The Committee on Finance proposed the following amendment (DG\5182C001.NBD.DG22):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, beginning on page 5, by striking Section 11-58-70(B) through (F) and inserting:

/ (B) The South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund Board shall be comprised of twelve members, who shall be appointed as follows:

(1) the Governor shall appoint one member, who shall serve as chairperson;

(2) the President of the Senate shall appoint one member;

(3) the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member;

(4) the Governor shall appoint three members, the Speaker one member, and the President of the Senate one member from a list provided by the South Carolina Association of Counties, with at least one member selected from each of the South Carolina public health regions as defined by the South Carolina Department of Healt h and Environmental Control;

(5) the Governor shall appoint two members from a list provided by the Municipal Association of South Carolina;

(6) the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee shall appoint one member; and

(7) the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee shall appoint one member.

The members appointed by the Governor, other than the chairperson, shall select one of themselves to serve as vice chairperson.

(C)(1) All members of the South Carolina opioid recovery fund board shall be academic, medical, licensed health, or other professionals with significant experience in opioid prevention, treatment, or intervention or who can represent the interest of the victims and families of victims of opioid overuse or misuse. Members of the board must not have been convicted of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude.

(2) In making appointments, race, gender, national origin, and other demographic factors should be considered by the appointing authority to ensure nondiscrimination to the greatest extent possible as to all segments of the population of the State.

(D) Members of the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund Board shall not be compensated for their services except as provided in Section 11-58-80(C).

(E) All members of the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund Board shall be appointed within thirty days of the board's creation.

(F) The terms of appointment as a member of the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund Board shall be as follows:

(1) for the initial term of the chairperson and the five members selected from the list provided by the South Carolina Association of Counties, six years;

(2) for the initial term of all other members of the board, four years; and

(3) for all subsequent members of the board, four years.

All terms of members are deemed to commence on May first of the appointing year and expire on April thirtieth of the ending year.

Members of the board may continue to serve upon the expiration of their terms until either reappointed or a new appointment is made. Any vacancy on the board caused by the death, incapacity, or resignation of a member shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. /