South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

H. 4813
General Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2012-2013
Conference Report

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     SEC.  44-0001                                              SECTION  44                                                 PAGE 0175
                                                            JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
                                          ---- 2011-2012 ----  ------------------------------ 2012-2013 -----------------------------
                                              APPROPRIATED           HOUSE BILL               SENATE BILL             CONFERENCE
                                            TOTAL      STATE      TOTAL       STATE        TOTAL       STATE      TOTAL       STATE
                                            FUNDS      FUNDS      FUNDS       FUNDS        FUNDS       FUNDS      FUNDS       FUNDS
                                             (1)        (2)        (3)         (4)          (5)         (6)        (7)         (8)

   1 I. THE COURT:
   2  A. SUPREME COURT:
   3   PERSONAL SERVICE
   4    CHIEF JUSTICE                     144,029     144,029     144,029     144,029     144,029     144,029     144,029     144,029
   5                                       (1.00)      (1.00)      (1.00)      (1.00)      (1.00)      (1.00)      (1.00)      (1.00)
   6    ASSOCIATE JUSTICE                 548,684     548,684     548,684     548,684     548,684     548,684     548,684     548,684
   7                                       (4.00)      (4.00)      (4.00)      (4.00)      (4.00)      (4.00)      (4.00)      (4.00)
   8    TAXABLE SUBSISTENCE                 3,500       3,500       2,500       2,500       2,500       2,500       2,500       2,500
   9    UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS          2,000,000   2,000,000   2,200,000   2,200,000   2,200,000   2,200,000   2,200,000   2,200,000
  10                                      (44.47)     (44.47)     (44.47)     (44.47)     (44.47)     (44.47)     (44.47)     (44.47)
  11    OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES             1,000       1,000       1,000       1,000       1,000       1,000       1,000       1,000
                                     ________________________________________________________________________________________________
  12   TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE           2,697,213   2,697,213   2,896,213   2,896,213   2,896,213   2,896,213   2,896,213   2,896,213
  13                                      (49.47)     (49.47)     (49.47)     (49.47)     (49.47)     (49.47)     (49.47)     (49.47)
  14   OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES         1,360,000     460,000   1,324,000     424,000   1,324,000     424,000   1,324,000     424,000
                                     ________________________________________________________________________________________________
  15  TOTAL THE SUPREME COURT           4,057,213   3,157,213   4,220,213   3,320,213   4,220,213   3,320,213   4,220,213   3,320,213
  16                                      (49.47)     (49.47)     (49.47)     (49.47)     (49.47)     (49.47)     (49.47)     (49.47)
  17                                 ================================================================================================
  18  B. BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS:
  19   PERSONAL SERVICE
  20    UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS             82,000                  90,000                  90,000                  90,000
  21                                       (1.00)                  (1.00)                  (1.00)                  (1.00)
  22    OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES           150,000                 150,000                 150,000                 150,000
                                     ________________________________________________________________________________________________
  23   TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE             232,000                 240,000                 240,000                 240,000
  24                                       (1.00)                  (1.00)                  (1.00)                  (1.00)
  25   OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES           450,000                 450,000                 450,000                 450,000
                                     ________________________________________________________________________________________________
  26  TOTAL BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS        682,000                 690,000                 690,000                 690,000
  27                                       (1.00)                  (1.00)                  (1.00)                  (1.00)
  28                                 ================================================================================================
  29  C.  OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY
  30   COUNSEL
  31   PERSONAL SERVICE
  32    UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS            849,000                 891,000                 891,000                 891,000
  33                                      (14.00)                 (14.00)                 (14.00)                 (14.00)
  34    OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES             1,000                   5,000                   5,000                   5,000
                                     ________________________________________________________________________________________________
  35   TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE             850,000                 896,000                 896,000                 896,000
  36                                      (14.00)                 (14.00)                 (14.00)                 (14.00)
  37   OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES           110,000                 120,000                 120,000                 120,000
                                     ________________________________________________________________________________________________
  38  TOTAL OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY
  39   COUNSEL                            960,000               1,016,000               1,016,000               1,016,000
  40                                      (14.00)                 (14.00)                 (14.00)                 (14.00)
  41                                 ================================================================================================


