The Governor shall, prior to making annual recommendations to the General Assembly of the amounts to be appropriated to the various state agencies, departments and institutions, as required by Section 2-7-60 of the 1976 Code, require them to justify the entire amount of money they are requesting. It is the intent of this section that each state agency, department or institution shall be required to justify its recurring expenses, as well as any new or additional expenses.
For the purpose of justification as set forth in this provision, the Budget and Control Board shall require each state agency, department and institution to submit for each program the purposes, objectives and such quantitative measurements regarding services provided as the Budget and Control Board in consultation with the Joint Legislative Appropriations Review Committee might deem necessary for program evaluation.
HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 199, Part II, Section 8; 1980 Act No. 517, Part II, Section 3.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, reference in the first paragraph of this section to the former State Budget and Control Board was changed to the Governor pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1). Reference in the second paragraph to the former State Budget and Control Board was not changed pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), until further action by the General Assembly.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 7 - Legislative Enactments
Section 2-7-10. Effective date of legislative enactments.
Section 2-7-20. Effect of repeal of legislative enactment.
Section 2-7-30. Construction of words.
Section 2-7-35. Handicapped person defined.
Section 2-7-50. Amendments, additions and repeals may be made by reference to this Code.
Section 2-7-60. Annual general appropriations act.
Section 2-7-70. Itemization of appropriation bills.
Section 2-7-71. Tax bills; requirement of estimated revenue impact statement.
Section 2-7-74. Statement of estimated fiscal impacts of criminal offense changes.
Section 2-7-80. Printing and distribution of acts; copies.
Section 2-7-90. Use of certified mail satisfies requirement for registered mail.
Section 2-7-105. Authorization for state capital improvement bonds.
Section 2-7-115. Appropriations for debt service in general appropriations act; additional bonds.
Section 2-7-125. Recorded roll call vote defined; when required.
Section 2-7-210. Clerk shall correct typographical and clerical errors in legislative enactments.
Section 2-7-220. Procedure for making corrections.
Section 2-7-230. Doubtful matters shall not be corrected.
Section 2-7-240. No correction shall be made after fifteen days.
Section 2-7-410. Petition and draft of bill for legislation for private purposes.
Section 2-7-420. Statement of reasons for legislative charter.
Section 2-7-430. Application for charter or incorporation of transportation company.
Section 2-7-440. Statement of merits effect on others and notice.