South Carolina Senate Bill 136 (Prior Session Legislation)

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January 31 2010 - Referred to Subcommittee: McConnell (ch), L.Martin, Hutto, Campbell, Nicholson

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 1-30-10 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT, TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND TO REQUIRE CERTAIN REPORTS FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 8-27-10, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF REPORT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION FOR REPORTS OF VIOLATIONS OF STATE OR FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATION, BY PROVIDING THAT A REPORT MAY BE A WRITTEN OR ORAL ALLEGATION OR TESTIMONY TO A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE; TO AMEND CHAPTER 27 OF TITLE 8, RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION FOR REPORTS OF VIOLATIONS OF STATE OR FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATION, BY ADDING SECTION 8-27-60 TO PROVIDE THAT A SUMMARY OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 27 ARE POSTED ON THE INTERNET WEBSITE OF EACH PUBLIC BODY SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THAT CHAPTER; AND BY ADDING CHAPTER 2 TO TITLE 2, RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAVE A DUTY TO REVIEW AND STUDY THE OPERATIONS OF THE STATE AGENCIES WITHIN THE COMMITTEE'S JURISDICTION, TO ESTABLISH COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT JURISDICTION, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROCESS BY WHICH A COMMITTEE MAY INITIATE AN OVERSIGHT STUDY OR INVESTIGATION, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH AN INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE MAY ACQUIRE EVIDENCE OR INFORMATION RELATED TO THE STUDY OR INVESTIGATION, TO PROVIDE FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION REPORTS, THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY ARE REQUESTED, AND THE CONTENTS OF THE REPORTS, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL TESTIMONY GIVEN TO AN INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE MUST BE GIVEN UNDER OATH, TO PROVIDE THAT WITNESSES TESTIFYING IN FRONT OF AN INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE MAY BE REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL, AND TO PROVIDE THAT WITNESSES ARE GIVEN THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVILEGE WHICH HE COULD HAVE CLAIMED IN COURT AS A PARTY TO A CIVIL ACTION.

Relating To The Departments Of State Government, To Make Technical Corrections And To Require Certain Reports From The Various Departments; To Amend Section 8-27-10, Relating To The Definition Of Report For The Purposes Of The Employment Protection For Reports Of Violations Of State Or Federal Law Or Regulation, By Providing That A Report May Be A Written Or Oral Allegation Or Testimony To A Legislative Committee; To Amend Chapter 27 Of Title 8, Relating To Employment Protection For Reports Of Violations Of State Or Federal Law Or Regulation, By Adding Section 8-27-60 To Provide That A Summary Of The Provisions Contained In Chapter 27 Are Posted On The Internet Website Of Each Public Body Subject To The Provisions Of That Chapter; And By Adding Chapter 2 To Title 2, Relating To Legislative Oversight Of Executive Departments, To Provide That The Standing Committees Of The General Assembly Have A Duty To Review And Study The Operations Of The State Agencies Within The Committee's Jurisdiction, To Establish Committee Oversight Jurisdiction, To Provide For The Process By Which A Committee May Initiate An Oversight Study Or Investigation, To Provide For The Manner In Which An Investigating Committee May Acquire Evidence Or Information Related To The Study Or Investigation, To Provide For Program Evaluation Reports, The Manner In Which They Are Requested, And The Contents Of The Reports, To Provide That All Testimony Given To An Investigating Committee Must Be Given Under Oath, To Provide That Witnesses Testifying In Front Of An Investigating Committee May Be Represented By Counsel, And To Provide That Witnesses Are Given The Benefit Of Any Privilege Which He Could Have Claimed In Court As A Party To A Civil Action.

Sen Vincent A. Sheheen

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-31		Referred to Subcommittee: McConnell (ch), L.Martin, Hutto, Campbell, Nicholson
2009-01-13		Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-136
2009-01-13		Introduced and read first time SJ-136
2008-12-10		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2008-12-10		Prefiled

H3498 (Similar To) 2009-02-11 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-10

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1	30	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	27	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	27	60	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=0136&session=118