SEC. 44-0002 SECTION 44 PAGE 0176 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT ---- 2011-2012 ---- ------------------------------ 2012-2013 ----------------------------- APPROPRIATED HOUSE BILL SENATE BILL CONFERENCE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) 1 D. COMMISSION ON CONDUCT 2 PERSONAL SERVICE 3 UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS 240,000 220,000 220,000 220,000 4 (4.00) (4.00) (4.00) (4.00) 5 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES 10,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6 TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE 250,000 235,000 235,000 235,000 7 (4.00) (4.00) (4.00) (4.00) 8 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 50,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9 TOTAL COMMISSION ON CONDUCT 300,000 275,000 275,000 275,000 10 (4.00) (4.00) (4.00) (4.00) 11 ================================================================================================ 12 TOTAL THE COURT 5,999,213 3,157,213 6,201,213 3,320,213 6,201,213 3,320,213 6,201,213 3,320,213 13 (68.47) (49.47) (68.47) (49.47) (68.47) (49.47) (68.47) (49.47) 14 ================================================================================================ 15 II. COURT OF APPEALS: 16 PERSONAL SERVICE 17 CHIEF APPEALS COURT JUDGE 135,799 135,799 135,799 135,799 135,799 135,799 135,799 135,799 18 (1.00) (1.00) (1.00) (1.00) (1.00) (1.00) (1.00) (1.00) 19 ASSOC. APPEALS COURT JUDGE 1,069,928 1,069,928 1,069,928 1,069,928 1,069,928 1,069,928 1,069,928 1,069,928 20 (8.00) (8.00) (8.00) (8.00) (8.00) (8.00) (8.00) (8.00) 21 TAXABLE SUBSISTENCE 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 22 UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,220,000 2,220,000 2,220,000 2,220,000 2,220,000 2,220,000 23 (53.00) (53.00) (53.00) (53.00) (53.00) (53.00) (53.00) (53.00) 24 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 25 TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE 3,226,727 3,226,727 3,446,727 3,446,727 3,446,727 3,446,727 3,446,727 3,446,727 26 (62.00) (62.00) (62.00) (62.00) (62.00) (62.00) (62.00) (62.00) 27 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 550,000 342,000 580,000 310,000 580,000 310,000 580,000 310,000 28 ================================================================================================ 29 TOTAL COURT OF APPEALS 3,776,727 3,568,727 4,026,727 3,756,727 4,026,727 3,756,727 4,026,727 3,756,727 30 (62.00) (62.00) (62.00) (62.00) (62.00) (62.00) (62.00) (62.00) 31 ================================================================================================ 32 III. CIRCUIT COURT: 33 PERSONAL SERVICE 34 CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE 5,994,345 5,994,345 5,994,352 5,994,352 5,994,352 5,994,352 5,994,352 5,994,352 35 (46.00) (46.00) (46.00) (46.00) (46.00) (46.00) (46.00) (46.00) 36 TAXABLE SUBSISTENCE 160,000 160,000 140,000 140,000 140,000 140,000 140,000 140,000 37 UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS 6,100,000 3,000,000 6,100,000 2,296,000 6,100,000 2,296,000 6,100,000 2,296,000 38 (162.00) (92.00) (162.00) (92.00) (162.00) (92.00) (162.00) (92.00) 39 NEW POSITIONS


