Current Status Bill Number:301 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19970204 Primary Sponsor:McConnell All Sponsors:McConnell, Ford and Rose Drafted Document Number:res1249.gfm Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Freedom of Information, public body executive session minutes
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TO AMEND SECTION 30-4-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MINUTES OF MEETINGS OF PUBLIC BODIES, SO AS TO REQUIRE PUBLIC BODY EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES TO BE KEPT AND TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF THESE MINUTES AFTER A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 30-4-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 30-4-90. (a) All public bodies shall keep written minutes of all of their public meetings. Such minutes shall Minutes must include but need not be limited to:
(1) The the date, time and place of the meeting.
(2) The the members of the public body recorded as either present or absent.
(3) The the substance of all matters proposed, discussed or decided and, at the request of any member, a record, by an individual member, of any votes taken.
(4) Any any other information that any member of the public body requests be included or reflected in the minutes.
(b) The minutes shall be are public records and shall must be available within a reasonable time after the meeting except where such disclosures would be inconsistent with a meeting was closed pursuant to Section 30-4-70 of this chapter , in which case the minutes of the closed meeting are available for public disclosure 90 days following the meeting.
(c) All or any part of a meeting of a public body may be recorded by any person in attendance by means of a tape recorder or any other means of sonic reproduction, except when a meeting is closed pursuant to Section 30-4-70 of this chapter, provided that in so recording there is no active interference with the conduct of the meeting. Provided, further, that the A public body shall is not be required to furnish recording facilities or equipment."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.