Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4453 Primary Sponsor:Quinn Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Freedom of information, public body definition Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:436/12150.DW Introduced Date:Feb 25, 1992 Date of Last Amendment:May 05, 1992 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:May 07, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Quinn Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4453 Senate May 07, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
4453 House May 06, 1992 Read third time, sent to
Senate
4453 House May 05, 1992 Amended, read second time
4453 House Apr 15, 1992 Committee Report: Favorable 25
4453 House Feb 25, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
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AMENDED
May 5, 1992
H. 4453
S. Printed 5/5/92--H.
Read the first time February 2, 1992.
TO AMEND SECTION 30-4-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS USED IN THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, SO AS TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF "PUBLIC BODY" A COMMITTEE WHOSE MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO RECOMMEND THE SELECTION OF A SITE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PUBLIC BUILDING.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 30-4-20(a) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(a) `Public body' means any department of the State, any state board, commission, agency, and authority, any public or governmental body or political subdivision of the State, including counties, municipalities, townships, school districts, and special purpose districts, or any organization, corporation, or agency supported in whole or in part by public funds or expending public funds, including committees, subcommittees, advisory committees, and the like of any such body by whatever name known, and includes any quasi-governmental body of the State and its political subdivisions, including, without limitation, bodies such as the South Carolina Public Service Authority and, the South Carolina State Ports Authority, and a committee whose members are appointed by administrative personnel whose purpose is to recommend the selection of a site for the construction of a public building. Committees of health care facilities, which are subject to this chapter, for medical staff disciplinary proceedings, quality assurance, peer review, including the medical staff credentialing process, specific medical case review, and self-evaluation, are not public bodies for the purpose of this chapter."
SECTION 2. Section 30-4-40(a)(6) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(6) All The exact compensation paid each person or employee by public bodies. except as follows:
(A) For those persons receiving compensation of fifty thousand dollars or more annually, for all part-time employees, for any other persons who are paid honoraria or other compensation for special appearances, performances, or the like, and for employees at the level of agency or department head, the exact compensation of each person or employee;
(B) For classified and unclassified employees, including contract instructional employees, not subject to item (A) above who receive compensation between, but not including, thirty thousand dollars and fifty thousand dollars annually, the compensation level within a range of four thousand dollars, such ranges to commence at thirty thousand dollars and increase in increments of four thousand dollars;
(C) For classified employees not subject to item (A) above who receive compensation of thirty thousand dollars or less annually, the salary schedule showing the compensation range for that classification including longevity steps, where applicable;
(D) For unclassified employees, including contract instructional employees, not subject to item (A) above who receive compensation of thirty thousand dollars or less annually, the compensation level within a range of four thousand dollars, such ranges to commence at two thousand dollars and increase in increments of four thousand dollars.
(E) For purposes of this subsection (6), "agency head" or "department head" means any person who has authority and responsibility for any department of any institution, board, commission, council, division, bureau, center, school, hospital, or other facility that is a unit of a public body."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.