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
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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.