South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 11 - State Budget System
Section 11-11-50. Comptroller General shall furnish annual estimate of needs of State.

On or before the first day of December, annually, the Comptroller General shall furnish to the Governor an estimate of the financial needs of the State, itemized in strict accordance with the budget classifications adopted by the Governor and certified and approved by the presiding officer of each House for each year beginning with the first day of July thereafter; and he shall also furnish an estimate of the financial needs of the judiciary, as provided by law, itemized in strict accordance with the budget classification adopted by the Governor, for each year, beginning with the first day of July thereafter. The Comptroller General shall transmit to the Governor with these estimates full and detailed explanations of all increases or decreases. These estimates together with the accompanying explanations of increases and decreases shall be included in the budget by the Governor without revisions, but with its recommendations thereon.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-725; 1952 Code Section 1-725; 1942 Code Section 3214; 1932 Code Section 3214; Civ. C. '22 Section 910; 1919 (31) 187; 1933 (38) 218; 1950 (46) 3605.

Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1).

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 11 - Public Finance

Chapter 11 - State Budget System

Section 11-11-10. Duties of Executive Budget Office and Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, and Department of Revenue.

Section 11-11-15. Budget functions devolved on Governor; Budget Office to assist.

Section 11-11-20. Information to be secured by Governor.

Section 11-11-30. Annual estimates.

Section 11-11-40. Annual statements from Comptroller General.

Section 11-11-50. Comptroller General shall furnish annual estimate of needs of State.

Section 11-11-70. Budgets submitted to General Assembly.

Section 11-11-80. Statements, balance sheet, and general survey to accompany budget.

Section 11-11-90. Repealed.

Section 11-11-100. General Assembly may amend budget bill.

Section 11-11-110. Expenses of certain committee chairmen of the General Assembly.

Section 11-11-140. Limits on appropriation of surplus general fund revenues; revenue derived from change in accounting method.

Section 11-11-150. Estimated income tax revenues; deductions in calculations; Trust Fund for Tax Relief; appropriation of funds.

Section 11-11-155. Homestead Exemption Fund established.

Section 11-11-156. Reimbursement of school districts from Homestead Exemption Fund.

Section 11-11-157. Reallocation of local option sales tax.

Section 11-11-160. Transfers of appropriations; reduction of authorized spending when receipts less than estimated.

Section 11-11-170. Use of revenues payable pursuant to Master Settlement Agreement.

Section 11-11-180. Declaration of operating deficit; meeting to address deficit; borrowing of surpluses authorized.

Section 11-11-190. Transfer of funds to offset deficits.

Section 11-11-220. Contingency Reserve Fund established.

Section 11-11-230. Creation of Smoking Prevention and Cessation Trust Fund and South Carolina Medicaid Reserve Fund.

Section 11-11-240. Safety Maintenance Account.

Section 11-11-310. General Reserve Fund; deficit.

Section 11-11-310. General Reserve Fund; deficit.

Section 11-11-320. Capital Reserve Fund.

Section 11-11-320. Capital Reserve Fund.

Section 11-11-325. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 152, Section 2.B., eff May 8, 2012.

Section 11-11-325. Capital Reserve Fund must be reduced prior to midyear budget reductions.

Section 11-11-330. Trust Fund for Tax Relief; use of funds.

Section 11-11-335. Availability of funds and revenues.

Section 11-11-340. State Institution Bonds and State Highway Bonds Debt Service Fund; credit of funds.

Section 11-11-345. Suspension of appropriations; negative GAAP Fund balance defined.

Section 11-11-350. Estimates of planned general fund expenditures.

Section 11-11-410. Appropriations subject to spending limitation; financial emergency; surplus funds.

Section 11-11-420. Limitation on permanent state positions; emergency suspension.

Section 11-11-430. State bonds.

Section 11-11-440. Limitation on tax increases and new taxes.