TO AMEND H. 3701 OF 2015, THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016, SO AS TO MAKE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BY PROVIDING TARGETED INCREASES IN GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS AND TO MAKE NECESSARY CONFORMING PROVISO AMENDMENTS AND PROVIDE FOR OTHER RELATED MATTERS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Part IA of H. 3701 of 2015, the general appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2015-2016, is amended by increasing specific general fund appropriations contained therein by amounts provided herein. References in these sections are to sections and subdivisions of those sections in Part IA of H. 3701 of 2015.

SECTION    2.    Part IB of H. 3701 of 2015, the general appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2015-2016, is amended as provided in this section. References in this section are to Part IB of H. 3701 of 2015.

SECTION    3.    All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of Sections 1 or 2 of this act are suspended for Fiscal Year 2015-2016.

SECTION    4.    If any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not affect the constitutionality or validity of the remaining portions of this act, the General Assembly hereby declaring that it would have passed this act, and each and every part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, and word thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other parts, sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words hereof may be declared to be unconstitutional, invalid, or otherwise ineffective.

SECTION    5.    Except as otherwise specifically provided, this act takes effect July 1, 2015.