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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.325 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19990114 Primary Sponsor:Hayes All Sponsors:Hayes Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\kgh\15095dw99.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Freedom of information, number of finalists for employment positions to be clarified History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19990114 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 30-4-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MATTERS EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, SO AS TO MODIFY AND CLARIFY THE LANGUAGE REGARDING MATERIALS RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF FINALISTS TO FILL AN EMPLOYMENT POSITION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 30-4-40(a)(13) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 423 of 1998, is further amended to read:
"(13) All materials, regardless of form, gathered by a public body during a search to fill an employment position, except that materials relating to not fewer than the final three three or fewer final applicants under consideration for a position must be made available for public inspection and copying. In addition to making available for public inspection and copying the materials described in this item, the public body must disclose, upon request, the number of applicants considered for a position. For the purpose of this item, 'materials relating to not fewer than the final three three or fewer final applicants' do not include an applicant's income tax returns, medical records, social security number, or information otherwise exempt from disclosure by this section."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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