HOUSE MEMBERS TO RETURN ON JULY 17TH &
SENATORS ON JULY 18TH TO VOTE ON VETOES
Governor Haley has issued her vetoes to the state budget eliminating state funding to the Arts Commission: $1,937,598 with Veto #1, and the additional one-time funding of $500,000 for grants in Veto #21, funding that was approved in the balanced budget submitted by the General Assembly in June.
Until the vetoes are resolved, the Governor's veto puts the Arts Commission in limbo with no authorization to expend any funds, including federal monies from the National Endowment for the Arts, therefore leaving the agency unable to operate.
If these vetoes are not overridden by the Legislature, South Carolina will be the only state without a public agency mandated to bring access to the arts to all of our citizens. The state's small investment in the arts yields significant, statewide returns for education, quality of life, and our economy. The support and services the Arts Commission provides make a positive difference in our communities and schools.
You can contact your Legislators at: www.scstatehouse.govor if you don't know who your Representative or Senator is, you can use this same site to type in your address and it will give you that information.
The General Assembly's has a newly-redesigned web site. To find your members of the House and Senate, go to:
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?chamber=H for House members and
http://.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?chamber=S for members of the Senate.
For a list of all Members of the S.C. House, go to:
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?chamber=H&order=A
For a list of all Members of the S.C. Senate, go to:
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?chamber=S&order=A
NOTE: Include the word "constituent" in the subject line in your email to get a quicker response.
For further reading: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Gov-Haley-s-vetoes-eliminates-2-SC-agencies-3687528.php