SEC. 44-0003 SECTION 44 PAGE 0177 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT ---- 2011-2012 ---- ------------------------------ 2012-2013 ----------------------------- APPROPRIATED HOUSE BILL SENATE BILL CONFERENCE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) 1 CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE 781,872 781,872 390,936 390,936 390,936 390,936 2 (6.00) (6.00) (3.00) (3.00) (3.00) (3.00) 3 ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 147,828 147,828 73,914 73,914 73,914 73,914 4 (6.00) (6.00) (3.00) (3.00) (3.00) (3.00) 5 COURT REPORTER 212,808 212,808 106,404 106,404 106,404 106,404 6 (6.00) (6.00) (3.00) (3.00) (3.00) (3.00) 7 LAW CLERK 234,960 234,960 117,480 117,480 117,480 117,480 8 (6.00) (6.00) (3.00) (3.00) (3.00) (3.00) 9 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES 66,000 1,000 51,000 1,000 51,000 1,000 51,000 1,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10 TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE 12,320,345 9,155,345 13,662,820 9,808,820 12,974,086 9,120,086 12,974,086 9,120,086 11 (208.00) (138.00) (232.00) (162.00) (220.00) (150.00) (220.00) (150.00) 12 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 580,000 310,000 3,097,587 2,737,587 1,825,058 1,465,058 1,825,058 1,465,058 13 SPECIAL ITEMS: 14 REACTIVATED JUDGES 15 DIFFERENTIAL 275,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 16 TOTAL SPECIAL ITEMS 275,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 17 ================================================================================================ 18 TOTAL CIRCUIT COURT 13,175,345 9,465,345 17,260,407 12,546,407 15,299,144 10,585,144 15,299,144 10,585,144 19 (208.00) (138.00) (232.00) (162.00) (220.00) (150.00) (220.00) (150.00) 20 ================================================================================================ 21 IV. FAMILY COURT: 22 PERSONAL SERVICE 23 FAMILY COURT JUDGE 6,597,914 6,597,914 6,597,916 6,597,916 6,597,916 6,597,916 6,597,916 6,597,916 24 (52.00) (52.00) (52.00) (52.00) (52.00) (52.00) (52.00) (52.00) 25 TAXABLE SUBSISTENCE 175,000 175,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 26 UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS 2,900,331 2,900,331 3,150,000 3,150,000 3,150,000 3,150,000 3,150,000 3,150,000 27 (116.00) (116.00) (116.00) (116.00) (116.00) (116.00) (116.00) (116.00) 28 NEW POSITIONS 29 FAMILY COURT JUDGE 761,299 761,299 761,299 761,299 761,299 761,299 30 (6.00) (6.00) (6.00) (6.00) (6.00) (6.00) 31 ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 147,828 147,828 147,828 147,828 147,828 147,828 32 (6.00) (6.00) (6.00) (6.00) (6.00) (6.00) 33 COURT REPORTER 212,808 212,808 212,808 212,808 212,808 212,808 34 (6.00) (6.00) (6.00) (6.00) (6.00) (6.00) 35 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 36 TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE 9,674,245 9,674,245 11,030,851 11,030,851 11,030,851 11,030,851 11,030,851 11,030,851 37 (168.00) (168.00) (186.00) (186.00) (186.00) (186.00) (186.00) (186.00) 38 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 551,000 346,000 818,058 447,058 818,058 447,058 818,058 447,058 39 ================================================================================================


SEC. 44-0004 SECTION 44 PAGE 0178 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT ---- 2011-2012 ---- ------------------------------ 2012-2013 ----------------------------- APPROPRIATED HOUSE BILL SENATE BILL CONFERENCE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) 1 TOTAL FAMILY COURT 10,225,245 10,020,245 11,848,909 11,477,909 11,848,909 11,477,909 11,848,909 11,477,909 2 (168.00) (168.00) (186.00) (186.00) (186.00) (186.00) (186.00) (186.00) 3 ================================================================================================ 4 V. ADMINISTRATION: 5 A. COURT ADMINISTRATION: 6 PERSONAL SERVICE 7 UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS 1,059,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 8 (23.00) (23.00) (23.00) (23.00) 9 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES 1,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10 TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE 1,060,000 1,105,000 1,105,000 1,105,000 11 (23.00) (23.00) (23.00) (23.00) 12 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 240,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 13 SPECIAL ITEMS: 14 STATE COURT IMPROVEMENT IX 15 TRAINING 42,000 16 STATE COURT IMPROVEMENT X 17 TRAINING 167,703 18 STATE COURT IMPROVEMENT X 19 DATA SHARING 170,483 20 STATE COURT IMPROVEMENT XI 21 TRAINING 165,558 165,558 165,558 22 STATE COURT IMPROVEMENT XI 23 DATA SHARING 169,835 169,835 169,835 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 24 TOTAL SPECIAL ITEMS 380,186 335,393 335,393 335,393 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 25 TOTAL COURT ADMINISTRATION 1,680,186 1,665,393 1,665,393 1,665,393 26 (23.00) (23.00) (23.00) (23.00) 27 ================================================================================================ 28 B. FINANCE AND PERSONNEL: 29 PERSONAL SERVICE 30 UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS 799,000 800,000 800,000 800,000 31 (15.00) (15.00) (15.00) (15.00) 32 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES 1,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 33 TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE 800,000 830,000 830,000 830,000 34 (15.00) (15.00) (15.00) (15.00) 35 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 115,000 105,000 105,000 105,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 36 TOTAL FINANCE & PERSONNEL 915,000 935,000 935,000 935,000 37 (15.00) (15.00) (15.00) (15.00) 38 ================================================================================================ 39 C. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


