Tag: Budget and Control Board
WHEN THE ISSUE IS THE PRESERVATION OF POWER, REFORM HASN’T GOT A CHANCE In 2013, despite all the rhetoric with which the legislative year began, lawmakers failed to pass a single reform. The question is: Why? Putting aside any unbecoming motivations lawmakers might have had to resist reforms in ethics law, the state’s government structure, …
Updated on December 4, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
IT’S ALL ABOUT POWER (A LOT OF IT) AND ACCOUNTABILITY (NONE OF IT) Last week, we posted a brief analysis of S.535, legislation that would create a murky new government entity called an “Enterprise Division” at Clemson University. The bill, in short, is a grossly misguided attempt to give vast powers to a government …
MORE STUFF THE DEPT. OF ADMINISTRATION BILL WOULDN’T HAVE DONE Last week, we attended a meeting of the Budget & Control Board. Now, oftentimes these meetings are excruciatingly uneventful, and even when they involve major issues, they seem uneventful. But in this case, what we beheld was – almost – mindblowing. The 5-member Board has the …
THE DOA BILL HAS DIED IN THE SENATE. DID IT DESERVE ITS FATE? It’s been more than a month since we last saw the Department of Administration bill being debated in the legislature. Since then, the House and Senate have been working in conference committee to reach a compromise. On Wednesday the conference committee sent …
The House of Representatives has finally unveiled their amendment to the Department of Administration bill – after crafting it behind closed doors for more than two months. It sailed through the House in record time and has already gone back to the Senate. This House proposal finally eliminates the Budget and Control Board. The trouble …
Yesterday the Senate passed what many are calling the most significant restructuring plan this state has seen in decades. By a vote of 44-0, the South Carolina Senate passed H.3066 – a bill creating a Department of Administration and dissolving the anomaly that was the state Budget and Control Board. Unfortunately – and despite all …
South Carolina elected officials claim to be restructuring government, but is anything changing? Are we moving toward real separation of powers, or is the status quo being preserved? Below are the major problems with the current plan, and the solutions that would finally make South Carolina’s government fully accountable to the citizens. Bonding authority Problem: …
The state Senate is currently debating what could turn out to be the most important piece of government restructuring legislation to come along in a quarter-century. Among other things, the bill would create a Department of Administration, putting some executive functions where they belong (under the governor), and eliminate the Budget and Control Board. …
What’s wrong with the structure of South Carolina’s government? All the power
is held by five-member boards, like the State Financial Affairs Authority and Budget
and Control Board. Major functions should belong to either the executive or
legislative branch; these boards have members from both, making it difficult to hold
any single elected official or legislative body accountable for major decisions.
A new amendment to the Department of Administration bill has hit the Senate floor. Although it’s a moving target, here’s an overview of what the bill would do with state government’s most basic functions. Download as pdf by clicking here. Eliminated: Budget & Control Board, State Financial Affairs Authority The Senate’s first shot at eliminating the …
Tag: Budget and Control Board
Why Did Reform Die in 2013?
Updated on April 1, 2015 by South Carolina Policy Council
WHEN THE ISSUE IS THE PRESERVATION OF POWER, REFORM HASN’T GOT A CHANCE In 2013, despite all the rhetoric with which the legislative year began, lawmakers failed to pass a single reform. The question is: Why? Putting aside any unbecoming motivations lawmakers might have had to resist reforms in ethics law, the state’s government structure, …
Category: Commentary, Research Tags: Budget and Control Board, Department of Transportation, Health Exchanges, Legislative Reform, Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
An “Enterprise Division” for Clemson?
Updated on December 4, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
IT’S ALL ABOUT POWER (A LOT OF IT) AND ACCOUNTABILITY (NONE OF IT) Last week, we posted a brief analysis of S.535, legislation that would create a murky new government entity called an “Enterprise Division” at Clemson University. The bill, in short, is a grossly misguided attempt to give vast powers to a government …
Category: Commentary, Economic Development, Self Governance, Transparency Tags: Budget and Control Board, Clemson University, Eminent Domain, Higher Education
Restructure This?
Updated on July 2, 2012 by South Carolina Policy Council
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MORE STUFF THE DEPT. OF ADMINISTRATION BILL WOULDN’T HAVE DONE Last week, we attended a meeting of the Budget & Control Board. Now, oftentimes these meetings are excruciatingly uneventful, and even when they involve major issues, they seem uneventful. But in this case, what we beheld was – almost – mindblowing. The 5-member Board has the …
Category: Commentary Tags: Budget and Control Board, Joint Bond Review Committee
Government Restructuring – or Reshuffling?
Updated on April 2, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
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THE DOA BILL HAS DIED IN THE SENATE. DID IT DESERVE ITS FATE? It’s been more than a month since we last saw the Department of Administration bill being debated in the legislature. Since then, the House and Senate have been working in conference committee to reach a compromise. On Wednesday the conference committee sent …
Category: Reform & Restructuring, Research Tags: Budget and Control Board, Department of Administration
UPDATE: The House version of the DOA bill
Updated on April 2, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
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The House of Representatives has finally unveiled their amendment to the Department of Administration bill – after crafting it behind closed doors for more than two months. It sailed through the House in record time and has already gone back to the Senate. This House proposal finally eliminates the Budget and Control Board. The trouble …
Category: Reform & Restructuring, Research, Self Governance Tags: Budget and Control Board, Department of Administration
Government De-Structuring?
Updated on April 2, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
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Yesterday the Senate passed what many are calling the most significant restructuring plan this state has seen in decades. By a vote of 44-0, the South Carolina Senate passed H.3066 – a bill creating a Department of Administration and dissolving the anomaly that was the state Budget and Control Board. Unfortunately – and despite all …
Category: Commentary, Reform & Restructuring, Self Governance Tags: Budget and Control Board, Department of Administration, Legislative Reform
Government restructuring – Reform or status quo?
Updated on April 2, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
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South Carolina elected officials claim to be restructuring government, but is anything changing? Are we moving toward real separation of powers, or is the status quo being preserved? Below are the major problems with the current plan, and the solutions that would finally make South Carolina’s government fully accountable to the citizens. Bonding authority Problem: …
Category: Commentary, Reform & Restructuring, Self Governance Tags: Budget and Control Board, Legislative Reform, Retirement
Getting restructuring right – or wrong?
Updated on February 11, 2012 by South Carolina Policy Council
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The state Senate is currently debating what could turn out to be the most important piece of government restructuring legislation to come along in a quarter-century. Among other things, the bill would create a Department of Administration, putting some executive functions where they belong (under the governor), and eliminate the Budget and Control Board. …
Category: Self Governance Tags: Budget and Control Board, Department of Administration, Legislative Reform
The Citizen’s Guide to Restructuring
Updated on April 2, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
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What’s wrong with the structure of South Carolina’s government? All the power
is held by five-member boards, like the State Financial Affairs Authority and Budget
and Control Board. Major functions should belong to either the executive or
legislative branch; these boards have members from both, making it difficult to hold
any single elected official or legislative body accountable for major decisions.
Category: Reform & Restructuring Tags: Budget and Control Board, Legislative Reform
Creating a Department of Administration – An Update
Updated on April 2, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
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A new amendment to the Department of Administration bill has hit the Senate floor. Although it’s a moving target, here’s an overview of what the bill would do with state government’s most basic functions. Download as pdf by clicking here. Eliminated: Budget & Control Board, State Financial Affairs Authority The Senate’s first shot at eliminating the …
Category: Reform & Restructuring, Self Governance Tags: Budget and Control Board, Legislative Reform