BIL:4676
RTN:431
ACN:333
TYP:General Bill GB
INB:House
IND:20020207
PSP:Kelley
SPO:Kelley
DDN:l:\council\bills\pt\1737dw02.doc
DPB:20020529
LAD:20020515
GOV:S
DGA:20020701
SUB:Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems; establishment of office
HST:
BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved
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------20020716Act No. A333
------20020701Signed by Governor
------20020604Ratified R431
House20020529Concurred in Senate amendment,
enrolled for ratification
Senate20020523Read third time, returned to House
with amendment
------20020516Scrivener's error corrected
Senate20020515Amended, read second time,
notice of general amendments
Senate20020509Committee report: Favorable with06 SF
amendment
Senate20020411Introduced, read first time,06 SF
referred to Committee
House20020411Read third time, sent to Senate
House20020410Read second time
------20020408Scrivener's error corrected
House20020403Committee report: Favorable30 HWM
House20020207Introduced, read first time,30 HWM
referred to Committee
Versions of This Bill
Revised on 20020403
Revised on 20020408
Revised on 20020509
Revised on 20020513
Revised on 20020515
Revised on 20020516
TXT:
(A333, R431, H4676)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY AMENDING SECTION 11155, RELATING TO LEASING OF REAL PROPERTY FOR GOVERNMENTAL BODIES, SECTION 2375, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE PRINTING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, SECTION 21360, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE CODE COMMISSIONER, SECTION 213180, RELATING TO THE PUBLICATION OF ADVANCE SHEETS OF THE ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS, SECTION 213190, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PRINTING OF ADVANCE SHEETS IN SIGNATURES AND DISTRIBUTION OF PAGE PROOFS BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER, SECTION 213200, RELATING TO THE SALE AND DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF ADVANCE SHEETS, SECTION 213210, RELATING TO THE PUBLICATION OF THE ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS, SECTION 1135310, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS USED IN THE PROCUREMENT CODE, SECTION 296250, RELATING TO A LABOR AND MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND REQUIRED BY A GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, ALL SO AS TO CONFORM REFERENCES IN THESE SECTIONS TO REFLECT THE CORRECT NAME OF THE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE PRINTING, INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS CREATED FROM THE MERGER OF THE OFFICES OF LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND LEGISLATIVE PRINTING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, AND TO DELETE ARCHAIC REFERENCES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 11351524, RELATING TO THE RESIDENT VENDOR PREFERENCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONSOLIDATED PROCUREMENT CODE, SO AS TO EXCEPT A SOLICITATION, BID, OFFER, OR PROCUREMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Leasing of real property
SECTION1.Section 11155(1) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 153 of 1997, is amended to read:
“(1)‘Governmental body’ means a state government department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, college, university, technical school, legislative body, agency, government corporation, or other establishment or official of the executive, judicial, or legislative branches of this State. Governmental body excludes the General Assembly, Legislative Council, the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems, and all local political subdivisions such as counties, municipalities, school districts, or public service or special purpose districts.”
Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Resources (LPITS)
SECTION2.Section 2375 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 194 of 1987, is further amended to read:
“Section 2375.The Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems (LPITS) is established under the joint direction and management of the Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the House. The clerks shall employ a director to carry out the business of the office, who shall have authority to hire and discharge staff with the approval of the clerks, with funds as may be authorized by the General Assembly. The Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems has the following authority and duties:
(1)The Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems shall provide printing and technical services to the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Legislative Council, and the Code Commissioner. The director of LPITS, with the approval of the clerks, shall contract for all legislative printing requirements not otherwise provided for by law. LPITS also shall contract for the printing requirements of the Code Commissioner as contained in Section 21360(4).
(2)Any materials which have been printed or paid for under the LPITS printing contract may be sold to other state agencies and private persons. All funds received for this service must be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general fund of the State. Before any funds are paid into the state treasury, all necessary expenses incurred by the Office of LPITS in the production and distribution of materials in accordance with this section may be first deducted and retained by the Office of LPITS. Payment for these expenses may be made on order of the Director of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems and approval of the Clerks of the House and Senate.
(3)Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems may sell by means of electronic transmission or by other means as it considers appropriate any legislative document or report which may be obtained under the provisions of Chapter 4 of Title 30 of the 1976 Code. This sale is with the approval of the Clerks of the House and Senate upon their prior consultation with the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.”
