Current Status Bill Number:3289 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970123 Primary Sponsor:Davenport All Sponsors:Davenport Drafted Document Number:bbm\9061jm.97 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:State agency, college; product or service developed to sell to public sector recipients; Budget and Control Board
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19970123 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 11-1-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A STATE AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT OR STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING DEVELOPS A PRODUCT OR SERVICE, IT MAY SELL THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE ONLY TO PUBLIC SECTOR RECIPIENTS BUT IN DOING SO SHALL NOT DUPLICATE OR HARM EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR ENTERPRISE EXCEPT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SPECIFIC ACTION OF THE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 11-1-35. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any state agency or department or state-supported institution of higher learning develops a product or a service, it only may sell the product or the service to public sector recipients, but in doing so, the agency, department, or institution shall not duplicate or harm existing private sector enterprise unless the Budget and Control Board authorizes the agency, department, or institution to market the product or the service to the private or public sectors because there are no other private sector vendors within the State who market the same or a substantially similar product or service."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.