H 4607 General Bill, By Townsend and Kirsh

Similar(S 1196)
 A Bill to amend Section 59-6-15, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to the Business-Education Partnership for Excellence in
 Education, so as to add the Chairman of the House Education and Public Works
 Committee and the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee, or their
 designees, as members of the Partnership.

   02/13/96  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-22
   02/13/96  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-23

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-6-15, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE BUSINESS-EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, SO AS TO ADD THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE EDUCATION AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE, OR THEIR DESIGNEES, AS MEMBERS OF THE PARTNERSHIP.

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

SECTION 1. Section 59-6-15(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 248 of 1991, is further amended to read:

"(A) There is created the Business-Education Partnership for Excellence in Education and a permanent standing subcommittee of the partnership for the purpose of reviewing the implementation of the South Carolina Education Improvement Act of 1984 and recommending other major education initiatives.

The Business-Education Partnership for Excellence in Education consists of the following persons:

(1) Thirty-two prominent civic and business leaders of which fourteen are appointed by the Governor; six appointed by the State Superintendent of Education; three appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; three appointed by the President of the Senate; three appointed by the Chairman of the Education and Public Works Committee of the House of Representatives; and three appointed by the Chairman of the Education Committee of the Senate;

(2) Twenty educators of which eight are appointed by the State Superintendent of Education; four appointed by the Governor; two appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; two appointed by the President of the Senate; two appointed by the Chairman of the Education and Public Works Committee of the House of Representatives; and two appointed by the Chairman of the Education Committee of the Senate;

(3) Lieutenant Governor or his designee;

(4) Chairman of the Committee on Children or his designee;

(5) Chairman of the Select Committee or his designee;

(6) Chairman of the Education and Public Works Committee of the House of Representatives or his designee;

(7) Chairman of the Education Committee of the Senate or his designee;

(8) The Governor and State Superintendent of Education shall serve as ex officio members.

The term of office of the members of the Business-Education Partnership must be four years except that of those first appointed an equal number must serve terms of two, three, and four years respectively as determined by lot. Except in those cases where the term of a member of the Business-Education Subcommittee has not expired, no member of the Business-Education Partnership may serve more than two consecutive terms. The number of appointments provided for in items (1) and (2) above must be reduced proportionately by the membership requirements of subsection (B).

The chairman of the Business-Education Partnership for Excellence in Education must be elected by the members of the partnership and must be chosen from among the thirty-two business and civic leaders serving on the partnership. The Business-Education Partnership must meet at the call of the chairman but not less than quarterly. The Governor must preside at all regular and special meetings of the partnership in which he is in attendance; at those meetings at which the Governor is not in attendance the State Superintendent of Education must preside, and in the absence of the Superintendent, the chairman of the partnership must preside.

The partnership in conjunction with the State Department of Education may cause to be held statewide public forums for the purpose of fostering open discussions regarding the impact of the Education Improvement Act on the state's education system and education reform in general."

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