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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.751 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19990422 Primary Sponsor:Holland All Sponsors:Holland Drafted Document Number:l:\s-jud\bills\holland\jud0049.dhh.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Education Committee 04 SED Subject:Archives and History Department, President of University South Caroliniana Society to serve non-ex officio member History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19990422 Introduced, read first time, 04 SED referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 60-11-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY SOUTH CAROLINIANA SOCIETY SHALL SERVE AS A NON-EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 60-11-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 60-11-40. (1) Control and membership. The South Carolina Department of Archives and History is under the control of the South Carolina Commission of Archives and History, consisting and consists of five ex officio members and five six non-ex officio members.
(2) Ex officio members. The five ex officio members are the heads of the departments of history of the University of South Carolina, The Citadel, Clemson University, Winthrop College University, and the head of the Department of Political Science and History of South Carolina State College University, and their successors, or, upon approval of the governing board of the respective institution, their designees.
(3) Non-ex officio members. The five Three non-ex officio members shall be nominated, one by the South Carolina Historical Society, one by the American Legion, Department of South Carolina, and one by the South Carolina Historical Association, and appointed by the Governor. Each shall serve for a term of five years. Two non-ex officio members shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for terms of office to run concurrently with the term of the Governor. The sixth non-ex officio member shall be the President of the University South Caroliniana Society who shall serve for a term of five years. In case of a vacancy, it shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
(4) Meetings; quorum. The South Carolina Commission of Archives and History shall hold at the office of the Commission at least one regular meeting during the year and as many special meetings as may be necessary at the office of the commission. Special meetings may be called by the chairman, or, in his absence, by the vice-chairman. Five Six members of the Commission commission shall constitute a quorum.
(5) Expenses and per diem. All members of the Commission commission shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in attending meetings and otherwise performing their duties under the direction of the Commission commission. The members who are not employed by the State shall receive the per diem paid by the State to members of boards and commissions during their attendance at meetings."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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