South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 610

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      610
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990316
Primary Sponsor:                  Fair 
All Sponsors:                     Fair
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22236cm99.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Freedom of Information, state agencies 
                                  not to release records of persons, provisions


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  19990316  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 30-4-85 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A STATE AGENCY SHALL NOT RELEASE THE NAME, ADDRESS, PICTURE, OR INFORMATION OF A PERSONAL OR IMPERSONAL NATURE CONTAINED IN ITS RECORDS OF A PERSON WITHOUT HIS WRITTEN PERMISSION, TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE PERSON IS A MINOR, THE AGENCY MUST RECEIVE THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE MINOR'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN BEFORE THE INFORMATION IS RELEASED, AND TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN RECORDS OF A MINOR ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS PROVISION.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 30-4-85. Notwithstanding another provision of law, a state agency shall not release the name, address, picture, or information of a personal or impersonal nature contained in its records of a person without his written permission. If the person is a minor, the written permission of the minor's parent or legal guardian must be obtained before the information contained in this section is released. However, a minor's school records may be transferred to a school in which he newly has enrolled as a student, but his new school shall not release his school records to a person, institution, or agency without the written permission of his parent or legal guardian."

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

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