1AA was adopted.
Rep. TALLEY proposed the following Amendment No. 230 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\010\talley.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 5A, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 393, paragraph 5A.13, line 3, by inserting at the end:/ Any additional funds for performance funding shall be allocated as follows: the first 50% in equal shares among all senior four-year institutions whose performance scores for the past five years total 14 or better; the next 30% among all senior four-year institutions whose performance scores for the past five years total 13 or better; and the final 20% in equal shares among all institutions whose performance scores for the past give years total 12 or better. Institutions shall receive allocations from all tier segments for which their scores qualify them. these funds may not be transferred to any other program or used for any other purpose./
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Rep. TALLEY explained the amendment.
Rep. LIMEHOUSE moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. GOVAN proposed the following Amendment No. 33 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\005\govanedtaskforce.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 5A, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 394, after line 36, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(CHE: Higher Education Task Force) Of the funds appropriated to the Commission on Higher Education, $150,000 shall be set-aside and utilized to ensure that the Higher Education Task Force Study Committee has adequate resources to complete the mission established by Executive Order 2006-01. The task force is charged with examining ways to improve the system of higher education for South Carolina families to include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. identifying concrete steps that can be undertaken to lower tuition at the state's public institutions of higher learning;
2 reducing program duplication;
3. improving business management practices; and
4. improving and increasing statewide coordination and collaboration of higher education.
5. reviewing the mission resource requirement formula used for calculation of need for institutions./
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Rep. GOVAN explained the amendment.
Rep. LIMEHOUSE moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. GOVAN proposed the following Amendment No. 282 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\005\govanedtaskforce 2.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 5A, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 394, after line 36, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(CHE: Higher Education Task Force Study Committee) Of the funds appropriated to the Commission on Higher Education, $150,000 shall be set-aside and utilized to ensure that adequate resources are available to carry out the recommendations of the Higher Education Task Force as established by Executive Order 2006-01. The Higher Education Task Force Committee is established and shall be comprised of members of the higher education, public education and business communities, and at least two members of the House of Representatives and Senate, or their designees. Race and gender shall be taken into account so that the study committee represents, to the greatest extent possible, all segments of the population of the State. The task force is charged with examining ways to improve the system of higher education for South Carolina families to include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. identifying concrete steps that can be undertaken to lower tuition at the state's public institutions of higher learning;
2. reducing program duplication;
3. improving business management practices;
4. improving and increasing statewide coordination and collaboration of higher education; and
Rep. GOVAN explained the amendment.
Rep. LIMEHOUSE moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. TALLEY proposed the following Amendment No. 277 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\council\gjk\20216sd07.doc):
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 5A, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 394, by adding a new paragraph appropriately numbered to read:
/ 5A.___ (CHE: Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund) (1) The South Carolina Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund is hereby created for fiscal year 2007-2008 under the Commission on Higher Education to provide incentives to retain nurse faculty scholars, attract new nurse faculty, provide loans, grants, and scholarships to in-state resident nursing students, establish a research office to predict health care workforce needs, and provide technology to increase accessibility to clinical education needs.
(2)(a) The Commission on Higher Education shall administer the provisions of this paragraph and the funding provided to the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund in fiscal year 2007-2008 to implement the initiatives provided in this paragraph. The commission shall make disbursements from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund to the institutions or students in the manner and for the purposes provided by this paragraph.
(b) To assist the commission in performing its duties related to this fund, the commission shall consult with members of the Advisory Committee on Academic Programs (ACAP) from institutions with accredited nursing programs and the chairperson, or designee, of the South Carolina Council of Deans and Directors in Nursing Education.
(3) Of the funds made available for the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund for fiscal year 2007-2008, amounts must be used for the following nursing and health professional initiatives in recommended priority order:
(a) faculty salary enhancements;
(b) new faculty;
(c) student scholarship, loan, and grant programs;
(d) establishment of the Office of Health Care Workforce Research; and
(e) use of simulation technology and equipment.
(4) (a) From the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund based on available funds, it is the intent of the General Assembly that faculty salary enhancements be provided in fiscal year 2007-2008 for nursing faculty at accredited nursing programs at the public institutions of higher learning at the two-year, four-year, and graduate levels. This enhancement is intended to bring salaries for nursing faculty within the average for the geographic area in which the State of South Carolina competes for nursing faculty. Salary enhancements shall be based on a twelve-month appointment and prorated for nine-month appointments.
(b) In regard to these faculty salary enhancements, the Commission on Higher Education shall determine and distribute funds from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund to the institutions where such faculty are employed. The governing body of the institution pursuant to its procedures shall then allocate these enhancements among its affected faculty in such amounts as it determines appropriate consistent with the guidelines of this paragraph.
(5)(a) From the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund, for fiscal year 2007-2008, it is the intent of the General Assembly that new nursing faculty positions be added to accredited nursing programs at the public institutions of higher learning at the four-year and graduate level based on available funds.
(b) The commission, upon consultation with members of the Advisory Committee on Academic Programs (ACAP) from institutions with accredited nursing programs and the Chairperson, or designee, of the South Carolina Council of Deans and Directors in Nursing Education, shall establish guidelines and criteria for funding the new positions to the recipient institutions based on faculty need.
(c) In regard to these new faculty positions, the Commission on Higher Education shall determine and distribute funds from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund to the institutions where the new faculty positions are to be located. The governing body of the institution shall then create and fund these new positions in the manner it considers appropriate consistent with the guidelines of this paragraph.
(6)(a) The Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Scholarship, Loan, and Grant Program is established to provide incentives and stipends to enable candidates seeking a higher degree to become qualified to teach full-time at an accredited nursing program at the public institutions of higher learning at the two-year, four-year, and graduate level in this State. Funding for this program for fiscal year 2007-2008 shall be provided by the Commission on Higher Education from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund. Loans, scholarships, or grants within available funds shall be awarded to qualified in-state resident nursing students in or entering into the teaching profession at an accredited nursing program at a public institution of higher learning in South Carolina.
(b) Funds shall be allocated to four-year and graduate level institutions based on the institution's share of the total resident South Carolina student nursing population in that category of student, full-time or part-time. Disbursements of the applicable funds shall be made by the commission to the institution, which in turn shall disburse the funds to the students.
(c) From the Critical Needs Nursing Scholarship, Loan, and Grant Program for fiscal year 2007-2008 if sufficient funds are available, the General Assembly declares and expresses its intent that the following scholarships, loans, or grants should be provided in the following recommended priority order and in the amount so specified:
(1) Funding for thirty loans not to exceed forty thousand dollars per loan for a term not to exceed twenty-four months to be provided for full-time students enrolled in Masters in Nursing graduate programs.
(2) Funding for thirty loans not to exceed thirty thousand dollars per loan for a term not to exceed thirty-six months to be provided for part-time students enrolled in Masters in Nursing graduate programs.
(3) Funding for five loans not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars per loan for a term not to exceed forty-eight months to be provided for full-time doctoral education students enrolled in nursing or a related field that would prepare the person to teach in a nursing program.
