South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 301


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    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



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
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Senate  19970204  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee

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A BILL

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.

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