South Carolina § 59-153-80 - Meetings in executive session, records exempt from disclosure where necessary.
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§ 59-153-80. Meetings in executive session, records exempt from disclosure where necessary.
(A) Meetings by the board while acting as trustee of the endowment fund or by its fiduciary agents to deliberate about, or make tentative or final decisions on, investments or other financial matters may be in executive session if disclosure of the deliberations or decisions would jeopardize the ability to implement a decision or to achieve investment objectives.
(B) A record of the board or of its fiduciary agents that discloses deliberations about, or a tentative or final decision on, investments or other financial matters is exempt from the disclosure requirements of Chapter 4 of Title 30, the Freedom of Information Act, to the extent and so long as its disclosure would jeopardize the ability to implement an investment decision or program or to achieve investment objectives.
HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 122, SECTION 2.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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