(4) Funding for five loans not to exceed one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars per loan for a term not to exceed sixty months to be provided for part-time doctoral education students in nursing or a related field that would prepare the person to teach in a nursing program.
(5) Funding for ten scholarships at five thousand dollars each to be provided to increase the number and amount of awards for scholarships to students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program, including those students who have graduated from an associate degree program.
(6) In order to better recruit and retain a diverse nursing faculty and student pool, funding for five grants of up to fifty thousand dollars each to be provided to institutions of higher learning with an accredited nursing program.
(d) For the purpose of this item (6), loan shall be defined as cost of attendance, tuition, fees, room and board, or educational materials for those who desire to become nurse faculty.
(e) For the purpose of this item (6), the commission shall promulgate regulations to establish terms, qualifications, and funding guidelines for the program. The regulations shall define when the student becomes eligible for the above loans, the loan repayment, and cancellation rates. The regulations shall also provide a mechanism to recoup fees from those students who, once graduated from an accredited nursing program do not become employed as a full-time faculty member in one of the qualifying institutions for a minimum of three years. Funds generated from any such repayments must be retained in a separate account and utilized for the purpose that the funds were originally appropriated.
(f) In regard to student loans, grants, and scholarship programs, the Commission on Higher Education may determine and distribute funds from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund to the institution for allocation to eligible students consistent with the guidelines of this paragraph.
(7)(a) The Office of Health Care Workforce Research is hereby created within the South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium (SCAHEC). The purpose of the Office of Health Care Workforce Research is to analyze nursing workforce supply and demand and predict the need for registered nurses and other health care professionals in this State and must be located within the South Carolina Center for Nursing Leadership.
(b) The Office of Health Care Workforce Research shall collaborate with the Office of Research and Statistics of the Budget and Control Board, the South Carolina Center for Nursing Leadership, health profession education programs, professional associations representing the various health profession disciplines, the health care delivery system, and the executive and legislative branches of
(c) A comprehensive database shall be developed and used to study and monitor the supply and demand trends in nursing, medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and other health profession disciplines.
(d) The duties and functions of the office include, but are not limited to:
(1) collaborating with other appropriate entities to expand nursing workforce data collection and analysis;
(2) conducting an annual nursing workforce needs survey, using a manpower prediction model for staffing, to create a statewide database of nursing supply and demand statistics for health care employers in this State;
(3) studying and monitoring trends in the recruitment, retention, and education of associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate-prepared nurses;
(4) soliciting information regarding current budgeted nursing positions, vacancies, projected staffing requirements, and turnover data;
(5) providing workforce data and analysis to assist in development of nursing workforce policy; and
(6) replicating a supply and demand workforce model for other health professions.
(e) In regard to funding for the Office of Health Care Workforce Research, the commission upon consultation with members of the Advisory Committee on Academic Programs (ACAP) from institutions with accredited nursing programs and the chairperson, or designee, of the South Carolina Council of Deans and Directors in Nursing Education, shall determine and distribute funds from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund directly to the Office of Health Care Workforce Research for its uses and purposes consistent with the guidelines of this paragraph.
(f) Funding for the Office of Health Care Workforce Research for fiscal year 2007-2008 is to be provided by the Commission on Higher Education from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund within available funds.
(8)(a) It is the intent of this item (8) to encourage the utilization of technology for new education models at all public institutions of higher learning in this State as defined in Section 59-103-5 with an accredited nursing program leading to an Associate Degree in Nursing, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, or a Masters in Nursing degree. These new models shall utilize simulation technology and equipment to educate nurses from funds provided by the General Assembly in the Critical Needs Nursing Imitative Fund and allocated by the Commission on Higher Education for this purpose. These funds must be allocated to the institutions with an accredited nursing program by the Commission on Higher Education. The commission upon consultation with members of the Advisory Committee on Academic Programs (ACAP) from institutions with accredited nursing programs and the chairperson, or designee, of the South Carolina Council of Deans and Directors in Nursing Education shall develop guidelines as to how these funds must be allocated.
(b) In regard to the use of simulation technology and equipment in nursing education, the Commission on Higher Education shall determine and distribute funds from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund to the institutions where such funds will be used and the governing body of the institution shall determine how these funds shall be used consistent with the guidelines of this paragraph.
(c) Funding for the use of simulation technology and equipment in nursing education shall be provided by the Commission on Higher Education from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund based on available funds.
(9) To meet the nursing initiatives provided by this paragraph, the Commission on Higher Education and public institutions of higher learning providing nursing education in fiscal year 2007-2008 also may use funds provided for use in these areas that are derived from private or federal government sources.
(10) In addition to the provisions of Item (6), the Commission on Higher Education in fiscal year 2007-2008 is authorized to promulgate those regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this paragraph. /
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Rep. TALLEY explained the amendment.
Rep. LIMEHOUSE moved to table the amendment.
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Brady Cato Ceips Chalk Chellis Cooper Cotty Crawford Dantzler Frye Hagood Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Harvin Hinson Hiott Hodges Kirsh Leach Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Lowe Lucas McLeod Miller Mulvaney Perry Pinson Sandifer Scarborough D. C. Smith J. R. Smith Spires Stewart Toole Umphlett Viers White Whitmire Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Anderson Anthony Bales Ballentine Bowen Bowers Branham Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Clemmons Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Coleman Davenport Delleney Duncan Edge Funderburk Gambrell Gullick Hart Haskins Hosey Huggins Jefferson Jennings Kelly Kennedy Knight Mack Mahaffey Merrill Mitchell Moss J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Ott Owens Parks E. H. Pitts Rice Rutherford Scott
Sellers Shoopman Simrill Skelton G. R. Smith W. D. Smith Stavrinakis Talley Taylor Thompson Vick Walker Whipper Williams
So, the House refused to table the amendment.
Rep. COOPER spoke against the amendment.
Rep. RICE moved to adjourn debate on the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. NEILSON proposed the following Amendment No. 287 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\005\neirurop.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 5A, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 394, paragraph 5A.26, line 25-36, by striking the proviso in its entirety and inserting / (CHE: Rural Ophthalmologists and optometrists program Study Committee) A committee is established to assess the need for ophthalmologists and optometrists in rural areas of South Carolina. The committee is directed to conduct a study on the establishment of a rural ophthalmologists and optometrists program which will offer incentives to ophthalmologists and optometrists to practice in rural areas. The committee shall be composed of the following members: the Chair of the Ophthalmology Department of the Medical University of South Carolina, a representative of the UAB School of Optometry, the Chair of the Ophthalmology Department of the University of South Carolina; a representative of the Southern College of Optometry; three ophthalmologists and three optometrists, preferably practicing in rural areas, nominated by the South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology Board of Directors and the State Board of Optometric Examiners to serve staggered 4 year terms. The executive director of the SC Society of Ophthalmology, the executive director of the South Carolina Optometric Association, a representative of the Department of Health and Environmental Control and an Area Health Education Consortium official shall serve as ex-officio members of the committee. Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.
