Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3393 Primary Sponsor:Rudnick Committee Number:27 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Correctional facility, local construction of Residing Body:House Current Committee:Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Date Tabled:Feb 19, 1991 Computer Document Number:3393 Introduced Date:Jan 31, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Feb 19, 1991 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rudnick Smith Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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3393 House Feb 19, 1991 Tabled in Committee 27
3393 House Jan 31, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 27
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 4-1-180 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY TO GIVE PUBLIC NOTICE IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS BEFORE IT ORDERS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CORRECTIONAL FACILITY OR THE RENOVATION OR ENLARGEMENT OF AN EXISTING FACILITY AND TO SPECIFY THE SIZE OF THE NOTICE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 4 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 4-1-180. At least thirty days before the governing body of a county orders the construction of a new county correctional facility or the enlargement or renovation of an existing facility, it must give notice of the proposal in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The notice must be at least one-quarter page in size."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.