Duties of Code Commissioner
SECTION3.Section 21360(5) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
“(5)annually prepare for publication, to be printed by the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems (LPITS), the statutes and joint resolutions passed at the preceding session;”
Publication of advance sheets for Acts and Joint Resolutions
SECTION4.Section 213180 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
“Section 213180.The Code Commissioner, from time to time during any session of the General Assembly, shall furnish the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems (LPITS) with all acts and joint resolutions of a general and permanent nature which have become law. The Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems (LPITS), as soon as practicable after delivery of these acts and joint resolutions, shall furnish the Code Commissioner with page proofs of all acts and joint resolutions.”
Distribution of advance sheets by the Code Commissioner
SECTION5.Section 213190 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
“Section 213190.Within five days after receiving the page proofs corrected from the Code Commissioner, the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems (LPITS) shall print the same and shall deliver as many copies to the Code Commissioner as the commissioner may order. The Code Commissioner, on receipt of these copies, shall send a copy to each of the following officers: the Governor, Supreme Court Justices, Clerk of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals Judges, Clerk of the Court of Appeals, circuit judges, circuit solicitors, county judges, county solicitors, clerk of the court of each county, judge of probate of each county, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller General, Adjutant General, State Treasurer, Chief Bank Examiner, Department of Revenue, Director of the Department of Transportation, State Health Officer, Director of the Department of Natural Resources, Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Commissioner of Agriculture, Director of the Department of Insurance, State Budget and Control Board, State Superintendent of Education, State Librarian, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Clerk of the Senate, Director of the South Carolina Archives Department, and the members of the General Assembly. Any magistrate may obtain a copy of advance sheets of statutes by sending his name, address, and term to the Code Commissioner.”
Sale of advance sheets
SECTION6.Section 213200 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
“Section 213200.The Code Commissioner and the Legislative Council may sell the service mentioned in Section 213190 on terms agreeable to the council and the Code Commissioner. All funds received for this service must be deposited in the state treasury, to the credit of the general funds of the State, but before any funds are paid into the state treasury, the expenses by the Code Commissioner and the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems (LPITS) for additional supplies, postage, and clerical help may be first deducted. Payment of these additional expenses may be made on order of the Chairman of the Legislative Council and the Clerks of the House and Senate.”
Publication of Acts and Joint Resolutions
SECTION7.Section 213210 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
“Section 213210.Within twentyfive days after the adjournment of any session of the General Assembly, the Code Commissioner shall furnish the Director of the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems all acts and joint resolutions passed, and which have been approved by the Governor. The Code Commissioner shall deliver to the Director of the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems, within fifteen days after the receipt of the final page proof, a complete index of all the acts and joint resolutions furnished the director and such other copy as may be necessary for the published acts. The style and makeup of the acts and joint resolutions must be in such form as the Code Commissioner and Clerks of the Senate and the House may agree upon.”
Definitions in Procurement Code
SECTION8.Section 1135310(18) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Part II, Act 171 of 1991, is further amended to read:
“(18)‘Governmental Body’ means a state government department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, college, university, technical school, agency, government corporation, or other establishment or official of the executive or judicial branch. Governmental body excludes the General Assembly or its respective branches or its committees, Legislative Council, the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems, and all local political subdivisions such as counties, municipalities, school districts, or public service or special purpose districts or any entity created by act of the General Assembly for the purpose of erecting monuments or memorials or commissioning art that is being procured exclusively by private funds.”
Labor and material payment bond
SECTION9.Section 296250(4) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 295 of 2000, is amended to read:
“(4)For purposes of this section, ‘governmental body’ means a state government department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, college, university, technical school, agency, government corporation, or other establishment or official of the executive or judicial branch, and all local political subdivisions. ‘Governmental body’ excludes the General Assembly or its respective branches or its committees, Legislative Council, the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems, or any entity created by act of the General Assembly for the purpose of erecting monuments or memorials or commissioning art that is procured exclusively by private funds.”
Exceptions to resident vendor preference
SECTION10.Section 11351524(D) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 153 of 1997, is further amended to read:
“(D)Exceptions. This section shall not apply:
(1)to any procurements conducted under Article 9 of the 1976 Code;
(2)to any prime contractor or subcontractor providing materials or services relating to permanent improvements to real estate;
(3)to any solicitation, bid, offer, or procurement when the price of a single unit of the endproduct is more than thirty thousand dollars, whether or not more than one unit is bid or offered;
(4)to any solicitation, bid, offer, or procurement where the contract award is less than ten thousand dollars;
(5)to any solicitation conducted under Section 11351530 of the 1976 Code; or
(6)to any solicitation, bid, offer, or procurement of motor vehicles as defined in Section 561510.”
Time effective
SECTION11.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 4th day of June, 2002.
Approved the 1st day of July, 2002.
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