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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3897 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010405 Primary Sponsor:McGee All Sponsors:McGee, Harrison, Jennings and Klauber Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22970sd01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Public bodies, not to use Internet or electronic communications to discuss public body matters; Freedom of Information History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010405 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 30-4-70, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MEETINGS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO CHANCE MEETING, SOCIAL MEETING, OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET, MAY BE USED TO DISCUSS, AS WELL AS ACT UPON, A MATTER OVER WHICH THE PUBLIC BODY HAS JURISDICTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 30-4-70(c) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 493 of 1998, is further amended to read:
"(c) No chance meeting, social meeting, or electronic communication including, but not limited to, communications via the Internet, may be used in circumvention of the spirit of requirements of this chapter to discuss or act upon a matter over which the public body has supervision, control, jurisdiction, or advisory power."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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