S 1362 General Bill, By Ford
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-127-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, SO AS TO
 PROVIDE THAT THE CURRENT TERM OF ANY PRESENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD ELECTED BY
 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHO HAS SERVED MORE THAN ONE FULL FOUR-YEAR TERM ON THE
 BOARD IS TERMINATED ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PROVISION AND HIS SUCCESSOR
 MUST BE SELECTED IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY LAW, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ANY
 PRESENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHOSE CURRENT TERM
 IS CURTAILED BY THIS PROVISION IS ELIGIBLE FOR REELECTION TO THE BOARD.

   03/21/12  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   03/21/12  Senate Referred to Committee on Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)
   04/12/12  Senate Recalled from Committee on Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 3)

RECALLED

April 12, 2012

S. 1362

S. Printed 4/12/12--S.

Read the first time March 21, 2012.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-127-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE CURRENT TERM OF ANY PRESENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHO HAS SERVED MORE THAN ONE FULL FOUR-YEAR TERM ON THE BOARD IS TERMINATED ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PROVISION AND HIS SUCCESSOR MUST BE SELECTED IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY LAW, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PRESENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHOSE CURRENT TERM IS CURTAILED BY THIS PROVISION IS ELIGIBLE FOR REELECTION TO THE BOARD.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-127-20 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding a new subsection at the end to read:

"(C)    The current term of any present member of the board elected by the General Assembly who has served more than one full four-year term on the board is terminated on the effective date of this subsection and his successor must be selected in the manner provided by this section. Any present member of the board elected by the General Assembly whose current term is curtailed by the provisions of this subsection is eligible for reelection to the board."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.