Section 59-101-670 - Transaction register of funds expended; contents; posting on website; procurement card statement information; redaction; technical consultation(A) Each public institution of higher learning shall maintain a transaction register that includes a complete record of all funds expended, from whatever source for whatever purpose. The register must be prominently posted on the institution's Internet website and made available for public viewing and downloading. (1)(a) The register must include for each expenditure: (i) the transaction amount;(ii) the name of the payee;(iii) the identification number of the transaction; and(iv) a description of the expenditure, including the source of funds, a category title, and an object title for the expenditure.(b) The register must include all reimbursements for expenses, but must not include an entry for salary, wages, or other compensation paid to individual employees.(c) The register must not include a social security number.(d) The register must be accompanied by a complete explanation of any codes or acronyms used to identify a payee or an expenditure.(e) At the option of the public institution, the register may exclude any information that can be used to identify an individual employee or student.(f) This section does not require the posting of any information that is not required to be disclosed under Chapter 4, Title 30.(2) The register must be searchable and updated at least once a month. Each monthly register must be maintained on the Internet website for at least three years.(B) Each public institution of higher learning shall be responsible for providing on its Internet website a link to the Internet website of any agency, other than the individual institution, that posts on its Internet website the institution's monthly state procurement card statements or monthly reports containing all or substantially all of the same information contained in the monthly state procurement card statements. The link must be to the specific webpage or section on the website of the agency where the state procurement card information for the institution can be found. The information posted may not contain the state procurement card number.(C) Any information that is expressly prohibited from public disclosure by federal or state law or regulation must be redacted from any posting required by this section.(D) In the event any public institution of higher learning has a question or issue relating to technical aspects of complying with the requirements of this section or the disclosure of public information under this section, it shall consult with the Office of Comptroller General, which may provide guidance to the public institution.Added by 2011 S.C. Acts, Act No. 74 (SB 172), s 2, eff. 8/1/2011.