SEC. 44-0005 SECTION 44 PAGE 0179 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT ---- 2011-2012 ---- ------------------------------ 2012-2013 ----------------------------- APPROPRIATED HOUSE BILL SENATE BILL CONFERENCE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) 1 PERSONAL SERVICE 2 UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS 2,539,000 2,600,000 2,600,000 2,600,000 3 (41.00) (41.00) (41.00) (41.00) 4 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES 50,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE 2,589,000 2,700,000 2,700,000 2,700,000 6 (41.00) (41.00) (41.00) (41.00) 7 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 1,135,000 1,300,000 2,800,000 1,500,000 2,800,000 1,500,000 8 SPECIAL ITEMS: 9 COMPUTER AUTOMATION 762,800 698,000 698,000 698,000 10 CASE MANAGEMENT 1,040,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 11 FY05 CONGRESSIONALLY 12 MANDATED AWARDS 6,000,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 13 ELECTRONIC FILING 1,000 1,000 1,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14 TOTAL SPECIAL ITEMS 7,802,800 5,899,000 5,899,000 5,899,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15 TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 11,526,800 9,899,000 11,399,000 1,500,000 11,399,000 1,500,000 16 (41.00) (41.00) (41.00) (41.00) 17 ================================================================================================ 18 TOTAL ADMINISTRATION 14,121,986 12,499,393 13,999,393 1,500,000 13,999,393 1,500,000 19 (79.00) (79.00) (79.00) (79.00) 20 ================================================================================================ 21 VI. JUDICIAL COMMITMENT: 22 SPECIAL ITEM: 23 JUDICIAL COMMITMENT 375,000 375,000 375,000 375,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 24 TOTAL SPECIAL ITEMS 375,000 375,000 375,000 375,000 25 ================================================================================================ 26 TOTAL JUDICIAL COMMITMENT 375,000 375,000 375,000 375,000 27 ================================================================================================ 28 VII. LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS 29 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 30 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 160,000 90,000 160,000 90,000 160,000 90,000 160,000 90,000 31 ================================================================================================ 32 TOTAL LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS 160,000 90,000 160,000 90,000 160,000 90,000 160,000 90,000 33 ================================================================================================ 34 VIII. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 35 C. STATE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS 36 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS 15,531,943 11,590,943 16,153,000 13,000,000 15,909,169 12,756,169 15,909,169 12,756,169 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 37 TOTAL FRINGE BENEFITS 15,531,943 11,590,943 16,153,000 13,000,000 15,909,169 12,756,169 15,909,169 12,756,169 38 ================================================================================================


SEC. 44-0006 SECTION 44 PAGE 0180 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT ---- 2011-2012 ---- ------------------------------ 2012-2013 ----------------------------- APPROPRIATED HOUSE BILL SENATE BILL CONFERENCE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) 1 TOTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 15,531,943 11,590,943 16,153,000 13,000,000 15,909,169 12,756,169 15,909,169 12,756,169 2 ================================================================================================ 3 IX. NON-RECURRING APPROPRIATIONS 4 CRF - ELECTRONIC FILING 5,000,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 TOTAL NON-RECURRING APPRO. 5,000,000 6 ================================================================================================ 7 TOTAL NON-RECURRING 5,000,000 8 ================================================================================================ 9 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 10 TOTAL RECURRING BASE 63,365,459 37,892,473 68,524,649 44,191,256 67,819,555 43,486,162 67,819,555 43,486,162 11 12 TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE 68,365,459 37,892,473 68,524,649 44,191,256 67,819,555 43,486,162 67,819,555 43,486,162 13 TOTAL AUTHORIZED FTE POSITIONS (585.47) (417.47) (627.47) (459.47) (615.47) (447.47) (615.47) (447.47) 14 ================================================================================================

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