Rep. LITTLEJOHN explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. TALLEY proposed the following Amendment No. 277 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\council\gjk\20216sd07.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 5A, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 394, by adding a new paragraph appropriately numbered to read:
/ 5A.___ (CHE: Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund) (1) The South Carolina Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund is hereby created for fiscal year 2007-2008 under the Commission on Higher Education to provide incentives to retain nurse faculty scholars, attract new nurse faculty, provide loans, grants, and scholarships to in-state resident nursing students, establish a research office to predict health care workforce needs, and provide technology to increase accessibility to clinical education needs.
(2)(a) The Commission on Higher Education shall administer the provisions of this paragraph and the funding provided to the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund in fiscal year 2007-2008 to implement the initiatives provided in this paragraph. The commission shall make disbursements from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund to the institutions or students in the manner and for the purposes provided by this paragraph.
(b) To assist the commission in performing its duties related to this fund, the commission shall consult with members of the Advisory Committee on Academic Programs (ACAP) from institutions with accredited nursing programs and the chairperson, or designee, of the South Carolina Council of Deans and Directors in Nursing Education.
(3) Of the funds made available for the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund for fiscal year 2007-2008, amounts must be used for the following nursing and health professional initiatives in recommended priority order:
(a) faculty salary enhancements;
(b) new faculty;
(c) student scholarship, loan, and grant programs;
(d) establishment of the Office of Health Care Workforce Research; and
(e) use of simulation technology and equipment.
(4)(a) From the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund based on available funds, it is the intent of the General Assembly that faculty salary enhancements be provided in fiscal year 2007-2008 for nursing faculty at accredited nursing programs at the public institutions of higher learning at the two-year, four-year, and graduate levels. This enhancement is intended to bring salaries for nursing faculty within the average for the geographic area in which the State of South Carolina competes for nursing faculty. Salary enhancements shall be based on a twelve-month appointment and prorated for nine-month appointments.
(b) In regard to these faculty salary enhancements, the Commission on Higher Education shall determine and distribute funds from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund to the institutions where such faculty are employed. The governing body of the institution pursuant to its procedures shall then allocate these enhancements among its affected faculty in such amounts as it determines appropriate consistent with the guidelines of this paragraph.
(5)(a) From the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund, for fiscal year 2007-2008, it is the intent of the General Assembly that new nursing faculty positions be added to accredited nursing programs at the public institutions of higher learning at the four-year and graduate level based on available funds.
(b) The commission, upon consultation with members of the Advisory Committee on Academic Programs (ACAP) from institutions with accredited nursing programs and the chairperson, or designee, of the South Carolina Council of Deans and Directors in Nursing Education, shall establish guidelines and criteria for funding the new positions to the recipient institutions based on faculty need.
(c) In regard to these new faculty positions, the Commission on Higher Education shall determine and distribute funds from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund to the institutions where the new faculty positions are to be located. The governing body of the institution shall then create and fund these new positions in the manner it considers appropriate consistent with the guidelines of this paragraph.
(6)(a) The Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Scholarship, Loan, and Grant Program is established to provide incentives and stipends to enable candidates seeking a higher degree to become qualified to teach full-time at an accredited nursing program at the public institutions of higher learning at the two-year, four-year, and graduate level in this State. Funding for this program for fiscal year 2007-2008 shall be provided by the Commission on Higher Education from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund. Loans, scholarships, or grants within available funds shall be awarded to qualified in-state resident nursing students in or entering into the teaching profession at an accredited nursing program at a public institution of higher learning in South Carolina.
(b) Funds shall be allocated to four-year and graduate level institutions based on the institution's share of the total resident South Carolina student nursing population in that category of student, full-time or part-time. Disbursements of the applicable funds shall be made by the commission to the institution, which in turn shall disburse the funds to the students.
(c) From the Critical Needs Nursing Scholarship, Loan, and Grant Program for fiscal year 2007-2008 if sufficient funds are available, the General Assembly declares and expresses its intent that the following scholarships, loans, or grants should be provided in the following recommended priority order and in the amount so specified:
(1) Funding for thirty loans not to exceed forty thousand dollars per loan for a term not to exceed twenty-four months to be provided for full-time students enrolled in Masters in Nursing graduate programs.
(2) Funding for thirty loans not to exceed thirty thousand dollars per loan for a term not to exceed thirty-six months to be provided for part-time students enrolled in Masters in Nursing graduate programs.
(3) Funding for five loans not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars per loan for a term not to exceed forty-eight months to be provided for full-time doctoral education students enrolled in nursing or a related field that would prepare the person to teach in a nursing program.
(4) Funding for five loans not to exceed one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars per loan for a term not to exceed sixty months to be provided for part-time doctoral education students in nursing or a related field that would prepare the person to teach in a nursing program.
(5) Funding for ten scholarships at five thousand dollars each to be provided to increase the number and amount of awards for scholarships to students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program, including those students who have graduated from an associate degree program.
(6) In order to better recruit and retain a diverse nursing faculty and student pool, funding for five grants of up to fifty thousand dollars each to be provided to institutions of higher learning with an accredited nursing program.
(d) For the purpose of this item (6), loan shall be defined as cost of attendance, tuition, fees, room and board, or educational materials for those who desire to become nurse faculty.
(e) For the purpose of this item (6), the commission shall promulgate regulations to establish terms, qualifications, and funding guidelines for the program. The regulations shall define when the student becomes eligible for the above loans, the loan repayment, and cancellation rates. The regulations shall also provide a mechanism to recoup fees from those students who, once graduated from an accredited nursing program do not become employed as a full-time faculty member in one of the qualifying institutions for a minimum of three years. Funds generated from any such repayments must be retained in a separate account and utilized for the purpose that the funds were originally appropriated.
(f) In regard to student loans, grants, and scholarship programs, the Commission on Higher Education may determine and distribute funds from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund to the institution for allocation to eligible students consistent with the guidelines of this paragraph.
(7)(a) The Office of Health Care Workforce Research is hereby created within the South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium (SCAHEC). The purpose of the Office of Health Care Workforce Research is to analyze nursing workforce supply and demand and predict the need for registered nurses and other health care professionals in this State and must be located within the South Carolina Center for Nursing Leadership.
(b) The Office of Health Care Workforce Research shall collaborate with the Office of Research and Statistics of the Budget and Control Board, the South Carolina Center for Nursing Leadership, health profession education programs, professional associations representing the various health profession disciplines, the health care delivery system, and the executive and legislative branches of
(c) A comprehensive database shall be developed and used to study and monitor the supply and demand trends in nursing, medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and other health profession disciplines.
(d) The duties and functions of the office include, but are not limited to:
(1) collaborating with other appropriate entities to expand nursing workforce data collection and analysis;
(2) conducting an annual nursing workforce needs survey, using a manpower prediction model for staffing, to create a statewide database of nursing supply and demand statistics for health care employers in this State;
(3) studying and monitoring trends in the recruitment, retention, and education of associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate-prepared nurses;
(4) soliciting information regarding current budgeted nursing positions, vacancies, projected staffing requirements, and turnover data;
(5) providing workforce data and analysis to assist in development of nursing workforce policy; and
(6) replicating a supply and demand workforce model for other health professions.
