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Bill 306

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      306
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010208
Primary Sponsor:                  Branton
All Sponsors:                     Branton
Drafted Document Number:          l:\s-res\wsb\003dorc.whb.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Date Tabled:                      20010222
Subject:                          Dorchester County, appointments for 
                                  boards, commissions, etc.; authority restored 
                                  to county legislative delegation


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010222  Tabled
House   20010221  Dorchester Delegation report: Favorable97 HLD
House   20010214  Introduced, read first time,           97 HLD
                  referred to Dorchester Delegation
Senate  20010213  Read third time, sent to House
------  20010209  Scrivener's error corrected
Senate  20010209  Read second time
Senate  20010208  Unanimous consent for second
                  and third reading on the next two
                  consecutive Legislative days
Senate  20010208  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on February 8, 2001 - Word format
Revised on February 9, 2001 - Word format
Revised on February 21, 2001 - Word format

COMMITTEE REPORT

February 21, 2001

    S. 306

L. Printed 2/21/01--H.

Read the first time February 14, 2001.

    To whom was referred a Bill (S. 306) to restore the authority for appointments and budgetary approvals for certain offices, boards, and commissions to the Dorchester County Legislative Delegation, etc., respectfully

    That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

CONVERSE A. CHELLIS III, for Committee.

TO RESTORE THE AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENTS AND BUDGETARY APPROVALS FOR CERTAIN OFFICES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS TO THE DORCHESTER COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION THAT HAD FORMERLY BEEN DEVOLVED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF DORCHESTER COUNTY.

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

SECTION    1.    Upon the effective date of this act, any appointment authority devolved to Dorchester County Council pursuant to Act 512 of 1996 is restored to Dorchester County Legislative Delegation. Unless otherwise directed in the act or code section specifying the manner of appointment by the legislative delegation, appointments made by the Dorchester Legislative Delegation shall be made upon a majority vote of the members of the Senate and a majority vote of the members of the House of Representatives who represent Dorchester County.

    The Code Commissioner is empowered and directed to modify any code sections which are inconsistent with this act. Appropriate notations referencing this act shall also be made in the notes following those or any code section in any instance where the Code Commissioner had been previously informed by county council that it had accepted responsibility for making appointments authorized by Act 512 of 1996.

SECTION    2.    Act 512 of 1996 is repealed.

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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