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Bill 4370

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4370
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000111
Primary Sponsor:                  Barrett
All Sponsors:                     Barrett, Altman, Woodrum, Loftis
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20853sd00.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM
Subject:                          Publications by state agencies, colleges, 
                                  etc.; to send survey to determine if savings 
                                  in costs can be achieved


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000126  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Loftis
House   20000111  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee
House   19991229  Prefiled, referred to Committee        30 HWM


                             Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-1-195 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EVERY STATE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, AND INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING SHALL SEND A SURVEY TO NONAGENCY RECIPIENTS OF EACH PUBLICATION IT PRODUCES WHERE MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED COPIES ARE DISSEMINATED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT CERTAIN SAVINGS IN REPRODUCTION AND PRINTING COSTS CAN BE ACHIEVED.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 8-1-195. (A) Every state agency, department, and institution of higher learning shall send a survey to nonagency recipients of each printed booklet, document, report, or other publication it produces where more than one hundred copies are disseminated to determine whether or not:

(1) the electronic distribution of the publications would be an effective means of distribution;

(2) putting the printed publication in one or more central depositories including state and local libraries would provide just as efficient access;

(3) other means of distribution not including providing printed copies thereof would provide an acceptable alternate manner of distribution.

(B) State agencies, departments, and institutions of higher learning shall use the results of the survey for the purpose of reducing their overall printing costs for these publications by twenty percent or more as possible."

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

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