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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3877 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010405 Primary Sponsor:Perry All Sponsors:Perry, Altman, Battle, Breeland, Chellis, Cobb-Hunter, Coleman, Fleming, Gourdine, Harrison, J. Hines, Kennedy, Kirsh, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Loftis, J.H. Neal, Owens, Scarborough, Scott, D.C. Smith, F.N. Smith, Whipper and A. Young Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\bbm\9990htc01.doc Companion Bill Number:405 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:Pay telephones, placement of in prisons for inmate use; Corrections, Juvenile Justice Department; Prisoners History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20010406 Companion Bill No. 405 House 20010405 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE SHALL FOREGO ANY COMMISSION OR OTHER SOURCE OF REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE PLACEMENT OF PAY TELEPHONES IN INSTITUTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE FOR THE USE OF INMATES AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD SHALL ENSURE THAT THE TELEPHONE RATES CHARGED FOR THE USE OF THESE PAY PHONES REASONABLY REFLECT THIS FOREGONE STATE REVENUE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State shall forego any commission or revenue source by any means described for the placement of pay telephones in institutions of the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice for the use of inmates. The State Budget and Control Board shall ensure that the telephone rates charged by vendors for the use of those phones reasonably reflect this foregone state revenue.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2001.
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