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H. 3570
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Simrill, Norman, Moody-Lawrence and Kirsh
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Introduced in the House on February 16, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Freedom of Information Act
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2/16/2005 House Introduced and read first time HJ-13 2/16/2005 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-13
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 30-4-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE RIGHT TO INSPECT OR COPY PUBLIC RECORDS, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION WHICH AUTHORIZES A REQUESTOR TO MAKE A REQUEST WITHOUT MAKING IT IN WRITING; AND TO AMEND SECTION 30-4-40, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO MATTERS EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE FOR PURPOSES OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, SO AS TO EXEMPT DOCUMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINING DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE OF A PUBLIC BODY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 30-4-30(d) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 423 of 1998, is amended to read:
"(d) The following records of a public body must be made available for public inspection and copying during the hours of operations of the public body without the requestor being required to make a written request to inspect or copy the records when the requestor appears in person:
(1) minutes of the meetings of the public body for the preceding six months;
(2) all reports identified in Section 30-4-50(A)(8) for at least the fourteen-day period before the current day; and
(3) documents identifying persons confined in any jail, detention center, or prison for the preceding three months."
SECTION 2. Section 30-4-40(a) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 86 of 2003, is further amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:
"( ) Documents and other information containing disciplinary actions taken against an employee of a public body."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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