South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

H. 3701
General Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2015-2016
As Passed by the Senate

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     SEC.  57-0001                                              SECTION  57                                                 PAGE 0185
                                                            JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
                                          ---- 2014-2015 ----  ------------------- 2015-2016 ------------------
                                              APPROPRIATED           HOUSE BILL               SENATE BILL
                                            TOTAL      STATE      TOTAL       STATE        TOTAL       STATE
                                            FUNDS      FUNDS      FUNDS       FUNDS        FUNDS       FUNDS
                                             (1)        (2)        (3)         (4)          (5)         (6)

   1 I. THE COURT:
   2  A. SUPREME COURT:
   3   PERSONAL SERVICE
   4    CHIEF JUSTICE                     148,350     148,350     151,317     151,317     167,962     151,317
   5                                       (1.00)      (1.00)      (1.00)      (1.00)      (1.00)      (1.00)
   6    ASSOCIATE JUSTICE                 565,144     565,144     576,444     576,444     639,853     576,444
   7                                       (4.00)      (4.00)      (4.00)      (4.00)      (4.00)      (4.00)
   8    TAXABLE SUBSISTENCE                 2,500       2,500       2,500       2,500       2,500       2,500
   9    UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS          2,266,000   2,266,000   2,541,015   2,391,000   2,541,015   2,391,000
  10                                      (47.47)     (44.47)     (51.47)     (48.47)     (51.47)     (48.47)
  11    OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES             1,000       1,000      45,000      45,000      45,000      45,000
                                     ________________________________________________________________________________________________
  12   TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE           2,982,994   2,982,994   3,316,276   3,166,261   3,396,330   3,166,261
  13                                      (52.47)     (49.47)     (56.47)     (53.47)     (56.47)     (53.47)
  14   OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES         1,324,000     424,000   1,324,000     424,000   1,324,000     424,000
                                     ________________________________________________________________________________________________
  15  TOTAL THE SUPREME COURT           4,306,994   3,406,994   4,640,276   3,590,261   4,720,330   3,590,261
  16                                      (52.47)     (49.47)     (56.47)     (53.47)     (56.47)     (53.47)
  17                                 ================================================================================================
  18  B. BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS:
  19   PERSONAL SERVICE
  20    UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS             92,700                  89,248                  89,248
  21                                       (1.00)                  (1.00)                  (1.00)
  22    OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES           150,000                 156,600                 156,600
                                     ________________________________________________________________________________________________
  23   TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE             242,700                 245,848                 245,848
  24                                       (1.00)                  (1.00)                  (1.00)
  25   OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES           447,300                 588,182                 588,182
                                     ________________________________________________________________________________________________
  26  TOTAL BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS        690,000                 834,030                 834,030
  27                                       (1.00)                  (1.00)                  (1.00)
  28                                 ================================================================================================
  29  C.  OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY
  30   COUNSEL
  31   PERSONAL SERVICE
  32    UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS            917,730                 915,766                 915,766
  33                                      (14.00)                 (14.00)                 (14.00)
  34    OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES             5,000
                                     ________________________________________________________________________________________________
  35   TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE             922,730                 915,766                 915,766
  36                                      (14.00)                 (14.00)                 (14.00)
  37   OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES            93,270                 125,000                 125,000
                                     ________________________________________________________________________________________________
  38  TOTAL OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY
  39   COUNSEL                          1,016,000               1,040,766               1,040,766
  40                                      (14.00)                 (14.00)                 (14.00)
  41                                 ================================================================================================


