South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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H. 4433

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. King and Gilliard
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3852sd12.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2012
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: State agency and department telephone greeting

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  11/29/2011  House   Prefiled
  11/29/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/10/2012  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 37)
   1/10/2012  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 37)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/29/2011

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 27 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO STATE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, INSTITUTION, OR ENTITY MAY BE REQUIRED TO USE A TELEPHONE GREETING OF "IT'S A GREAT DAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA" OR ANOTHER SIMILAR GREETING CONNOTING THE ADVANTAGES OF OR A PLEASANT DEMEANOR IN THIS STATE SO LONG AS CERTAIN CONDITIONS EXIST IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Article 27

State Agency and Department Telephone Greeting

Section 1-1-1710.    No state agency, department, institution, or entity may be required to use a telephone greeting of 'it's a great day in South Carolina' or another similar greeting connoting the advantages of or a general pleasant demeanor in this State so long as any of the following conditions apply:

(1)    the state's unemployment rate equals or exceeds five percent;

(2)    all citizens of this State do not have health insurance;

(3)    state school funding for grades K-12 and for higher education is not sufficient to ensure that all students are prepared for the twenty-first century; or

(4)    the rural infrastructure of this State is not adequate to allow rural areas to compete for new business and industry on an equal basis with urban areas of this State."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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