South Carolina House Bill 3640 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 21)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-23 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cole
Pending: House Ways and Means 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.

Rep. Nathan Ballentine [R]	Rep. Kenneth Bingham [R]	Rep. Derham Cole [R]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R]
Rep. Tracy Edge [R]	Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]	Rep. Marion Frye [R]	Rep. Daniel Hamilton [R]
Rep. William Herbkersman [R]	Rep. James Merrill [R]	Rep. Joey Millwood [R]	Rep. Edward Pitts [R]
Rep. Michael Pitts [R]	Rep. Nikki Randhawa Haley [R]	Rep. Donald Smith [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]
Rep. Tommy Stringer [R]	Rep. Michael Thompson [R]	Rep. McLain Toole [R]	Rep. William Wylie [R]
Sen. Thomas Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-23		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cole
2009-02-26		Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-114
2009-02-26		Introduced and read first time HJ-114

S0658 (Similar To) 2009-04-01 - Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-4

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3640&session=118