SEC. 57-0002 SECTION 57 PAGE 0186 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT ---- 2014-2015 ---- ------------------- 2015-2016 ------------------ APPROPRIATED HOUSE BILL SENATE BILL TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1 D. COMMISSION ON CONDUCT 2 PERSONAL SERVICE 3 UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS 226,600 390,238 390,238 4 (8.00) (8.00) (8.00) 5 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES 15,000 3,000 3,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6 TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE 241,600 393,238 393,238 7 (8.00) (8.00) (8.00) 8 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 33,400 87,000 87,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9 TOTAL COMMISSION ON CONDUCT 275,000 480,238 480,238 10 (8.00) (8.00) (8.00) 11 ================================================================================================ 12 TOTAL THE COURT 6,287,994 3,406,994 6,995,310 3,590,261 7,075,364 3,590,261 13 (75.47) (49.47) (79.47) (53.47) (79.47) (53.47) 14 ================================================================================================ 15 II. COURT OF APPEALS: 16 PERSONAL SERVICE 17 CHIEF APPEALS COURT JUDGE 139,873 139,873 142,670 142,670 158,364 142,670 18 (1.00) (1.00) (1.00) (1.00) (1.00) (1.00) 19 ASSOC. APPEALS COURT JUDGE 1,102,024 1,102,024 1,124,064 1,124,064 1,247,711 1,124,064 20 (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 22 UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS 2,286,600 2,286,600 2,686,615 2,536,600 2,686,615 2,536,600 23 (56.00) (53.00) (59.00) (56.00) (59.00) (56.00) 24 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES 1,000 1,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 25 TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE 3,549,497 3,549,497 4,018,349 3,868,334 4,157,690 3,868,334 26 (65.00) (62.00) (68.00) (65.00) (68.00) (65.00) 27 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 580,000 310,000 610,000 310,000 610,000 310,000 28 ================================================================================================ 29 TOTAL COURT OF APPEALS 4,129,497 3,859,497 4,628,349 4,178,334 4,767,690 4,178,334 30 (65.00) (62.00) (68.00) (65.00) (68.00) (65.00) 31 ================================================================================================ 32 III. CIRCUIT COURT: 33 PERSONAL SERVICE 34 CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE 6,576,829 6,576,829 6,576,829 6,576,829 7,446,263 6,576,829 35 (49.00) (49.00) (49.00) (49.00) (49.00) (49.00) 36 TAXABLE SUBSISTENCE 140,000 140,000 140,000 140,000 140,000 140,000 37 UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS 6,589,732 2,671,612 5,499,038 3,025,291 5,499,038 3,025,291 38 (171.00) (101.00) (170.00) (101.00) (170.00) (101.00) 39 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES 51,000 1,000 11,000 1,000 11,000 1,000


SEC. 57-0003 SECTION 57 PAGE 0187 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT ---- 2014-2015 ---- ------------------- 2015-2016 ------------------ APPROPRIATED HOUSE BILL SENATE BILL TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE 13,357,561 9,389,441 12,226,867 9,743,120 13,096,301 9,743,120 2 (220.00) (150.00) (219.00) (150.00) (219.00) (150.00) 3 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 1,710,938 1,465,058 1,265,058 1,065,058 1,265,058 1,065,058 4 SPECIAL ITEMS: 5 REACTIVATED JUDGES 6 DIFFERENTIAL 500,000 575,000 575,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7 TOTAL SPECIAL ITEMS 500,000 575,000 575,000 8 ================================================================================================ 9 TOTAL CIRCUIT COURT 15,568,499 10,854,499 14,066,925 10,808,178 14,936,359 10,808,178 10 (220.00) (150.00) (219.00) (150.00) (219.00) (150.00) 11 ================================================================================================ 12 IV. FAMILY COURT: 13 PERSONAL SERVICE 14 FAMILY COURT JUDGE 7,579,962 7,579,962 7,731,516 7,731,516 8,581,983 7,731,516 15 (58.00) (58.00) (58.00) (58.00) (58.00) (58.00) 16 TAXABLE SUBSISTENCE 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 17 UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS 3,615,955 3,615,955 3,665,955 3,665,955 3,665,955 3,665,955 18 (128.00) (128.00) (121.00) (121.00) (121.00) (121.00) 19 NEW POSITIONS 20 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 21 TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE 11,356,917 11,356,917 11,558,471 11,558,471 12,408,938 11,558,471 22 (186.00) (186.00) (179.00) (179.00) (179.00) (179.00) 23 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 818,058 447,058 1,047,058 847,058 1,047,058 847,058 24 ================================================================================================ 25 TOTAL FAMILY COURT 12,174,975 11,803,975 12,605,529 12,405,529 13,455,996 12,405,529 26 (186.00) (186.00) (179.00) (179.00) (179.00) (179.00) 27 ================================================================================================ 28 V. ADMINISTRATION: 29 A. COURT ADMINISTRATION: 30 PERSONAL SERVICE 31 UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS 1,133,000 1,025,095 1,025,095 32 (23.00) (20.00) (20.00) 33 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES 5,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 34 TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE 1,138,000 1,025,095 1,025,095 35 (23.00) (20.00) (20.00) 36 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 192,000 275,000 275,000 37 SPECIAL ITEMS: 38 STATE COURT IMPROVEMENT X 39 TRAINING 369,835 369,835


