Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4403 Primary Sponsor:Snow Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:School districts, public officials contracting with Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:436/12067.DW Introduced Date:Feb 12, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Feb 12, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Snow Keegan D. Elliott Corbett M. Martin Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4403 House Feb 12, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 59-69-260, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICIALS CONTRACTING WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR ACQUIRING A PECUNIARY INTEREST IN SCHOOL DISTRICT MATTERS, SO AS TO DELETE PROVISIONS WHICH AUTHORIZE A COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER, A SCHOOL TRUSTEE, OR A BUSINESS WITH WHICH HE IS ASSOCIATED TO PROVIDE SERVICES OR SELL PRODUCTS TO THE DISTRICT OF WHICH HE IS A BOARD MEMBER OR TRUSTEE, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-69-260 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-69-260. It is unlawful for any county treasurer, county auditor, member of a county board of education, or school trustee to buy, discount, or share, directly or indirectly, or be in any way interested in any teacher's pay certificate or other order on a school fund, except those as are payable to him for his own services. If any one of the above officers violate violates the provisions of this section, he is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars to be used for school purposes in his county or must be imprisoned not less than three months nor more than twelve months, or both. He shall also shall forfeit the amount of the claim or of his interest in the claim.
The provisions of this section do not prohibit a county board of education member, a school trustee, or a business with which he is associated from providing services or selling products to the district of which he is a board member or trustee as long as all these transactions are in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 8."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.