H*4521 (Rat #0304, Act #0265 of 2016) General Bill, By Putnam, Burns, Loftis, Felder, Taylor, Whipper and R.L. Brown
Summary: Tucker Hipps Transparency Act
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "TUCKER HIPPS TRANSPARENCY ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-210 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2016-2017 ACADEMIC YEAR, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, EXCLUDING TECHNICAL COLLEGES, SHALL MAINTAIN REPORTS OF ACTUAL FINDINGS OF CERTAIN MISCONDUCT BY MEMBERS OF FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES FORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE INSTITUTION, TO SPECIFY INFORMATION THAT MUST BE INCLUDED AND MUST BE EXCLUDED, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR UPDATING AND PRESERVING REPORTS, TO PROVIDE INSTITUTIONS SHALL MAKE THE REPORTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND ONLINE, TO PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SEEK REDRESS FOR SUSPECTED VIOLATIONS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT; AND TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INITIAL REPORTS EACH INSTITUTION SHALL COMPILE AND MAKE AVAILABLE; AND TO PROVIDE THE ACT EXPIRES THREE YEARS AFTER ITS EFFECTIVE DATE ABSENT FURTHER ACTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. - ratified title
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12/03/15	House	Prefiled
12/03/15	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
01/12/16	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 92)
01/12/16	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 92)
01/19/16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Loftis
02/25/16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder, Taylor
03/10/16	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 3)
03/15/16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper, R.L.Brown
03/16/16	House	Amended (House Journal-page 11)
03/16/16	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 11)
03/16/16	House	Roll call Yeas-84 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 14)
03/17/16	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 7)
03/17/16	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
03/17/16	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 4)
03/17/16		Scrivener's error corrected
05/25/16	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Education (Senate Journal-page 6)
05/31/16	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 60)
06/01/16	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 57)
06/02/16	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 62)
06/02/16	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 62)
06/02/16		Scrivener's error corrected
06/02/16	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 84)
06/02/16	House	Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 84)
06/06/16		Ratified R 304
06/09/16		Signed By Governor
06/15/16		Effective date 06/29/16
06/16/16		Act No. 265