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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4676 Ratification Number:431 Act Number:333 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20020207 Primary Sponsor:Kelley All Sponsors:Kelley Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\pt\1737dw02.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020529 Date of Last Amendment:20020515 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20020701 Subject:Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems; establishment of office History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20020716 Act No. A333 ------ 20020701 Signed by Governor ------ 20020604 Ratified R431 House 20020529 Concurred in Senate amendment, enrolled for ratification Senate 20020523 Read third time, returned to House with amendment ------ 20020516 Scrivener's error corrected Senate 20020515 Amended, read second time, notice of general amendments Senate 20020509 Committee report: Favorable with 06 SF amendment Senate 20020411 Introduced, read first time, 06 SF referred to Committee House 20020411 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20020410 Read second time ------ 20020408 Scrivener's error corrected House 20020403 Committee report: Favorable 30 HWM House 20020207 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on April 3, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 8, 2002 - Word format Revised on May 9, 2002 - Word format Revised on May 13, 2002 - Word format Revised on May 15, 2002 - Word format Revised on May 16, 2002 - Word format
(A333, R431, H4676)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY AMENDING SECTION 1-11-55, RELATING TO LEASING OF REAL PROPERTY FOR GOVERNMENTAL BODIES, SECTION 2-3-75, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE PRINTING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, SECTION 2-13-60, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE CODE COMMISSIONER, SECTION 2-13-180, RELATING TO THE PUBLICATION OF ADVANCE SHEETS OF THE ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS, SECTION 2-13-190, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PRINTING OF ADVANCE SHEETS IN SIGNATURES AND DISTRIBUTION OF PAGE PROOFS BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER, SECTION 2-13-200, RELATING TO THE SALE AND DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF ADVANCE SHEETS, SECTION 2-13-210, RELATING TO THE PUBLICATION OF THE ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS, SECTION 11-35-310, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS USED IN THE PROCUREMENT CODE, SECTION 29-6-250, RELATING TO A LABOR AND MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND REQUIRED BY A GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, ALL SO AS TO CONFORM REFERENCES IN THESE SECTIONS TO REFLECT THE CORRECT NAME OF THE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE PRINTING, INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS CREATED FROM THE MERGER OF THE OFFICES OF LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND LEGISLATIVE PRINTING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, AND TO DELETE ARCHAIC REFERENCES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 11-35-1524, RELATING TO THE RESIDENT VENDOR PREFERENCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONSOLIDATED PROCUREMENT CODE, SO AS TO EXCEPT A SOLICITATION, BID, OFFER, OR PROCUREMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Leasing of real property
SECTION 1. Section 1-11-55(1) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 153 of 1997, is amended to read:
"(1) 'Governmental body' means a state government department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, college, university, technical school, legislative body, agency, government corporation, or other establishment or official of the executive, judicial, or legislative branches of this State. Governmental body excludes the General Assembly, Legislative Council, the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems, and all local political subdivisions such as counties, municipalities, school districts, or public service or special purpose districts."
Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Resources (LPITS)
SECTION 2. Section 2-3-75 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 194 of 1987, is further amended to read:
"Section 2-3-75. The Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems (LPITS) is established under the joint direction and management of the Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the House. The clerks shall employ a director to carry out the business of the office, who shall have authority to hire and discharge staff with the approval of the clerks, with funds as may be authorized by the General Assembly. The Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems has the following authority and duties:
(1) The Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems shall provide printing and technical services to the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Legislative Council, and the Code Commissioner. The director of LPITS, with the approval of the clerks, shall contract for all legislative printing requirements not otherwise provided for by law. LPITS also shall contract for the printing requirements of the Code Commissioner as contained in Section 2-13-60(4).
(2) Any materials which have been printed or paid for under the LPITS printing contract may be sold to other state agencies and private persons. All funds received for this service must be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general fund of the State. Before any funds are paid into the state treasury, all necessary expenses incurred by the Office of LPITS in the production and distribution of materials in accordance with this section may be first deducted and retained by the Office of LPITS. Payment for these expenses may be made on order of the Director of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems and approval of the Clerks of the House and Senate.
(3) Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems may sell by means of electronic transmission or by other means as it considers appropriate any legislative document or report which may be obtained under the provisions of Chapter 4 of Title 30 of the 1976 Code. This sale is with the approval of the Clerks of the House and Senate upon their prior consultation with the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate."
