South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 4542

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    4542
Ratification Number:            424
Act Number:                     347
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19960206
Primary Sponsor:                Klauber
All Sponsors:                   Klauber, Herdklotz, Simrill,
                                McCraw, Richardson, Shissias, J. Young
                                and Jaskwhich 
Drafted Document Number:        pfm\7872htc.96
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960514
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19960529
Subject:                        Claimant agency, setoff debt
                                collection
History



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

------  19960606  Act No. A347
------  19960529  Signed by Governor
------  19960523  Ratified R424
Senate  19960514  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
Senate  19960509  Read second time
Senate  19960508  Recalled from Committee,                 06 SF
                  placed on the Calendar
Senate  19960321  Introduced, read first time,             06 SF
                  referred to Committee
House   19960321  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19960320  Read second time
House   19960313  Committee report: Favorable              26 HLCI
House   19960206  Introduced, read first time,             26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee
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(A347, R424, H4542)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-56-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF THE SETOFF DEBT COLLECTION ACT, SO AS TO INCLUDE MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, AND REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF "CLAIMANT AGENCY".

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

Claimant agency defined

SECTION 1. Section 12-56-20(1) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 76 of 1995, is amended to read:

"(1) `Claimant agency' means a state agency, board, committee, commission, public institution of higher learning, political subdivision, housing authorities established pursuant to Articles 5, 7, and 9 of Chapter 3 of Title 31, and the Internal Revenue Service. It also includes a private institution of higher learning for the purpose of collecting debts related to default on authorized educational loans made pursuant to Chapters 111, 113, or 115 of Title 59. `Political subdivision' includes the Municipal Association of South Carolina and the South Carolina Association of Counties when these organizations submit claims on behalf of their members or other political subdivisions."

Time effective

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

Approved the 29th day of May, 1996.