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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.5223 Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution JR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20020502 Primary Sponsor:Govan All Sponsors:Govan, Moody-Lawrence, Scott, Hosey, Kennedy, Clyburn, Lloyd, Chellis, Whipper, Sharpe, Meacham-Richardson, Jennings, Allen, Allison, Bales, Bingham, Breeland, G. Brown, J. Brown, Cato, Coleman, Emory, Freeman, Frye, Gourdine, Hamilton, Harrell, Harvin, Hayes, Leach, Lourie, Mack, McCraw, McLeod, Miller, J.M. Neal, Phillips, J.E. Smith, Snow, Stille, Stuart and Weeks Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\21246sd02.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:Constitutional amendment, qualifications to serve on higher ed board of trustees History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20020502 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1, ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PERSON ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO ANY OFFICE IN THIS STATE MUST POSSESS THE QUALIFICATIONS OF AN ELECTOR, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THESE PROVISIONS DO NOT APPLY TO MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF ANY PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING OF THIS STATE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY LAW MAY PROVIDE FOR LIMITATIONS ON THE NUMBER OF THESE NONRESIDENT PERSONS WHO MAY SERVE ON ANY PARTICULAR GOVERNING BODY, AND TO DELETE ARCHAIC LANGUAGE OF THE SECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. It is proposed that Section 1, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:
"Section 1. No person shall be elected or appointed to any office in this State unless he possess the qualifications of an elector: Provided, The; provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to the offices of State Librarian and Departmental Clerks, to either of which offices any woman, a resident of the State two years, who has attained the age of twenty-one years, shall be eligible members of the governing body of any public institution of higher learning of this State. The General Assembly by law may provide for limitations on the number of these nonresident persons who may serve on any particular governing body."
SECTION 2. The proposed amendment must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballot:
"Must Section 1, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State relating to the requirement that a person elected or appointed to any office in this State must possess the qualifications of an elector, be amended, so as to provide that these provisions do not apply to members of the governing body of any public institution of higher learning of this State, to provide that the General Assembly by law may provide for limitations on the number of these nonresident persons who may serve on any particular governing body, and to delete archaic language of the section?
Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'No'."
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