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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3706 Ratification Number:272 Act Number:231 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010314 Primary Sponsor:Loftis All Sponsors:Loftis, Knotts, Simrill, Whatley, Allen, Allison, Altman, Askins, Bales, Barfield, Barrett, Bingham, Bowers, J. Brown, Campsen, Cato, Chellis, Coates, Cooper, Cotty, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Easterday, Edge, Emory, Fleming, Frye, Gilham, Hamilton, Harrell, Harrison, Haskins, Hinson, Huggins, Keegan, Kelley, Kirsh, Klauber, Koon, Law, Leach, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lucas, Martin, McCraw, McGee, Meacham-Richardson, Merrill, Miller, J.M. Neal, Owens, Perry, Phillips, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Riser, Robinson, Rodgers, Sandifer, Scarborough, Sinclair, D.C. Smith, F.N. Smith, G.M. Smith, J.R. Smith, W.D. Smith, Snow, Stille, Stuart, Talley, Taylor, Thompson, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Vaughn, Walker, White, Witherspoon, A. Young and J. Young Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\pt\1249ac01.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020424 Date of Last Amendment:20020411 Governor's Action:U Became law without signature of Governor Date of Governor's Action:20020502 Subject:Regulations, Health and Environmental Control to provide summary of studies; Agencies, State, Administrative procedures History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20020514 Act No. A231 ------ 20020502 Unsigned, became law without signature of Governor ------ 20020425 Ratified R272 House 20020424 Concurred in Senate amendment, enrolled for ratification Senate 20020416 Read third time, returned with amendment Senate 20020411 Committee amendment adopted, read second time, notice of amendments Senate 20020410 Committee report: Favorable with 13 SMA amendment Senate 20010424 Introduced, read first time, 13 SMA referred to Committee House 20010419 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20010418 Read second time ------ 20010416 Scrivener's error corrected House 20010411 Committee report: Favorable 20 HANR House 20010321 Referred to Committee 20 HANR House 20010321 Recalled from Committee 27 H3M House 20010314 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on April 11, 2001 - Word format Revised on April 16, 2001 - Word format Revised on April 10, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 11, 2002 - Word format
(A231, R272, H3706)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 1-23-110 AND 1-23-120, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NOTICE REQUIREMENTS, NOTICE CONTENTS, AND INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROMULGATION AND REVIEW OF REGULATIONS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE AGENCY PROMULGATING THE REGULATION TO INCLUDE THE LOCATION WHERE A PERSON COULD OBTAIN FROM THE AGENCY A DETAILED STATEMENT OF RATIONALE STATING THE BASIS FOR THE REGULATION INCLUDING THE SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL BASIS FOR THE REGULATION AND STUDIES, REPORTS, POLICIES, OR STATEMENTS OF PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT OR ADMINISTRATIVE NEED RELIED UPON IN DEVELOPING THE REGULATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Statement of rationale for regulations required to be available to the public
SECTION 1. Section 1-23-110(A)(3) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 411 of 1996, is further amended by adding at the end:
"(h) the location where a person may obtain from the agency a copy of the detailed statement of rationale as required by this item. For new regulations and significant amendments to existing regulations, an agency shall prepare and make available to the public upon request a detailed statement of rationale which shall state the basis for the regulation, including the scientific or technical basis, if any, and shall identify any studies, reports, policies, or statements of professional judgment or administrative need relied upon in developing the regulation. This subitem does not apply to regulations which are not subject to General Assembly review under Section 1-23-120."
Statement of rationale for regulations required to be available to the public
SECTION 2. Section 1-23-120(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 507 of 1992, is further amended by adding at the end:
"(6) a detailed statement of rationale which shall state the basis for the regulation, including the scientific or technical basis, if any, and shall identify any studies, reports, policies, or statements of professional judgment or administrative need relied upon in developing the regulation."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 25th day of April, 2002.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 5/2/02.
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