Senators YOUNG, CAMPSEN, and HEMBREE proposes the following amendment (SF-4337.AA0009S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 2-15-130(C) and inserting:

 (C) Prior to issuance of a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum or making application for a contempt order pursuant to this section, the Council shall approve such action by a majority of the voting members and must obtain written approval from either the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 3, by striking Section 2-15-61(A) and inserting:

 (A) For the purposes of carrying out its audit duties under this chapter, the Legislative Audit Council shall have access to theall records and facilities, irrespective of confidentiality, of every state agency during that agency's operating hours with the exception of reports and returns of the South Carolina Department of Revenue as provided in Sections 12-7-1680 and 12-35-1530. Staff of the Legislative Audit Council shall have access to the persons and facilities of every state agency during that agency's operating hours. Staff of the Legislative Audit Council shall have access to all relevant records and facilities of any private organization receiving state or federal public funds relating to the management and expenditures of state or federal public funds during the organization's normal operating hours. Staff of the Legislative Audit Council shall not have access to the records of private organizations that are not related to the management and expenditures of state or federal public funds. The Legislative Audit Council must be permitted to observe the proceedings of any state agency, board, or commission, except for executive sessions., or other body corporate and politic including, but not limited to, executive sessions and closed hearings. The Legislative Audit Council must be permitted to observe the proceedings, including executive sessions and closed hearings of private organizations, to the extent that the proceedings discuss the management and expenditures of state or federal public funds.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 3, by striking Section 2-15-61(C) and inserting:

 (C) Any person who willfully fails to comply with the provisions of this section or otherwise willfully obstructs the Legislative Audit Council from conducting a duly authorized audit is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year. If the person convicted is an officer or employee of the State, the person must may be dismissed from office or employment. and is ineligible to hold any public office in this State for a period of five years after the conviction

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.