South Carolina § 1-11-425 - Cost information to be included in publications; exceptions.

§ 1-11-425. Cost information to be included in publications; exceptions.

(A) All agencies using appropriated funds shall print on the last page of all bound publications the following information:

(1) total printing cost;

(2) total number of documents printed; and

(3) cost per unit.

(B) The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the Legislative Services Agency, the presidents of each institution of higher education, and the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education may exempt from this requirement documents published by their respective agencies. Agency publications that are produced for resale are also exempt from this requirement.

(C) Publications of public relations nature produced by Parks, Recreation and Tourism and the Division of State Development are exempt from this requirement.

HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, SECTION 1, Pt XI.K; 2013 Act No. 31, SECTION 2, eff May 21, 2013; 2019 Act No. 1 (S.2), SECTION 5, eff January 31, 2019.

Effect of Amendment

The 2013 amendment substituted "the Legislative Services Agency" for "Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems".

2019 Act No. 1, SECTION 5, inserted the (A), (B), and (C) designators; in (B), substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate", and made a nonsubstantive change.