RESHAPING GOVERNMENT

How state agencies would be affected under restructuring plans before the S.C. Senate:

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

• Health and Human Services — Transform independent departments of Social Services, Disabilities and Special Needs, Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services and others into divisions or offices of HHS; transfer health services of current Department of Health and Environmental Control

• John de la Howe School — State-supported residential group child-care agency serves more than 200 children a year from backgrounds of abuse, neglect and family crisis; would become part of HHS.

• Administration — Many functions of governor’s office and State Budget and Control Board would merge.

• Cultural agencies — Budget and Control Board to provide administrative services to State Library, State Museum, Department of Archives and History, Educational Television Commission, Arts Commission, and Confederate Relic Room

NEW DEPARTMENTS

• Environment and Natural Resources — Combine environmental programs of DHEC and Department of Natural Resources

• Corrections and Probation — Merge Department of Corrections with Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services

GONE

• State Board of Education — Powers would be given to superintendent of education.

• State Elections Commission — Secretary of state would become chief election officer.

NON-ELECTIONS

• Gubernatorial appointments — Superintendent of education, adjutant general, secretary of state and agriculture commissioner would be appointed, rather than elected, positions.

• One ticket — Require governor and lieutenant governor to run on one ticket; lieutenant governor no longer would be president of the Senate, which would select a president from its members to lead the session.

WHAT’S NOT THERE

Many of Gov. Mark Sanford’s original restructuring proposals are not in the bill, including:

• Privatizing State Museum

• Creating Department of Health Services

• Eliminating John de la Howe School

• Closing USC branch campuses in Salkehatchie and Union

• Eliminating most of Department of Insurance

• Privatizing much of Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism