Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4770 Primary Sponsor:Gonzales Committee Number:30 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Natural disaster relief purposes, agency cooperation Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Computer Document Number:GJK/20358SD.94 Introduced Date:19940217 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940217 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Gonzales A. Young Canty Littlejohn Corning Simrill Holt R. Smith Harrelson Whipper J. Bailey Waites Stuart Cato Quinn Harrison Law Wright Gamble Fulmer Harrell Klauber Meacham Stone Type of Legislation:General Bill
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4770 House 19940217 Introduced, read first time, 30
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-95 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS SHALL PROVIDE COPIES OF DOCUMENTS OR RECORDS REQUESTED BY A COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE, OR ANY AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT THEREOF, PROMPTLY AND WITHOUT CHARGE IF THE REQUESTING ENTITY CERTIFIES THAT THE COPIES ARE NEEDED FOR NATURAL DISASTER RELIEF PURPOSES TO INCLUDE DOCUMENTATION TO A FEDERAL RELIEF AGENCY OF EXPENSES INCURRED OR ACTIONS TAKEN.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 1-1-95. All state agencies and departments shall provide copies of documents or records requested by a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this State, or any agency or department thereof, promptly and without charge if the requesting entity certifies that the copies are needed for natural disaster relief purposes to include documentation to a federal relief agency of expenses incurred or actions taken. The provisions of this section also apply to Freedom of Information Act requests."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.