S.C. Code Regs. 19-720.03 - RECORDS RELEASE
A. In response
to requests for information from human resources records, agencies may provide,
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, an employee's name, date of
employment, title, sex, and race. The determination to disclose other types of
information should be made on a case by case basis. Requests for salary
information should be answered in accordance with the Freedom of Information
Act. (Refer to Regulation 19-703.05.)
B. In responding to requests for information
concerning current or former employees by prospective employers under Section
41-1-65
of the South Carolina Code of Laws, agencies may provide information as
follows:
1. Agencies responding to oral
requests for information may disclose an employee's or former employee's dates
of employment, pay level, and wage history.
2. Agencies responding to written requests
may disclose the following information to which an employee or former employee
may have access:
a. Written employee
evaluations;
b. Official human
resources notices that formally record the reasons for separation;
c. Whether the employee was voluntarily or
involuntarily released from service and the reason for the separation;
and
d. Information about job
performance.
3. Agencies
shall not knowingly or recklessly release or disclose false
information.
4. Responses to
requests under Section
41-1-65
of the South Carolina Code of Laws should be considered in conjunction with the
Freedom of Information Act.
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