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Bill 277

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      277
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010206
Primary Sponsor:                  Leatherman
All Sponsors:                     Leatherman
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1175dw01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Legislative Audit Council, agency audit 
                                  records and working papers to be confidential, 
                                  exception; Agencies, State


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010501  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  20010427  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  20010426  Read second time, unanimous consent
                  for third reading on Friday,
                  20010427
Senate  20010425  Committee report: Favorable            11 SJ
Senate  20010213  Committed to Committee                 11 SJ
Senate  20010213  Recalled from Committee                06 SF
Senate  20010206  Introduced, read first time,           06 SF
                  referred to Committee


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COMMITTEE REPORT

April 25, 2001

    S. 277

S. Printed 4/25/01--S.

Read the first time February 6, 2001.

    To whom was referred a Bill (S. 277) to amend Section 2-15-120, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to confidentiality of records, so as to make audit working papers, etc., respectfully

    That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

LARRY A. MARTIN for Committee.

TO AMEND SECTION 2-15-120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS, SO AS TO MAKE AUDIT WORKING PAPERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COUNCIL CONFIDENTIAL AND TO PROVIDE THAT THESE PAPERS AND ALL RECORDS OF THE COUNCIL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FINAL AUDIT REPORTS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    The first paragraph of Section 2-15-120 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 419 of 1998, Part II, Section 35C, is further amended to read:

    "All records and audit working papers of the Legislative Audit Council with the exception of its final audit reports provided for by Section 2-15-60 are confidential and not subject to public disclosure prior to the publication of the final audit report. The court in determining the extent to which any disclosure of all or any part of a council record is necessary shall impose appropriate safeguards against unauthorized disclosure."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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