South Carolina Senate Bill 658 (Prior Session Legislation)

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April 1 2009 - Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-4
Pending: Senate Finance Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 2-15-140 SO AS TO CREATE A DIVISION WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COUNCIL TO CONDUCT EVALUATIONS OF PROGRAMS OF CERTAIN STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS TO DETERMINE IF THESE PROGRAMS HAVE OUTLIVED THEIR USEFULNESS OR MUST BE CHANGED TO ADDRESS THE PRIORITIES AND NEEDS OF THE CITIZENS THEY AFFECT, PROVIDE FOR A PROCEDURE FOR THE INITIATION OF A REVIEW AND FOR DISPOSITION OF ITS FINDINGS AFTER A REVIEW HAS BEEN COMPLETED, REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR IN THE PREPARATION OF THE ANNUAL RECOMMENDED STATE BUDGET TO APPLY "ZERO-BASE" BUDGETING PRINCIPLES, AND REQUIRE THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN THE CONSIDERATION OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL AND BILLS OR JOINT RESOLUTIONS MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS TO APPLY "ZERO-BASE" BUDGETING PRINCIPLES.

Create A Division Within The Legislative Audit Council To Conduct Evaluations Of Programs Of Certain State Agencies And Departments To Determine If These Programs Have Outlived Their Usefulness Or Must Be Changed To Address The Priorities And Needs Of The Citizens They Affect, Provide For A Procedure For The Initiation Of A Review And For Disposition Of Its Findings After A Review Has Been Completed, Require The Governor In The Preparation Of The Annual Recommended State Budget To Apply "zero-base" Budgeting Principles, And Require The House Ways And Means Committee And The Senate Finance Committee In The Consideration Of The Annual General Appropriations Bill And Bills Or Joint Resolutions Making Supplemental Appropriations To Apply "zero-base" Budgeting Principles.

Sen Kevin L. Bryant	Sen Paul G. Campbell, Jr.	Sen Tom Davis	Sen A. Shane Massey
Sen J. Michael "Mick" Mulvaney	Sen Michael T. Rose	Sen Phillip W. Shoopman	Sen Daniel B. "Danny" Verdin III

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-01		Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-4
2009-04-01		Introduced and read first time SJ-4

H3640 (Similar To) 2009-04-23 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cole

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	15	140	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=0658&session=118