South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 454

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       454
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19970304
Primary Sponsor:                   McConnell
All Sponsors:                      McConnell, Ravenel and Giese
                                   
Drafted Document Number:           res1303.gfm
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Education Committee 04
                                   SED
Subject:                           Educational Television
                                   Commission, Superintendent of
                                   Education non-voting ex officio
                                   member of
History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
Senate  19970304  Introduced, read first time,             04 SED
                  referred to Committee
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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-7-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EDUCATION TELEVISION COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION SHALL SERVE AS A NON-VOTING EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION.

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

SECTION 1. Section 59-7-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-7-10. There is hereby created the South Carolina Educational Television Commission, which shall be composed of the Superintendent of Education, who shall be a member of the Commission, ex officio, and in addition the Commission shall be composed of seven. Seven members to must be appointed by the Governor as follows: One shall be appointed from each of the six congressional districts, and one shall be appointed from the State at large, who shall be named by the Governor as chairman of the Commission. The Superintended of Education shall serve as a member, ex officio, without a vote on the Commission. The term of the member who serves ex officio member shall be is coterminous with the term of the office to which he was elected, and the terms of the members appointed by the Governor shall be for are six years, except that of those first appointed two shall serve for terms of two years, two shall serve for terms of four years and three shall serve for terms of six years, after which the terms of all members shall be for is six years."

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

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