South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 3900


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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE

June 7, 2001

    H. 3900

Introduced by Reps. Vaughn, Kirsh, J.R. Smith, Koon, Dantzler, Davenport, Edge, Harvin, Keegan, Rivers and Bowers

S. Printed 6/7/01--S.

Read the first time April 25, 2001.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 12-36-2120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM THE STATE SALES AND USE TAX, SO AS TO INCLUDE AN EXEMPTION FOR MEALS OR FOODSTUFFS THAT ARE PREPARED OR PACKAGED THAT ARE SOLD TO PUBLIC OR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR CONGREGATE OR IN-HOME SERVICE TO THE HOMELESS OR NEEDY OR DISABLED ADULTS OVER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE OF SIXTY AND TO APPLY THIS EXEMPTION ONLY TO MEALS AND FOODSTUFFS ELIGIBLE FOR PURCHASE UNDER THE FEDERAL FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.

    Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 12-36-2120(10) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered subitem to read:

    "( )    meals or foodstuffs prepared or packaged that are sold to public or nonprofit organizations for congregate or in-home service to the homeless or needy or disabled adults over eighteen years of age or individuals over sixty years of age. This subitem only applies to meals and foodstuffs eligible for purchase under the USDA food stamp program."

SECTION 2.    A.    Section 12-36-90(2) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered subitem at the end to read:

    "( )    interest, fees, or charges however described, imposed on a customer for late payment of a bill for electricity or natural gas, or both, whether or not sales tax is required to be paid on the underlying electricity or natural gas bill."

B.        Notwithstanding the general effective date of this act, this SECTION takes effect upon approval of this act by the Governor and applies with respect to retail sales occurring on or after that date and sales before that date for all periods remaining open for the assessment of taxes by agreement or by operation of law. However, a refund is not due a taxpayer of sales and use tax paid on interest, fees, or charges, however described, imposed on a customer for late payment of a bill for electricity or natural gas, or both, before the effective date of this SECTION.

SECTION    3.        The last paragraph of Section 4-29-67(C)(2) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 462 of 1996, is further amended to read:

    "For purposes of those businesses qualifying under Section 4-29-67(D)(4), the five-year period referred to in this subsection is eight years and the seven-year period is ten years. However, for those businesses which, after qualifying under Section 4-29-67(D)(4), have more than five hundred million dollars in capital invested in this State and employ more than one thousand people in this State, the five-year period referred to in this subsection is ten years, and the ten-year extended period referred to in the previous sentence is fifteen years."

SECTION    4.    Section 4-29-67(C)(3) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 462 of 1996, is further amended to read:

    "(3)    The annual fee provided by subsection (D)(2) is available for no more than twenty years. For projects which are completed and placed in service during more than one year, each year's investment may be subject to the fee in subsection (D)(2) for twenty years to a maximum total of twenty-seven years for the fee for a single project which has been granted an extension. For those businesses qualifying under subsection (D)(4), the annual fee is available for no more than thirty years and for those projects placed in service in more than one year the annual fee is available for a maximum of thirty-seven years forty years or, for those businesses qualifying for the fifteen-year extended period, forty-five years."

SECTION    5.    Title 30 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "CHAPTER 2

    Family Privacy Protection Act of 2001

    Section 30-2-10.    This chapter shall be designated as the `Family Privacy Protection Act of 2001'.

    Section 30-2-20.    All counties or state agencies, boards, commissions, institutions, departments, or other state entities by whatever name known must develop privacy policies and procedures to ensure that the collection, use and dissemination of personal information pertaining to citizens of the State is limited to such personal information statutorily required by any such county, agency, board, commission, institution, department, or other state entity and necessary to fulfill a legitimate public purpose.

    Section 30-2-30.    For purposes of this act, the following terms have the following meanings:

    (1)    'Personal information' means information that identifies or describes an individual, including, but not limited to, an individual's photograph or digitized image, social security number, date of birth, driver's identification number, name, home address, home telephone number, medical or disability information, education level, financial status, bank account(s) number(s), account or identification number issued by and/or used by any federal or state governmental agency or private financial institution, employment history, height, weight, race, other physical details, signature, biometric identifiers, and any credit record(s) or report(s).

    'Personal information' does not mean information about boating accidents, vehicular accidents, driving violations, boating violations, or driver status.

    (2)    `Legitimate public purpose' means a purpose or use which falls clearly within the statutory charge or mandates of an agency, board, commission, institution, department, or other state entity.

    (3)    'Commercial solicitation' means contact by telephone, mail, or electronic mail for the purpose of selling or marketing a consumer product or service. 'Commercial solicitation' does not include contact by whatever means for the purpose of:

        (a)    offering membership in a credit union;

        (b)    notification of continuing education opportunities sponsored by not-for-profit professional associations; or

        (c)    selling or marketing financial services provided by an institution or entity defined in or required to comply with the Federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act, 113 Stat. 1338.

        Section 30-2-40.    (A)    Any state agency, board, commission, institution, department, or other state entity which hosts, supports, or provides a link to page or site accessible through the world wide web must clearly display its privacy policy and the name and telephone number of the agency, board, commission, institution, department, or other state entity person responsible for administration of the policy.

    (B)    Where personal information is authorized to be collected by an entity covered by this section, the entity must at the time of collection advise the citizen to whom the information pertains that the information is subject to public scrutiny or release.

    (C)    Subsection (B) does not apply to criminal justice agencies or judicial agencies, or both.

    Section 30-2-50.    (A)    A person or private entity shall not knowingly obtain or use any personal information obtained from a public body for commercial solicitation directed to any person in this State.

    (B)    Every public body shall provide a notice to all requestors of records under this chapter and to all persons who obtain records under this chapter that obtaining or using public records for commercial solicitation directed to any person in this State is prohibited.

    (C)    All state agencies shall take reasonable measures to ensure that no person or private entity obtains or distributes personal information obtained from a public record for commercial solicitation.

    (D)    A person knowingly violating the provisions of subsection (A) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars or imprisoned for a term not to exceed one year, or both."

SECTION    6.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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