SEC. 57-0004 SECTION 57 PAGE 0188 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT ---- 2014-2015 ---- ------------------- 2015-2016 ------------------ APPROPRIATED HOUSE BILL SENATE BILL TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1 STATE COURT IMPROVEMENT X 2 DATA SHARE 150,000 150,000 3 STATE COURT IMPROVEMENT XI 4 TRAINING 165,558 315,558 315,558 5 STATE COURT IMPROVEMENT XI 6 DATA SHARING 169,835 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7 TOTAL SPECIAL ITEMS 335,393 835,393 835,393 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8 TOTAL COURT ADMINISTRATION 1,665,393 2,135,488 2,135,488 9 (23.00) (20.00) (20.00) 10 ================================================================================================ 11 B. FINANCE AND PERSONNEL: 12 PERSONAL SERVICE 13 UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS 824,000 1,037,034 1,037,034 14 (15.00) (20.00) (20.00) 15 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES 30,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 16 TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE 854,000 1,037,034 1,037,034 17 (15.00) (20.00) (20.00) 18 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 81,000 280,000 280,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 19 TOTAL FINANCE & PERSONNEL 935,000 1,317,034 1,317,034 20 (15.00) (20.00) (20.00) 21 ================================================================================================ 22 C. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 23 PERSONAL SERVICE 24 UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS 2,678,000 3,074,970 3,074,970 25 (41.00) (40.00) (40.00) 26 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES 100,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 27 TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE 2,778,000 3,074,970 3,074,970 28 (41.00) (40.00) (40.00) 29 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 2,722,000 1,500,000 5,172,000 1,212,000 5,172,000 1,212,000 30 SPECIAL ITEMS: 31 COMPUTER AUTOMATION 698,000 32 CASE MANAGEMENT 1,700,000 2,163,000 2,163,000 33 FY05 CONGRESSIONALLY 34 MANDATED AWARDS 500,000 35 ELECTRONIC FILING 1,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 36 TOTAL SPECIAL ITEMS 2,899,000 2,163,000 2,163,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 37 TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 8,399,000 1,500,000 10,409,970 1,212,000 10,409,970 1,212,000 38 (41.00) (40.00) (40.00) 39 ================================================================================================


SEC. 57-0005 SECTION 57 PAGE 0189 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT ---- 2014-2015 ---- ------------------- 2015-2016 ------------------ APPROPRIATED HOUSE BILL SENATE BILL TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1 TOTAL ADMINISTRATION 10,999,393 1,500,000 13,862,492 1,212,000 13,862,492 1,212,000 2 (79.00) (80.00) (80.00) 3 ================================================================================================ 4 VI. JUDICIAL COMMITMENT: 5 SPECIAL ITEM: 6 JUDICIAL COMMITMENT 375,000 375,000 375,000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7 TOTAL SPECIAL ITEMS 375,000 375,000 375,000 8 ================================================================================================ 9 TOTAL JUDICIAL COMMITMENT 375,000 375,000 375,000 10 ================================================================================================ 11 VII. LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS 12 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 13 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 160,000 90,000 170,000 90,000 170,000 90,000 14 ================================================================================================ 15 TOTAL LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS 160,000 90,000 170,000 90,000 170,000 90,000 16 ================================================================================================ 17 VIII. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 18 C. STATE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS 19 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS 16,940,579 13,787,579 17,008,321 14,094,231 20,438,082 14,094,231 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 20 TOTAL FRINGE BENEFITS 16,940,579 13,787,579 17,008,321 14,094,231 20,438,082 14,094,231 21 ================================================================================================ 22 TOTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 16,940,579 13,787,579 17,008,321 14,094,231 20,438,082 14,094,231 23 ================================================================================================ 24 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 25 26 TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE 66,635,937 45,302,544 69,711,926 46,378,533 75,080,983 46,378,533 27 TOTAL AUTHORIZED FTE POSITIONS (625.47) (447.47) (625.47) (447.47) (625.47) (447.47) 28 ================================================================================================

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