(e) In regard to funding for the Office of Health Care Workforce Research, the commission upon consultation with members of the Advisory Committee on Academic Programs (ACAP) from institutions with accredited nursing programs and the chairperson, or designee, of the South Carolina Council of Deans and Directors in Nursing Education, shall determine and distribute funds from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund directly to the Office of Health Care Workforce Research for its uses and purposes consistent with the guidelines of this paragraph.
(f) Funding for the Office of Health Care Workforce Research for fiscal year 2007-2008 is to be provided by the Commission on Higher Education from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund within available funds.
(8)(a) It is the intent of this item (8) to encourage the utilization of technology for new education models at all public institutions of higher learning in this State as defined in Section 59-103-5 with an accredited nursing program leading to an Associate Degree in Nursing, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, or a Masters in Nursing degree. These new models shall utilize simulation technology and equipment to educate nurses from funds provided by the General Assembly in the Critical Needs Nursing Imitative Fund and allocated by the Commission on Higher Education for this purpose. These funds must be allocated to the institutions with an accredited nursing program by the Commission on Higher Education. The commission upon consultation with members of the Advisory Committee on Academic Programs (ACAP) from institutions with accredited nursing programs and the chairperson, or designee, of the South Carolina Council of Deans and Directors in Nursing Education shall develop guidelines as to how these funds must be allocated.
(b) In regard to the use of simulation technology and equipment in nursing education, the Commission on Higher Education shall determine and distribute funds from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund to the institutions where such funds will be used and the governing body of the institution shall determine how these funds shall be used consistent with the guidelines of this paragraph.
(c) Funding for the use of simulation technology and equipment in nursing education shall be provided by the Commission on Higher Education from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund based on available funds.
(9) To meet the nursing initiatives provided by this paragraph, the Commission on Higher Education and public institutions of higher learning providing nursing education in fiscal year 2007-2008 also may use funds provided for use in these areas that are derived from private or federal government sources.
(10) In addition to the provisions of Item (6), the Commission on Higher Education in fiscal year 2007-2008 is authorized to promulgate those regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this paragraph. /
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The amendment was then adopted.
Section 5A, as amended, was adopted.
Section 5B was adopted.
Section 5D was adopted.
Section 5K was adopted.
Section 5M was adopted.
Section 5N was adopted.
Rep. CRAWFORD proposed the following Amendment No. 281 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\009\part ib abstinence crawford.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 8, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, page 403, paragraph 8.29, line 5, by inserting:
/Of the Funds $25,000 shall be allocated to DHEC for the Abstinence Program./
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Rep. CRAWFORD explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Reps. BALES and EDGE proposed the following Amendment No. 283 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\009\ib eastover clinic.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 8, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, page 403, paragraph 8.29, line 5, by inserting:
/Of the funds, $200,000 shall be allocated to the Eastover Medical Center./
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Rep. EDGE proposed the following Amendment No. 271 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\008\in home nursing program.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 8, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, page 405, after line 18, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(DHHS: In-Home Nursing Program) Of the funds appropriated to the department, $200,000 shall be used for the In-Home Nursing Program in order to raise nurse wages./
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Rep. EDGE explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. EDGE proposed the following Amendment No. 176 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\008\high management group homes.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 8, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, page 404, paragraph 8.35, lines 15-33, by striking the proviso in its entirety and inserting:/ 8.35.(DHHS: High Management Group Homes) An existing facility currently licensed by the South Carolina Department of Social Services and enrolled with the Medicaid agency as a High Management Group Home provider may elect to be enrolled with the Medicaid agency as a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility provided the facility meets the following criteria:
1) Department of Health and Environmental Control licensing standards outlined in Regulation 61-103 regarding Residential Treatment Facilities;
2) State and federal laws, regulations, and policies regarding participation as a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility;
The facility may request and be granted a Certificate of Need exemption from the Department of Health and Environmental Control. If the current facility cannot meet licensing standards or obtain an exemption or waiver from the Department of Health and Environmental Control, the high management facility, licensed by the Department of Social Services and enrolled with the Medicaid agency
High Management Group Homes not electing to operate as a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility may continue to receive non-Medicaid state and federal funds only, except as allowed under a transition plan authorized by the Medicaid agency./
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Rep. EDGE explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Section 8, as amended, was adopted.
Rep. GULLICK proposed the following Amendment No. 177 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\001\cg dhec 10k lake wylie.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 9, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 413, after line 17, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(DHEC: Lake Wylie Water Testing) Of the funds appropriated to or authorized for the Department of Health and Environmental Control, $10,000 shall be provided to York County for ongoing water quality testing on Lake Wylie./
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Rep. GULLICK explained the amendment.
Rep. EDGE spoke against the amendment.
Rep. EDGE moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. PERRY proposed the following Amendment No. 232 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\001\perry sr lab 77.8k.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 9, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL,
Rep. PERRY explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. EDGE proposed the following Amendment No. 290 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\008\hospital infections report.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 9, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 413, after line 17, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(DHEC: Hospital Infections Reports) Of the funds appropriated to the department for Infectious Diseases, $276,245 will be allocated for Hospital Infections Reports./
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Rep. EDGE explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Section 9, as amended, was adopted.
Rep. J. H. NEAL proposed the following Amendment No. 113 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\009\lrc mental health center 3.6m.doc), which was rejected:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 10, DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, page 416, after line 9, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(DMH: Lower Richland Community Mental Health Center) Of the funds utilized for Crisis Stabilization, the Department of Mental Health
The amendment was then rejected.
Rep. J. H. NEAL proposed the following Amendment No. 114 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\009\lrc mental health center.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 10, DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, page 416, after line 9, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(DMH: Lower Richland Community Mental Health Center) Of the funds utilized for Crisis Stabilization, the Department of Mental Health shall use $2,000,000 to re-open the Lower Richland Community Mental Health Center. /
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Rep. J. H. NEAL explained the amendment.
Rep. EDGE spoke against the amendment.
Rep. J. H. NEAL spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. CRAWFORD moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. CRAWFORD proposed the following Amendment No. 266 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\009\ib dorcchar rep. crawford.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 10, DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, page 416, after line 9, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(DMH: Charleston Dorchester Inpatient Acute Crisis Care for the Indigent) of the funds appropriated to the department of mental health for critical services, the department shall appropriated 20,000 to the Charleston Dorchester Community Mental Health Center for reimbursement of inpatient acute crisis care for the indigent provided through contract./
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Section 10, as amended, was adopted.
Section 11 was adopted.
Section 12 was adopted.
Section 13 was adopted.
Rep. BALLENTINE proposed the following Amendment No. 85 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\011\17.1 nb 60k.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 17, STATE LIBRARY, page 423, paragraph 17.1, line 14, by striking /$50,000/ and inserting /$60,000/
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Rep. BALLENTINE explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. VIERS proposed the following Amendment No. 261 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004\viers 1b 17.1 aid co lib.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 17, STATE LIBRARY, page 423, paragraph 17.1, line 15, by inserting after "year.":
/Any increase of "Aid to County Library" funds from FY07-08 appropriations shall be used exclusively to purchase books./
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Rep. VIERS explained the amendment.
