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There was a flurry of committee meetings this week as both the Senate and House raced to advance bills. The budget legislation will be debated on the House floor beginning next week. There are several bills of interest this week that will be discussed below.
Revenue, Finance, and Economic Development
testifies before a House Ways and Means subcommittee.
The General Assembly spent most of their time this week in committee meetings but did move several bills on the floor. The Ways and Means version of the budget will be debated on the House floor beginning the week of March 22nd. There are several bills of interest this week that will be discussed below.
Revenue, Finance, and Economic Development
Abbeville County Director David Garner, Senators Penry
It is expected that President Biden will sign the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 on Friday, March 12, 2021. This Act is the federal comprehensive response to both the public health and economic crises facing our country because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Included in the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund created by the Act is $65.1 billion in direct funding to county governments. Of utmost interest to counties in South Carolina is approximately $1 billion in direct funding for the counties in our state. The U.S. Department of Treasury will oversee and administer these... Read more
NACo has posted an article outlining Microsoft Exchange server vulnerabilities to cybersecurity threats and what actions counties can take to protect themselves. Counties using Microsoft Exchange on-premise products should immediately patch their systems, check for signs of compromise and possibly begin incident response procedures.Read more