CONTRIBUTIONS

 

General provisions in the General Appropriation Act reads as follows:

"Each organization receiving a contribution in this Act shall render to the state agency making the contribution by November 1 of the fiscal year in which funds are received, an accounting of how the State funds will be spent, a copy of the adopted budget for the current year, and also a copy of the organization's most recent operating financial statement. The funds appropriated in this Act for contributions shall not be expended until the required financial statements are filed with the appropriate state agency. No funds in this Act shall be disbursed to organizations or purposes which practice discrimination against persons by virtue of race, creed, color or national origin. The State Auditor shall review and audit, if necessary, the financial structure and activities of each organization receiving contributions in this Act and make a report to the General Assembly of such review and/or audit, when requested to do so by the Budget and Control Board."

The disbursement vouchers submitted for payment of contributions must contain a certification from the agency that the required financial statements and Certificate of Non-Discrimination have been filed with the agency.

Section 11-9-110 of the Code of Laws South Carolina 1976 states:

"Each organization to which a contribution is made in the Contributions Section of the General Appropriations Bill shall submit to the State Budget and Control Board by the end of the applicable fiscal year a detailed statement explaining the use that was made of such contribution. The statements shall be available at the Office of the Budget and Control Board for public inspection and shall be given to any member of the General Assembly upon request.

No contribution shall be made to any organization until it agrees in writing to allow the State Auditor to audit the funds contributed."