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TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 55 OF THE 1976 CODE, BY ADDING SECTION 55-1-85 TO PROVIDE THAT STATE AGENCIES MANAGING AIRCRAFT SHALL KEEP RECORDS OF EACH FLIGHT, TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION TO BE RECORDED, TO PROVIDE THAT THE RECORDS SHALL MADE BE AVAILABLE ONLINE BY THE DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 55 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 55-1-85.(A) Any state agency managing state-owned aircraft shall keep a record of each flight. The record shall include:
(1) names and signatures of each person using the flight and his affiliation with the state agency;
(2) a sworn statement from the highest ranking official of the agency certifying that the flight was in conjunction with the official business of the agency and describing the official nature of the trip;
(3) the origin and destination of the flight and all stops made between the flight origin and destination;
(4) the date of the flight; and
(5) the contact information for the state official who authorized the flight.
(B) With the exception of flights made for the purposes of on-going criminal investigations and surveillance, records kept pursuant to subsection (A) shall be reported to the Division of Aeronautics no later than forty-eight hours after the flight has reached its destination. The division shall conspicuously post the records on its website."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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