Rep. VIERS moved to adjourn debate on the section.
Rep. OTT moved to table the motion, which was agreed to.
Section 17, as amended, was adopted.
Section 20 was adopted.
Section 22 was adopted.
Section 23 was adopted.
Section 24 was adopted.
Rep. BOWERS proposed the following Amendment No. 245 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\003\bowers park fees.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 26, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION & TOURISM, page 431, paragraph 26.4, line 21, by inserting:
/However, the department may exempt a state park from collecting admission fees if the park provides financial information that demonstrates it can collect on an annual basis a total amount of revenue equal to the total amount of revenue collected in the prior fiscal year./
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Rep. BOWERS explained the amendment.
Rep. COOPER moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. BOWERS explained the amendment.
Rep. HINSON moved to table the amendment.
Rep. BOWERS demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Brady Cato Chellis Clemmons Cooper Cotty Crawford Delleney Duncan Edge Gambrell Gullick Hagood Haley Hardwick Harrell Harrison Haskins Hinson Hiott Huggins Kelly Kirsh Leach Limehouse Loftis Lowe Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Owens E. H. Pitts Rice Sandifer Scott Shoopman Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith W. D. Smith Spires Stewart Talley Taylor Thompson Toole
Umphlett Viers White Whitmire Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Anderson Anthony Bales Bowers Branham Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Ceips Chalk Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Coleman Dantzler Davenport Frye Funderburk Hamilton Hart Harvin Hayes Herbkersman Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Jennings Kennedy Knight Mack McLeod Miller Moss Mulvaney J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Ott Parks Perry Rutherford Scarborough Sellers D. C. Smith Stavrinakis Vick Walker Whipper Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. R. BROWN moved to reconsider the vote whereby Amendment No. 245 was tabled.
Rep. HINSON moved to table the motion to reconsider.
Rep. R. BROWN demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Brady Cato Ceips Chellis Clemmons Cooper Cotty Crawford Davenport Delleney Gambrell Gullick Hagood Haley Hardwick Harrell Haskins Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Huggins Kelly Kirsh Leach Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Lowe Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Mulvaney J. H. Neal Owens E. H. Pitts Rice Sandifer Shoopman Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Spires Stewart Talley Taylor Thompson Umphlett Viers Walker White Whitmire Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Anderson Anthony Bales Bowers Branham Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Chalk Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Coleman Dantzler Duncan Frye Funderburk Hamilton Hart Harvin Hayes Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Jennings Kennedy Knight Mack McLeod Miller Moss J. M. Neal Ott Parks Perry Rutherford Scott Sellers D. C. Smith Stavrinakis
Toole Vick Whipper Williams
So, the motion to reconsider was tabled.
Section 26 was adopted.
Reps. CLEMMONS, BARFIELD, EDGE, HARDWICK, HAYES, VIERS, WITHERSPOON, JENNINGS, LUCAS, NEILSON, VICK, WILLIAMS, ALEXANDER, BRANHAM, CRAWFORD, LOWE, ANDERSON, MILLER and BATTLE proposed the following Amendment No. 291 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\001\ac 29a.inkind revised 2.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 29A, S.C. CONSERVATION BANK, page 437, after line 32, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(CB: In-Kind Compensatory Mitigation) All wetland acreages acquired with funds from the South Carolina Conservation Bank Trust Fund in the current fiscal year must be accepted by all South Carolina agency parties to the South Carolina interagency standard operating procedures for use as in-kind compensatory mitigation for public highway projects included in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) in the same watershed. A maximum ratio of 10 acres of preservation for each impacted wetland acre must be used. /
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Rep. WITHERSPOON explained the amendment.
Rep. SELLERS raised the Point of Order that Amendment No. 291 was out of order in that it was not germane to the Bill under House Rule 5.3(B).
SPEAKER HARRELL stated that the Amendment was germane to the Bill and he overruled the Point of Order.
Rep. HAGOOD moved to table the amendment.
The amendment was then tabled by a division vote of 46 to 40.
Reps. CLEMMONS, BARFIELD, EDGE, HARDWICK, HAYES, VIERS, WITHERSPOON, JENNINGS, LUCAS, NEILSON, VICK, WILLIAMS, ALEXANDER, BRANHAM, CRAWFORD, LOWE, ANDERSON, MILLER and BATTLE proposed the following Amendment No. 292 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\007\clemmons i 73 revised 2.doc), which was rejected:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 29A, S.C. CONSERVATION BANK, page 437, after line 32, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(CB: In-Kind Compensatory Mitigation) All wetland acreages acquired with funds from the South Carolina Conservation Bank Trust Fund in the current fiscal year must be accepted by all South Carolina agency parties to the South Carolina interagency standard operating procedures for use as in-kind compensatory mitigation for public highway projects associated with I-73, including in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) in the same watershed. A maximum ratio of 10 acres of preservation for each impacted wetland acre must be used. /
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Rep. CLEMMONS explained the amendment.
Rep. SELLERS moved to table the amendment.
Rep. SCOTT demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Agnew Ballentine Bowers Brady Brantley Breeland R. Brown Ceips Chalk Cobb-Hunter Cotty Duncan
Funderburk Govan Hagood Haley Hart Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Hodges Howard Huggins Kirsh Knight Limehouse Mack McLeod Merrill J. H. Neal Ott Owens Pinson E. H. Pitts Rice Rutherford Scarborough Scott Sellers Skelton D. C. Smith G. M. Smith J. R. Smith Spires Stavrinakis Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Whipper Whitmire
Those who voted in the negative are:
Alexander Anderson Anthony Bales Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Branham G. Brown Cato Chellis Clemmons Clyburn Coleman Cooper Crawford Dantzler Davenport Delleney Edge Frye Gambrell Gullick Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harvin Haskins Hayes Hosey Jefferson Jennings Kelly Kennedy Leach Littlejohn Loftis Lowe Lucas Mahaffey Miller Moss Mulvaney J. M. Neal Parks Sandifer Shoopman Simrill G. R. Smith W. D. Smith Stewart Talley Vick Viers Walker White Williams Witherspoon Young
Regarding Amendment No. 292, my vote was in error and should have been cast to table the Amendment.
Rep. Carl Gullick
Rep. WHIPPER raised the Point of Order that Amendment No. 292 was out of order in that it was not germane to the Bill under House Rule 5.3(B).
SPEAKER HARRELL stated that the Amendment was germane to the Bill and he overruled the Point of Order.
Rep. DUNCAN spoke against the amendment.
Rep. HAGOOD spoke against the amendment.
The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.
Rep. SCOTT demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Alexander Anderson Anthony Bales Barfield Battle Bedingfield Branham Cato Clemmons Clyburn Cooper Crawford Dantzler Davenport Delleney Edge Frye Gambrell Gullick Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Haskins Hayes Hosey Jennings Knight Leach Littlejohn Loftis Lucas Miller Moss Mulvaney J. M. Neal Perry Sandifer Shoopman Stewart Vick Viers
Walker White Williams Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Ballentine Bannister Bowen Bowers Brady Brantley Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Ceips Chalk Chellis Cobb-Hunter Coleman Cotty Duncan Funderburk Govan Hagood Haley Harrison Hart Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Hodges Howard Huggins Jefferson Kelly Kennedy Kirsh Limehouse Lowe Mack Mahaffey McLeod Merrill Mitchell J. H. Neal Ott Owens Parks Pinson E. H. Pitts Rice Rutherford Scarborough Scott Sellers Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. M. Smith J. R. Smith W. D. Smith Spires Stavrinakis Talley Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Whipper Whitmire
So, the amendment was rejected.
