Bill 3573

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    3573
Ratification Number:            152
Act Number:                     98
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19950209
Primary Sponsor:                Klauber
All Sponsors:                   Klauber
Drafted Document Number:        JIC\5387HTC.95
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19950518
Date of Last Amendment:         19950516
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19950612
Subject:                        Public housing authority

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19950612  Act No. A98
------  19950612  Signed by Governor
------  19950606  Ratified R152
House   19950518  Concurred in Senate amendment,
                  enrolled for ratification
Senate  19950517  Read third time, returned to House
                  with amendment
Senate  19950516  Amended, read second time
Senate  19950511  Committee report: Favorable with         08 SG
                  amendment
Senate  19950404  Introduced, read first time,             08 SG
                  referred to Committee
House   19950330  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19950329  Amended, read second time
House   19950323  Committee report: Favorable with         26 HLCI
                  amendment
House   19950215  Referred to Committee                    26 HLCI
House   19950215  Recalled from Committee                  27 H3M
House   19950209  Introduced, read first time,             27 H3M
                  referred to Committee

(A98, R152, H3573)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 31-3-50 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY MAY OBTAIN DATA FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND TAXATION AND THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION TO VERIFY A PERSON'S ELIGIBILITY FOR A PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAM AND TO PROVIDE THE METHOD OF MAKING AND RESPONDING TO THESE REQUESTS; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 12-54-240, AS AMENDED, AND 41-29-170, RELATING TO AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND TAXATION AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION TO DISCLOSE OFFICIAL INFORMATION, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE DISCLOSURE TO A PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND PROVIDE FOR THE DISCLOSURE OF AN APPLICANT'S CURRENT AND PREVIOUS EMPLOYERS.

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

Verification

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 31 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 31-3-50. A public housing authority may obtain information from the Department of Revenue and Taxation and the Employment Security Commission for the purpose of assisting in verifying the eligibility of a person for any public housing program. The request for this information may be by electronic means and the request must specify the exact information requested, together with sufficient information to allow these agencies positively to identify the correct person. The authority may forward the request either to the main agency address or to a local branch and the agency shall provide an expeditious response which may be by electronic means. Where requests or responses have been made by electronic means, a written copy of the request or response must be subsequently forwarded to the appropriate party."

Disclosure allowed

SECTION 2. Section 12-54-240(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 516 of 1994, is further amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:

"( ) disclosure of information pursuant to Section 31-3-50. The public housing authority making this request is responsible for reimbursing the South Carolina Department of Revenue and Taxation for actual costs incurred in supplying such information. This information must be provided in the most useful and economical format possible." Disclosure allowed

SECTION 3. Section 41-29-170(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(2) The State Employment Office shall furnish, upon request of any public agency administering the aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) and child support programs or any public housing authority, any information in its possession relating to:

(a) individuals who are receiving, have received, or have applied for unemployment insurance;

(b) the amount of benefits being received;

(c) the current home address of such individuals;

(d) whether any offer of work has been refused and, if so, a description of the job and the terms, conditions, and rate of pay therefor; and

(e) in the case of requests from a public housing authority, a listing of the current employer and previous employers for the available preceding six calendar quarters.

The requesting agency is responsible for reimbursing the South Carolina Employment Security Commission for actual costs incurred in supplying such information. This information must be provided in the most useful and economical format possible."

Time effective

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 12th day of June, 1995.