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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.1072 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20020228 Primary Sponsor:Reese All Sponsors:Reese Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\pt\1774dw02.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Freedom of Information, meetings of public bodies; no chance meeting, social meeting, or Internet communication may be used to discuss a matter over which the public body has jurisdiction History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20020228 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ 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 423 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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