H*3410(Rat #0123, Act #0047 of 2003)  General Bill, By Harvin
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 30-1-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY ASSISTING IN
 CREATING, FILING, AND PRESERVING RECORDS, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE BUDGET AND
 CONTROL BOARD FROM THE RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE APPROVAL PROCESS AND
 ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE GENERAL SCHEDULES BE DEVELOPED AS STATE
 REGULATIONS. - ratified title

   01/23/03  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-9
   01/23/03  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-9
   03/05/03  House  Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
                     Works HJ-10
   03/18/03  House  Read second time HJ-20
   03/19/03  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-25
   03/19/03  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-10
   03/19/03  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-10
   05/21/03  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-9
   05/22/03  Senate Read second time SJ-23
   05/29/03  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-63
   06/03/03         Ratified R 123
   06/06/03         Signed By Governor
   06/12/03         Copies available
   06/12/03         Effective date 06/06/03
   06/19/03         Act No. 47

(A47, R123, H3410)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 30-1-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY ASSISTING IN CREATING, FILING, AND PRESERVING RECORDS, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD FROM THE RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE APPROVAL PROCESS AND ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE GENERAL SCHEDULES BE DEVELOPED AS STATE REGULATIONS.

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

Archives; creating, filing, and preserving records; inventories and schedules

SECTION    1.    Section 30-1-90(A) and (B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(A)    The Archives may examine the condition of public records and give advice and assistance to public officials in the solutions of their problems in creating, filing, preserving, and making available the public records in their custody. When requested by the Archives, agencies and subdivisions must assist the Archives in preparing an inclusive inventory of records in their custody and establishing records schedules mandating a time period for the retention of each series of records. These schedules must be approved by the governing body of each subdivision or the executive officer of each agency or body having custody of the records and by the Director of the Archives.

(B)    In addition, general schedules for records series common to agencies and subdivisions may be issued by the Archives. Agencies and subdivisions must be allowed to opt out of these general schedules and proceed pursuant to the provisions of subsection (A) in the establishment of specific records schedules."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 3rd day of June, 2003.

Approved the 6th day of June, 2003.