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Bill 653

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      653
Ratification Number:              236
Act Number:                       206
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010501
Primary Sponsor:                  Waldrep
All Sponsors:                     Waldrep
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11615ac01.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20020405
Date of Last Amendment:           20010529
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        20020422
Subject:                          Crop Pest Control Commission, licensing 
                                  examinations and exam questions administered 
                                  by Commission are confidential and exempt from 
                                  public disclosure


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20020514  Act No. A206
------  20020422  Signed by Governor
------  20020416  Ratified R236
House   20020405  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   20020404  Read second time, unanimous consent
                  for third reading on the next
                  Legislative day
House   20020403  Committee report: Favorable            20 HANR
House   20010530  Introduced, read first time,           20 HANR
                  referred to Committee
Senate  20010530  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  20010529  Amended, read second time
Senate  20010524  Committee report: Favorable            01 SANR
Senate  20010501  Introduced, read first time,           01 SANR
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on May 24, 2001 - Word format
Revised on May 29, 2001 - Word format
Revised on April 3, 2002 - Word format

(A206, R236, S653)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 46-9-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT LICENSING EXAMINATIONS AND EXAMINATION QUESTIONS MAINTAINED OR ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE CROP PEST CONTROL COMMISSION ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AND TO PROVIDE THAT WITHIN TWENTY-ONE DAYS OF RECEIVING A REQUEST FROM AN APPLICANT WHO FAILED THE EXAMINATION, THE COMMISSION SHALL ARRANGE A MEETING WITH THE APPLICANT TO REVIEW THE APPLICANT'S EXAMINATION.

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

Licensing exams and questions confidential; applicant review of failed exam

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 46-9-35. (A) Licensing examinations and licensing examination questions maintained or administered, or both, by the commission, its agents, or employees are confidential and are exempt from public disclosure.

(B) The commission shall within twenty-one days after receipt of a written request from an applicant who failed the licensing examination, arrange a meeting between a commission agent and the applicant to review the applicant's licensing examination answers. Such a meeting must be held in the commission office nearest the applicant's residence."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 16th day of April, 2002.

Approved the 22nd day of April, 2002.

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