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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4714 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000301 Primary Sponsor:Jennings All Sponsors:Jennings Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\skb\18214som00.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Regulations, administrative procedures, contested case redefined not to include decisions on prisoners supervision History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20000301 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 1-23-310, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF CONTESTED CASE SO AS NOT TO INCLUDE DECISIONS CONCERNING THE SUPERVISION OF INMATES OR PRISONERS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 1-23-310(3) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 359 of 1998, is further amended to read:
"(3) 'Contested case' means a proceeding including, but not restricted to, ratemaking, price fixing, and licensing, in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party are required by law to be determined by an agency after an opportunity for hearing; provided, however, it does not include decisions, orders, or rulings made in accordance with the policies of a supervisory or administrative agency of a penal institution with respect to the supervision, custody, discipline, control, care, or treatment of inmates or prisoners;"
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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