Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3202 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh Committee Number:21 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Citadel Board of Visitors Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Computer Document Number:436/12815DW.93 Introduced Date:19930120 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930120 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Kirsh Type of Legislation:General Bill
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3202 House 19930120 Introduced, read first time, 21
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 59-121-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS OF THE CITADEL, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MUST BE GRADUATES OF THE COLLEGE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-121-10 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 248 of 1991, is further amended to read:
"Section 59-121-10. The board of visitors of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, shall be is composed of the Governor, the Adjutant General, and the State Superintendent of Education, who shall be are members ex officio of the board, and eleven others who shall be graduates of the college, seven of whom are to be elected by joint vote of the General Assembly as hereinafter provided in this section, three of whom are to be elected by such the means and methods as may be determined by the Association of Citadel Men or any a succeeding organization of Citadel men, the result of election to be certified by the president of the association to the Secretary of State, and one of whom shall must be appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall make the appointment based on merit regardless of race or economic status and shall strive to assure that the membership of the board is representative of all citizens of the State of South Carolina."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.