Current Status Bill Number:4719 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19980226 Primary Sponsor:Cromer All Sponsors:Cromer Drafted Document Number:pt\1737dw.98 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:State Government, Procurement Code, General Assembly and agencies, not to exclude governmental body
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House 19980226 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 11-35-310, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS USED IN THE CONSOLIDATED PROCUREMENT CODE, SO AS TO DELETE THE EXEMPTION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CERTAIN AGENCIES SUPPORTING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 11-35-310(18) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 153 of 1997, is further amended to read:
"(18) 'Governmental Body' means a state government department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, college, university, technical school, agency, government corporation, or other establishment or official of the executive or judicial branch. Governmental body excludes the General Assembly or its respective branches or its committees, Legislative Council, the Office of Legislative Printing and Information Technology Resources, and all local political subdivisions such as counties, municipalities, school districts, or public service or special purpose districts or any entity created by act of the General Assembly for the purpose of erecting monuments or memorials or commissioning art that is being procured exclusively by private funds."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.