Regarding Amendment No. 292, my vote was in error and should have been cast to reject the Amendment.
Rep. Patsy Knight
Section 29A was adopted.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER proposed the following Amendment No. 138 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\010\dps hiring.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 36, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, page 449, after line 35, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/36.pps. (DPS: Employment and Promotional Process Study) The Department of Public Safety is directed to contract with an outside provider to conduct an independent review of the processes and procedures used to select highway patrol officers for employment and to select officers for promotional opportunities. Recommendations from the study must include steps to ensure that the agency's employment and promotional processes and procedures avoid special privileges and are fair, open, and consistent. The study and its recommendations must be reported to the Governor, the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and the Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee no later than January 31, 2008./
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Rep. COBB-HUNTER explained the amendment.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. MACK spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. KIRSH raised the Point of Order that Amendment No. 138 was out of order in that it was not germane to the Bill under House Rule 5.3(B).
SPEAKER HARRELL stated that the Amendment was germane to the Bill and he overruled the Point of Order.
Rep. MACK continued speaking.
Rep. SIMRILL spoke against the amendment.
Rep. SIMRILL continued speaking.
Rep. HOWARD spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Anthony Ballentine Bannister Barfield Bedingfield Bowen Brady Cato Ceips Chalk Chellis Clemmons Cotty Crawford Davenport Delleney Duncan Edge Gullick Hagood Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrison Hayes Hinson Huggins Kelly Leach Loftis Lowe Lucas Mahaffey Moss Pinson E. H. Pitts Rice Sandifer Scarborough Shoopman Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith W. D. Smith Spires Talley Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Viers Walker White Whitmire Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Alexander Allen Anderson Bowers Brantley Breeland R. Brown Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Funderburk Govan Hart Harvin Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Knight Littlejohn Mack McLeod Miller J. H. Neal Ott
Parks Rutherford Scott Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER proposed the following Amendment No. 297 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\007\dps hiring 30,000 cap.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 36, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, page 449, after line 35, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/36.pps. (DPS: Employment and Promotional Process Study) The Department of Public Safety is directed to contract with an outside provider to conduct an independent review of the processes and procedures used to select highway patrol officers for employment and to select officers for promotional opportunities. Funds expended for this contract may not exceed $30,000. Recommendations from the study must include steps to ensure that the agency's employment and promotional processes and procedures avoid special privileges and are fair, open, and consistent. The study and its recommendations must be reported to the Governor, the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and the Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee no later than January 31, 2008./
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Rep. J. H. NEAL explained the amendment.
Rep. YOUNG moved to table the amendment.
Rep. CRAWFORD demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Anthony Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Cato Ceips Chellis Clemmons Cooper Cotty
Crawford Delleney Duncan Gambrell Gullick Hagood Hamilton Hardwick Harrison Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Kelly Kirsh Leach Limehouse Lowe Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Moss Mulvaney Perry Rice Scarborough Shoopman Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Stewart Talley Taylor Thompson Umphlett Viers Walker White Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Alexander Anderson Ballentine Bowers Brantley Breeland G. Brown Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Funderburk Haley Hart Harvin Hodges Hosey Howard Huggins Jefferson Knight Littlejohn Mack McLeod Miller Mitchell J. H. Neal Ott Parks E. H. Pitts Rutherford Scott Sellers Spires Stavrinakis Toole Whipper Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Section 36 was adopted.
Section 50 was adopted.
Rep. LOFTIS proposed the following Amendment No. 267 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\009\traffic congestion study rep. loftis.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 53, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, page 469, after line 15, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(DOT: Traffic Congestion Study) The Department of Transportation shall use up to $50,000 of the funds appropriated to conduct a study of traffic congestion on state-maintained roads. The study will include as a component of its objective, the development of a cost-per-delay-hour standard. The purpose of the new standard will be a tool for measuring and mitigating traffic congestion through effective transportation planning. The department shall submit a report to the Governor, the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and the Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee by June 30, 2008./
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Rep. LOFTIS explained the amendment.
Rep. LOFTIS spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. LUCAS moved to table the amendment.
Rep. LOFTIS demanded the yeas and nays, which were not ordered.
The amendment was then tabled by a division vote of 34 to 22.
Section 53 was adopted.
Section 53C was adopted.
Section 56DD was adopted.
Rep. WITHERSPOON proposed the following Amendment No. 247 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\council\dka\3235dw07.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 63, BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, page 495, paragraph 63.33, line 21, by striking the paragraph beginning on line 21 and inserting: / The Forestry Commission shall be authorized to retain the net proceeds from the sale of tracts transfer a tract of land containing a total of twenty ten acres or less in Bamberg and Orangeburg Counties Horry County to the City of Loris to be used by the city for a park. Receipts generated by the sale of these tracts this tract shall be utilized for the agency's capital improvement and/or facility maintenance program. The commission may sell these tracts this tract of land at or above fair market value as determined by independent appraisal. /
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Rep. WITHERSPOON explained the amendment.
Rep. HINSON raised the Point of Order that Amendment No. 247 was out of order in that it was not germane to the Bill under House Rule 5.3(B).
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE W. D. SMITH stated that the Amendment was germane to the Bill and he overruled the Point of Order.
Rep. HINSON moved to table the amendment.
The amendment was then tabled by a division vote of 36 to 17.
Rep. SCOTT proposed the following Amendment No. 189 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004cott scott 1b 20k 4%.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 63, BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, page 499, paragraph 63.54, line 28, by striking / shall be increased by 3%./ and by inserting /with an annual equivalent salary equal to or less than $15,000 shall be increased by 4% and the compensation of all classified and non-judge judicial
Rep. SCOTT explained the amendment.
Rep. WHITE moved to table the amendment.
Rep. SCOTT demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Brady Cato Ceips Chalk Chellis Clemmons Coleman Cooper Cotty Crawford Dantzler Davenport Delleney Duncan Frye Gambrell Gullick Hagood Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrison Haskins Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Huggins Kelly Kirsh Knight Leach Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Lowe Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Miller Mulvaney Owens Perry Pinson E. H. Pitts Rice Sandifer Scarborough Shoopman Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Spires Stewart Talley Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett White Whitmire Young
Alexander Allen Anderson Anthony Bales Bowers Branham Brantley Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Clyburn Govan Hart Harvin Hayes Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Jennings Kennedy Mack McLeod Mitchell Moss J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Ott Parks Scott Sellers Stavrinakis Viers Whipper Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. SCOTT proposed the following Amendment No. 186 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004cott scott 1b 20k 4%.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 63, BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, page 499, paragraph 63.54, line 28, by striking / shall be increased by 3%./ and by inserting /with an annual equivalent salary equal to or less than $20,000 shall be increased by 4% and the compensation of all classified and non-judge judicial classified employees with an annual equivalent salary greater than $20,000 shall be increased by 3%./
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Rep. SCOTT explained the amendment.
