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Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-50, RELATING TO ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION PROVISIONS, SO AS TO INCREASE THRESHOLDS FOR CHARITIES REQUESTING EXEMPTIONS;

BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-70, RELATING TO CONTRACTS WITH PROFESSIONAL SOLICITORS, SO AS TO LIMIT FILING REQUIREMENTS TO COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS;

BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-90, RELATING TO REQUIRED DISCLOSURES, SO AS TO REQUIRE ANY ENTITY THAT IS SOLICITING FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO DISCLOSE THE LEGAL NAME AND PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY FOR WHICH THEY ARE SOLICITING;

BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-110, RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF PROFESSIONAL SOLICITORS, FUND-RAISING COUNSELS, OR COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS, SO AS TO LIMIT REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS SOLICITING MORE THAN ten THOUSAND DOLLARS IN A SINGLE SOLICITATION CAMPAIGN;

AND BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-120, RELATING TO MISREPRESENTATIONS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS FROM USING REGISTRATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE AS AN ENdorsEMENT BY THE STATE.

  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

  SECTION 1.A.  Section 33-56-50 of the S.C.

Code is amended to read:

      Section 33-56-50.  (A) The following are not required to file registration statements with the Secretary of State if their fundraising activities are not conducted by professional solicitors, professional fundraising counsel, or commercial coventurers:

       (1) an educational institution which solicits contributions from only its students and their families, alumni, faculty, friends, and other constituencies, trustees, corporations, foundations, and individuals who are interested in and supportive of the programs of the institution;

       (2) a person requesting contributions for the relief of an individual specified by name at the time of the solicitation when all of the contributions collected, without deductions of any kind, are turned over to the named beneficiary for his use, as long as the person soliciting the contributions is not a named beneficiary;

       (3) a charitable organization which (a) does not intend to solicit, collect, earn, or receive contributions from the public gross revenue in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars in during a calendar fiscal year and (b) has received a letter of tax exemption from the Internal Revenue Service, if all functions, including fundraising activities, of the organization exempted pursuant to this item are conducted by persons who are compensated no more than five hundred dollars in a year for their services and no part of their assets or income inures to the benefit of or is paid to an officer or a member.

If the contributions raised from the public, whether or not the contributions are actually received by a charitable organization during any calendar year, are in excess of these amounts gross revenue solicited, collected, earned, or received by the organization exceeds this amount, within thirty days after the date the contributions exceed these amounts, then the organization must register with and report to the Secretary of State as required by this chapter within thirty days after the date the gross revenue exceeds this amount;

       (4) an organization which solicits exclusively from its membership, including a utility cooperative;

       (5) a veterans' organization which has a congressional charter;

and        (6) the State, its political subdivisions, and an agency or a department of the State which are subject to the disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.

    (B) The following are not required to file registration statements with the Secretary of State regardless of whether or not their fundraising activities are conducted by professional solicitors, professional fundraising counsel, or commercial coventurers:

       (1) a public school district located in the State and any public school teaching pre-K through grade twelve located within the public school district.

For purposes of this chapter, the term "public school" includes any student organization within the school that does not maintain separate financial accounts or a separate federal Employer's Identification Number (EIN) from the school and whose fundraising revenues are deposited in the school's student activity fund;

and        (2) a charitable organization that does not intend to solicit, collect, earn, or receive contributions from the public gross revenue in excess of seven ten thousand five hundred dollars during a calendar fiscal year.

If the contributions raised from the public, whether or not the contributions are actually received by a charitable organization during any calendar year, are in excess of these amounts gross revenue solicited, collected, earned, or received by the organization exceeds this amount, then the organization shall register and report to the Secretary of State as required by this chapter within thirty days after the date the contributions exceed these amounts gross revenue exceeds this amount.

    (C) A charitable organization claiming to be exempt from the registration provisions of this chapter and which solicits charitable contributions must submit annually to the Secretary of State, on forms prescribed by the Secretary of State, the name, address, and purpose of the organization and a statement setting forth the reason for the claim for exemption.

If appropriate, the Secretary of State or his appropriate division shall issue a letter of exemption that may be exhibited to the public.

A filing fee is not required of an exempt organization.

    (D) A professional solicitor, professional fundraising counsel, or commercial coventurer conducting fundraising activities on behalf of an exempt organization must comply with the registration and filing requirements of this chapter.

  B.

Section 33-56-70(A), (D) and (E) of the S.C.

Code is amended to read:

      Section 33-56-70.  (A) A contract or agreement between any professional fundraising counsel, professional solicitor, or commercial co-venturer required to register with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 33-56-110 and a charitable organization must be in writing and filed with the Secretary of State at least ten days before the professional fundraising counsel, professional solicitor, or commercial co-venturer begins any solicitation activity or any other activity contemplated by the contract or agreement in this State.

In addition, a professional solicitor or commercial co-venturer shall attach a completed Notice of Solicitation form that complies with the requirements of this section to the contract or agreement filed with the Secretary of State.

      (D) Solicitations or services pursuant to a contract or agreement between a charitable organization and a professional solicitor, professional fundraising counsel, or commercial co-venturer may not begin in this State until the contract or agreement has been filed with the Secretary of State and until both the charitable organization and the professional solicitor, professional fundraising counsel, or commercial co-venturer are registered properly with the Secretary of State as required pursuant to this chapter.

    (E) Within ninety days after a solicitation campaign has been completed, or within ninety days after the anniversary of a solicitation campaign lasting more than one year, a professional solicitor or commercial co-venturer required to register with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 33-56-110 shall file with the Secretary of State a joint financial report for the campaign, including gross revenue, an itemization of expenses, and the amount paid to the charitable organization.

This joint financial report must be completed on the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, signed by both an authorized official of the professional solicitor or commercial co-venturer and an authorized official of the charitable organization, and certified to be true.

  C.

Section 33-56-90 of the S.C.

Code is amended to read:

      Section 33-56-90.  (A) At the initial time of solicitation, a charitable organization, professional solicitor, commercial co-venturer, or other person engaging in the solicitation of charitable contributions must disclose the legal name and purpose of the charitable organization for which it is soliciting.

    (B) At the initial time of solicitation, a professional solicitor must disclose its status as a "professional" or "paid" solicitor.