Senator HARPOOTLIAN proposed the following amendment (3788R001.SP.RAH):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking SECTION 1 in its entirety and inserting:

/ SECTION1. A. Section 1-7-920 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 1-7-920. (A)The commission is composed of the following persons for terms as indicated:

(1) the Chairmen of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees for the terms for which they are elected or their legislative designees;

(2) the Attorney General for the term for which he is elected or his designee;

(3)the Chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division for the term for which he is appointed;

(3)(4)the Director of the Department of Public Safety shall serve during the term for which he is appointed;

(4)(5)a Director of a Judicial Circuit Pretrial Intervention Program appointed by the Governor for a term of two years;

(5)(6)a Judicial Circuit Victim-Witness Assistance Advocate appointed by the Governor for a term of two years;

(6)(7)five judicial circuit solicitors appointed by the Governor for a term of four years. However, upon initial appointment, the Governor shall select one for a two-year term, two for a three-year term, and two for a four-year term. If a solicitor appointed to the commission is not re-elected, a vacancy occurs and it must be filled pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-7-930.

(B) The Attorney General shall serve as the chairman of the commission."

B.Section 1-7-950 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 1-7-950. The The Attorney General shall serve as the chairman of the commission must be elected by a majority vote of the membership of the commission for a two-year term. A majority of the entire membership constitutes a quorum. Other officers as needed by the commission must be elected in the same manner." /