Rep. WHITE moved to table the amendment.
Rep. SCOTT demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Brady Cato Ceips Chalk Chellis Clemmons Clyburn Cooper Cotty Crawford Dantzler Davenport Delleney Duncan Edge Frye Gambrell Gullick Hagood Haley Hardwick Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Huggins Kelly Kirsh Knight Leach Littlejohn Lowe Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Moss Mulvaney Owens Perry Pinson E. H. Pitts Rice Sandifer Scarborough Shoopman Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Spires Stewart Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Viers White Whitmire Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Alexander Allen Anderson Anthony Bales Bowers Brantley Breeland G. Brown Funderburk Govan Hamilton Hart Harvin Haskins Hayes Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Jennings Kennedy Mack McLeod Miller Mitchell J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Ott Parks Scott Sellers Stavrinakis Whipper Williams
Rep. SCOTT proposed the following Amendment No. 180 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004cott scott 1b 35k 4%.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 63, BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, page 499, paragraph 63.54, line 28, by striking / shall be increased by 3%./ and by inserting /with an annual equivalent salary equal to or less than $35,000 shall be increased by 4% and the compensation of all classified and non-judge judicial classified employees with an annual equivalent salary greater than $35,000 shall be increased by 3%./
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Rep. SCOTT explained the amendment.
Rep. WHITE moved to table the amendment.
Rep. SCOTT demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Brady Cato Chalk Chellis Coleman Cooper Cotty Crawford Dantzler Davenport Delleney Duncan Frye Gambrell Gullick Hagood Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrison Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Huggins Jennings Kelly Kirsh Leach Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Lucas Mahaffey Merrill Owens Perry Pinson E. H. Pitts Rice Sandifer Scarborough Shoopman Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith
G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Spires Stavrinakis Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Viers White Witherspoon Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Alexander Allen Anderson Anthony Bales Bowers Brantley Breeland G. Brown Clyburn Funderburk Govan Hart Harvin Hayes Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Kennedy Mack McLeod Miller Mitchell J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Ott Parks Scott Sellers Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. HAGOOD proposed the following Amendment No. 243 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004\hagood sullivans island .doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 63, BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, page 500, after line 28, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(BCB: Sullivan's Island Property Lease) The Budget and Control Board is directed to lease to the Town of Sullivan's Island the warehouse, property and adjacent dock structure located at 1602 Thompson Avenue, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina for a period of 20 years for $5,000 per year. As a condition of the lease, the town must present for approval to the Charleston legislative delegation, no later than March 2008, a plan to stabilize, preserve and renovate the warehouse, dock and dock house structure. The plan shall include, but is not limited to, cost estimates, funding sources and a timeline for the project. Upon approval, the town's obligations under the plan shall be incorporated into the lease. The lease shall provide, in addition to
Rep. HAGOOD explained the amendment.
Rep. WHITE moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. KIRSH proposed the following Amendment No. 244 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004\kirshibrent reduction2.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 63, BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, page 500, after line 28, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read: /(BCB: Agency Rent Adjustments) Due to the maturity of outstanding lease revenue bonds the Budget and Control Board is directed to reduce rent paid by the following agencies as follows: Department of Revenue, Columbia Mills Building - $436,288; and the State Museum, Columbia Mills Building - $396,675./
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Rep. KIRSH explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Reps. LOFTIS and WITHERSPOON proposed the following Amendment No. 293 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\003\loftis land proviso 2.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 63, BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, page 500, after line 28, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(land study) The Budget and Control Board is directed to provide for a study of all public lands in the State, including those lands that have been protected using County, State, Federal, or other funds for conservation, or related protections. The objective of the study is to determine the amount of land in the State that is subject to restrictions
Rep. LOFTIS explained the amendment.
Rep. SKELTON moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to by a division vote of 34 to 32.
Rep. G. M. SMITH proposed the following Amendment No. 305 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\council\gjk\20190sd07.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 63, Budget and Control Board, by adding a new paragraph appropriately numbered to read:
/ 63. ____. All contracts of insurance or reinsurance for state property, casualty, or tort insurance coverages entered into by the Budget and Control Board in fiscal year 2007-2008 must be awarded by competitive sealed bid in the manner provided by Section 11-35-1520 of the consolidated procurement code./
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Rep. G. M. SMITH explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Section 63, as amended, was adopted.
Rep. KIRSH proposed the following Amendment No. 7 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\011\without comp. hk.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 72, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 530, paragraph 72.91, line 8, by inserting:
/Committee members shall serve without compensation./
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Rep. KIRSH explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. KIRSH proposed the following Amendment No. 6 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\011\streic no compensation hk.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 72, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 533, paragraph 72.99, lines 15 and 16, by striking the lines in their entirety and inserting:/designee, and the Director of the South Carolina Institute for Energy Studies, who shall serve as Chairman. When on business of the council, members shall be entitled to receive such compensation as provided by law for members of boards and commissions. the commission shall serve without compensation./
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Rep. KIRSH explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. WHITE proposed the following Amendment No. 219 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004\white 72.101 light rail.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 72, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 533, paragraph 72.101, line 27, by inserting after "Officer.":
/The procurement associated with the South Carolina Light Rail shall include a public/private sector partnership. South Carolina Light Rail is a research network and is reserved for the use of the state's research universities. The network must be used solely for the
Rep. WHITE explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Reps. COOPER and HARRELL proposed the following Amendment No. 1 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\001\cc 72 homeland security.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 72, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 533, after line 27, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (GP: Homeland Security Projects) Any homeland security project funded by the Unobligated Fiscal Year 2005-06 General Fund Revenue appropriated to the Budget and Control Board pursuant to Item (90), Proviso 73.14 of the Fiscal Year 2006-07 General Appropriations Act is exempt from the requirements of the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives must authorize any expenditure of these funds. /
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Rep. COOPER explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. E. H. PITTS proposed the following Amendment No. 66 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\council\bbm\9857ssp07.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 72, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 533, after line 27, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ . .(GP: Exemption From Sunday Sales Regulation) For the current fiscal year, the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 53 do not apply to any county area, as defined in Section 6-4-5(1), which collects more
Rep. E. H. PITTS explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. MERRILL proposed the following Amendment No. 242 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\council\ggs\22804mm07.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 72, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 533, after line 27, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ 72.____. (GP: Newsprint Sales Tax For AIDS and Buses)
For the current fiscal year only, the exemption from the state sales tax on the gross proceeds of sales or the sales price of newsprint paper and newspapers is suspended and the first five million dollars of the revenue derived from the suspension of that exemption must be allocated to the Department of Health and Environmental Control to be used in the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. Remaining revenues so derived must be allocated the State Department of Education for the purchase of new school buses./
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Rep. MERRILL explained the amendment.
Rep. MERRILL spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. LUCAS spoke against the amendment.
