South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 1135


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    1135
Primary Sponsor:                Rose
Committee Number:               11
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Ethics
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Computer Document Number:       1135
Introduced Date:                19940208    
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              19940208    
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Rose
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
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1135  Senate  19940208      Introduced, read first time,    11
                            referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-775 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AN ECONOMIC INTEREST HELD BY A PUBLIC OFFICIAL, PUBLIC MEMBER, OR PUBLIC EMPLOYEE IN A CONTRACT WITH THE STATE OR ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH CONTRACTS ARE PERMITTED IF AWARDED THROUGH A PROCESS OF PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMPETITIVE BIDS IF THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL, PUBLIC MEMBER, OR PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HAS NOT PERFORMED AN OFFICIAL FUNCTION REGARDING THE CONTRACT.

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

SECTION 1. Section 8-13-775 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 8-13-775. A public official, public member, or public employee may not have an economic interest in a contract with the State or its political subdivisions if the public official, public member, or public employee is authorized to perform an official function relating to the contract. Official function means writing or preparing the contract specifications, acceptance of bids, award of the contract, or other action on the preparation or award of such the contract. This section is not intended to infringe on or prohibit public employment contracts with this State or a political subdivision of this State nor does it prohibit the award of contracts awarded through a process of public notice and competitive bids if the public official, public member, or public employee has not performed an official function regarding the contract."

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

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