For 5^th time in 5 years, House again approves a DOA Bill

To hear an audio quote on DOA Restructuring from Speaker Harrell, click here

****NOTE: Chart detailing the House’s DOA plan: here****

(Columbia, SC) – Today, the SC House of Representatives (in a 91 to 23 bipartisan vote) again approved a Department of Administration (DOA) bill, marking the 5^th time the House has passed this government restructuring reform over the last 5 years.

If the House’s DOA plan makes it into law this year, it would institute the broadest government restructuring effort to be undertaken in South Carolina in decades.  Breaking up the quasi-Executive/Legislative Budget & Control Board, the House’s reform measure places Executive Branch functions directly under the Governor, adds stronger accountability oversight and will save taxpayers money by eliminating waste and duplication.

House Speaker Bobby Harrell issued this statement about the House’s DOA reform plan:

“Fundamentally changing the way government operates by challenging the status quo never comes easy – or quickly, considering this is the fifth time a DOA bill has passed the House – but our state’s system of government is in need of major reform.

“The House’s DOA reform plan adds direct accountability oversight, streamlines operations by removing duplication, and ultimately, saves taxpayers money.  [Read more...]