South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina S1106: Public Institutions of Higher Learning disclosures
Status: In committee, April 7, 2026
What the bill says
To amend the south carolina code of laws by adding section 59-101-700 so as to define terms related to an employee of an institution of higher education and an employee's business; to require that every public institution of higher learning establish and maintain a secure electronic reporting system for each employee to annually disclose any business with which he is associated; and to require the institution to adopt policies and procedures necessary to implement and enforce these requirements . b e it enacted by the general assembly of the state of south carolina: s ection 1. c hapter.
From the introduced text, April 7, 2026:
A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-700 SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS RELATED TO AN EMPLOYEE OF AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND AN EMPLOYEE'S BUSINESS; TO REQUIRE THAT EVERY PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A SECURE ELECTRONIC REPORTING SYSTEM FOR EACH EMPLOYEE TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY BUSINESS WITH WHICH HE IS ASSOCIATED; AND TO REQUIRE THE INSTITUTION TO ADOPT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE THESE REQUIREMENTS . B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1. C hapter 101, Title 59 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: S ection 59-101-700. ( A) For purposes of this section: ( 1) "Employee" means any individual employed by an institution of higher education on a full-time, part-time, temporary, or contractual basis. ( 2) "Business with which he is associated" means any business, trade, profession, membership, appointment, elected position or other commercial activity conducted for compensation by an employee other than the employee's official duties with the institution. ( B) Every public institution of higher learning, as defined in Section 59-103-5, shall establish and maintain a secure, electronic reporting system for each employee to annually disclose any business with which he is associated. ( C) On or before December thirty-first …