Duties of Code Commissioner
SECTION 3. Section 2-13-60(5) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(5) annually prepare for publication, to be printed by the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems (LPITS), the statutes and joint resolutions passed at the preceding session;"
Publication of advance sheets for Acts and Joint Resolutions
SECTION 4. Section 2-13-180 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 2-13-180. The Code Commissioner, from time to time during any session of the General Assembly, shall furnish the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems (LPITS) with all acts and joint resolutions of a general and permanent nature which have become law. The Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems (LPITS), as soon as practicable after delivery of these acts and joint resolutions, shall furnish the Code Commissioner with page proofs of all acts and joint resolutions."
Distribution of advance sheets by the Code Commissioner
SECTION 5. Section 2-13-190 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 2-13-190. Within five days after receiving the page proofs corrected from the Code Commissioner, the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems (LPITS) shall print the same and shall deliver as many copies to the Code Commissioner as the commissioner may order. The Code Commissioner, on receipt of these copies, shall send a copy to each of the following officers: the Governor, Supreme Court Justices, Clerk of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals Judges, Clerk of the Court of Appeals, circuit judges, circuit solicitors, county judges, county solicitors, clerk of the court of each county, judge of probate of each county, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller General, Adjutant General, State Treasurer, Chief Bank Examiner, Department of Revenue, Director of the Department of Transportation, State Health Officer, Director of the Department of Natural Resources, Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Commissioner of Agriculture, Director of the Department of Insurance, State Budget and Control Board, State Superintendent of Education, State Librarian, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Clerk of the Senate, Director of the South Carolina Archives Department, and the members of the General Assembly. Any magistrate may obtain a copy of advance sheets of statutes by sending his name, address, and term to the Code Commissioner."
Sale of advance sheets
SECTION 6. Section 2-13-200 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 2-13-200. The Code Commissioner and the Legislative Council may sell the service mentioned in Section 2-13-190 on terms agreeable to the council and the Code Commissioner. All funds received for this service must be deposited in the state treasury, to the credit of the general funds of the State, but before any funds are paid into the state treasury, the expenses by the Code Commissioner and the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems (LPITS) for additional supplies, postage, and clerical help may be first deducted. Payment of these additional expenses may be made on order of the Chairman of the Legislative Council and the Clerks of the House and Senate."
Publication of Acts and Joint Resolutions
SECTION 7. Section 2-13-210 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 2-13-210. Within twenty-five days after the adjournment of any session of the General Assembly, the Code Commissioner shall furnish the Director of the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems all acts and joint resolutions passed, and which have been approved by the Governor. The Code Commissioner shall deliver to the Director of the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems, within fifteen days after the receipt of the final page proof, a complete index of all the acts and joint resolutions furnished the director and such other copy as may be necessary for the published acts. The style and makeup of the acts and joint resolutions must be in such form as the Code Commissioner and Clerks of the Senate and the House may agree upon."
Definitions in Procurement Code
SECTION 8. Section 11-35-310(18) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Part II, Act 171 of 1991, is further amended to read:
"(18) 'Governmental Body' means a state government department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, college, university, technical school, agency, government corporation, or other establishment or official of the executive or judicial branch. Governmental body excludes the General Assembly or its respective branches or its committees, Legislative Council, the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems, and all local political subdivisions such as counties, municipalities, school districts, or public service or special purpose districts or any entity created by act of the General Assembly for the purpose of erecting monuments or memorials or commissioning art that is being procured exclusively by private funds."
Labor and material payment bond
SECTION 9. Section 29-6-250(4) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 295 of 2000, is amended to read:
"(4) For purposes of this section, 'governmental body' means a state government department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, college, university, technical school, agency, government corporation, or other establishment or official of the executive or judicial branch, and all local political subdivisions. 'Governmental body' excludes the General Assembly or its respective branches or its committees, Legislative Council, the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems, or any entity created by act of the General Assembly for the purpose of erecting monuments or memorials or commissioning art that is procured exclusively by private funds."
Exceptions to resident vendor preference
SECTION 10. Section 11-35-1524(D) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 153 of 1997, is further amended to read:
"(D) Exceptions. This section shall not apply:
(1) to any procurements conducted under Article 9 of the 1976 Code;
(2) to any prime contractor or subcontractor providing materials or services relating to permanent improvements to real estate;
(3) to any solicitation, bid, offer, or procurement when the price of a single unit of the end-product is more than thirty thousand dollars, whether or not more than one unit is bid or offered;
(4) to any solicitation, bid, offer, or procurement where the contract award is less than ten thousand dollars;
(5) to any solicitation conducted under Section 11-35-1530 of the 1976 Code; or
(6) to any solicitation, bid, offer, or procurement of motor vehicles as defined in Section 56-15-10."
Time effective
SECTION 11. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 4th day of June, 2002.
Approved the 1st day of July, 2002.
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