Rep. HART moved to table the amendment.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Alexander Anderson Anthony Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowers
Branham Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Cato Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Coleman Cotty Crawford Dantzler Davenport Delleney Frye Funderburk Govan Gullick Haley Hamilton Harrison Hart Harvin Hayes Hiott Hodges Hosey Huggins Jefferson Jennings Kennedy Kirsh Knight Leach Littlejohn Lucas Mack Mahaffey McLeod Miller Mitchell Moss J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Ott Parks Perry Pinson E. H. Pitts Sandifer Scott Shoopman Skelton G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Stavrinakis Taylor Thompson Toole Whitmire Williams
Those who voted in the negative are:
Bales Bowen Brady Chellis Edge Gambrell Hagood Hardwick Harrell Haskins Herbkersman Hinson Kelly Limehouse Loftis Lowe Merrill Mulvaney Owens Rice Scarborough Simrill W. D. Smith Spires Stewart Talley Umphlett Viers Walker Whipper White Witherspoon Young
So, the amendment was tabled.
Reps. W. D. SMITH and COOPER proposed the following Amendment No. 270 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\council\ bbm\9880ssp07.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 72, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 533, immediately after line 27, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ 72. . (GP: Court Appointment Deferral Fund) For the current fiscal year, there is established the Court Appointment Deferral Fund to be maintained by the Supreme Court, in its discretion, for the sole purpose of allowing an attorney licensed to practice law in this State, who is not otherwise exempt from appointment pursuant to Rule 608(d), a one-year optional exemption from appointment to represent an indigent person in accordance with the requirements of Rule 608 upon the payment of a set fee established by the Supreme Court.
(B) The Supreme Court shall promulgate rules in accordance with the provisions of Section 14-3-950 including, but not limited to, the establishment of:
(1) an appropriate fee or fee schedule for a one-year exemption from appointment which may be not less than one thousand dollars and may be adjusted on a yearly basis for inflation or as the Supreme Court deems necessary on an ongoing basis;
(2) a one-year time frame for which all exemptions would be subject; and
(3) guidelines for the use of the fees collected for the defense of indigent persons. /
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Rep. COOPER explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. EDGE proposed the following Amendment No. 286 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\council\gjk\20220sd07.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 72, General Provisions, page 533, after line 27, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ 72.__ (Employee Actions) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2007-2008, employees of an executive department
Rep. EDGE explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. LITTLEJOHN proposed the following Amendment No. 294 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\005\littlejohn1b.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 72, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 533, after line 27, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (GP: academic center) Of the funds appropriated to the University of South Carolina Upstate for other operating expenses, $100,000 shall be transferred to Spartanburg Community College to support the academic center./
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Rep. LITTLEJOHN explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. G.M. SMITH proposed the following Amendment No. 304 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004\gm smith.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 72, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 533, after line 27, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(GP: Clerks of Court) Of the funds appropriated to the Judicial Department for technology and as a condition for receiving these funds, the Clerks of Court of the counties shall give a ten-day notice, either by E-mail or United States mail, to the attorneys of record and
Rep. G. M. SMITH explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. MERRILL proposed the following Amendment No. 306 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\council\dka\3248sd07.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 72, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 533, after line 27, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ 72.___. ( GP: Retention of Accommodations Taxes) Notwithstanding Section 12-36-2630 of the 1976 Code or any other provision of law, all accommodations taxes imposed by Section 12-36-920(A) and collected in a particular county shall be credited to the political subdivisions of that county in accordance with Chapter 4, Title 6 less the authorized deductions of the Department of Revenue's actual cost of administration and the authorized expenses of the Tourism Expenditure Review Committee established pursuant to Section 6-4-35./
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Rep. MERRILL explained the amendment.
Rep. COOPER moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. RICE proposed the following Amendment No. 308 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\009\emp. ins. program rebates rice.doc), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 72, page 533, after line 27, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(GP: Insurance Program Incentives) The Employee Insurance Program of the Budget and Control Board is directed to develop, for employees and their spouses who participate in the health plans offered by the Employee Insurance Program, an incentive plan in order to
Rep. RICE explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Reps. CLEMMONS, BARFIELD, EDGE, HARDWICK, HAYES, VIERS, WITHERSPOON, JENNINGS, LUCAS, NEILSON, VICK, WILLIAMS, ALEXANDER, BRANHAM, CRAWFORD, LOWE, ANDERSON, MILLER and BATTLE proposed the following Amendment No. 301 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\003\ac29a.inkind revised 3 prov.doc), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 72, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 533, after line 28, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(CB: In-Kind Compensatory Mitigation) All wetland acreages acquired with funds from the South Carolina Conservation Bank Trust Fund in the current fiscal year must be accepted by all south carolina agency parties to the South Carolina interagency standard operating procedures for use as in-kind compensatory mitigation for public highway projects included in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) in the same watershed. A maximum ratio of 10 acres of preservation for each impacted wetland acre must be used. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply where federal funds are being provided for the acquisition of protected lands together with conservation bank trust funds and the use of in-kind compensatory mitigation in the manner provided for herein will result in the loss of some or all of these federal funds based on a written determination of the appropriate federal agency./
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Rep. CLEMMONS explained the amendment.
Rep. WHIPPER spoke against the amendment.
Rep. JENNINGS spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. JENNINGS demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Agnew Anderson Ballentine Bannister Bowers Brady Breeland G. Brown R. Brown Ceips Cobb-Hunter Cotty Duncan Funderburk Gambrell Govan Gullick Hagood Haley Harrison Hart Harvin Herbkersman Hinson Hiott Hodges Huggins Kennedy Kirsh Knight Leach Limehouse Littlejohn Mack McLeod Merrill Miller Ott Parks Pinson Sandifer Scarborough Scott Sellers Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith J. R. Smith Stavrinakis Talley Taylor Thompson Toole Umphlett Whipper Whitmire
Those who voted in the negative are:
Alexander Bales Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Branham Cato Chellis Clemmons Clyburn Coleman Cooper Crawford Dantzler Davenport Delleney Edge Frye Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Haskins Hayes Hosey Jefferson Jennings Kelly Loftis Lucas Mahaffey Mitchell Moss
Mulvaney J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Owens Perry E. H. Pitts Rice Shoopman G. R. Smith W. D. Smith Spires Stewart Vick Viers Walker White Williams Witherspoon Young
So, the amendment was tabled.
Section 72, as amended, was adopted.
Rep. HAGOOD moved that the House do now adjourn, which was agreed to.
Rep. COOPER moved to reconsider the vote whereby Part IA, Sections 22, 23A, 24, 26, 27, 29A, 30, 38, 46, 50, 53, 53B, 54A, 54B, 56A, 56C, 61, 63, 63C; Part 1B, Sections 1, 1A, 1AA, 5A, 5B, 5D, 5K, 5M, 5N, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 29A, 36, 50, 53, 53C, 56DD, 63, and 72 were adopted and the motion was noted.
Further proceedings were interrupted by adjournment, the pending question being consideration of Section 73, Part IB.
Rep. COOPER moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn to meet at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, which was agreed to.
At 10:35 p.m. the House, in accordance with the motion of Rep. HART, adjourned in memory of A. T. Brown of Columbia, to meet at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.
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