Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:862 Primary Sponsor:Greg Smith Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Judicial candidates, confidential information Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:862 Introduced Date:19940111 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940111 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Greg Smith Type of Legislation:General Bill
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862 Senate 19940111 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
862 Senate 19930927 Prefiled, referred to 11
Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS, INFORMATION, AND OTHER MATERIAL IN PROCEEDINGS CONDUCTED BY THE JOINT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW CANDIDATES FOR OFFICES ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED CONFIDENTIAL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2-19-50 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 2-19-50. All records, information, and other material that the joint committee has obtained or used to make its findings of fact, except such materials, records and information presented under oath at the public hearing, shall be kept strictly confidential. However, under no circumstances shall a candidate's academic standing, academic performance, and number of attempts required to pass a professional licensing examination be considered confidential. After the joint committee has reported its findings of fact, or after a candidate withdraws his name from consideration, all records, information, and material required to be kept confidential shall be destroyed."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.