The Committee on Judiciary proposes the following amendment (SJ-922.PB0005S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 17, by striking Section 40-35-10(A)(5) and inserting:

  (5) one must be a voting member of the Long Term Care Committee of the Health and Human Services Coordinating Council who must be nominated by election of the committee from among its voting members. If the Governor does not accept the nomination, an additional nominee must be selected in the same manner.
 The CommissionerDirector of the Department of Public Health and Environmental Control, or his designee, also shall serve as a nonvoting member on the board, ex officio.
 An individual, group, or association may submit the names of qualified individuals to the Governor for his consideration in making these appointments.
 A vacancy must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term. A member may not serve more than two consecutive full terms.

Amend the bill further, by deleting SECTION 32 from the bill.

Amend the bill further, by adding appropriately numbered SECTIONS to read:

SECTION X. Section 59-51-30 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 59-51-30. The Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School is under the management and control of a board of twelve trustees, all of whom must be elected by the General Assemblyappointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The trustees so electedappointed must be citizens of the State who are interested in the aims and ambitions of the school. Members of the board shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualify. The board shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman. In case a vacancy occurs on the board for any reason other than expiration of a term when the General Assembly is not in session, the Governor may fill it by an interim appointment until the next session of the General Assembly, at which time a successor must be elected for the remainder of the unexpired term pursuant to Section 1-3-210. Elections to fill vacancies which are caused for any reason other than expiration of a term may be held earlier than the first day of April of the year the vacancy is filled. A quorum of the board is seven members.

SECTION X. Section 59-51-35 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 59-51-35. (A) All members of the board of trustees shall complete successfully a training program on the powers, duties, and responsibilities of a board member including, but not limited to, topics on policy development, personnel, school leadership and board relations, at-risk programs, finance, school law, ethics, and community relations, as determined by the board of trustees. Training also must be provided regarding how to best serve the at-risk students in their care.
 (B) Within one year of taking office, all persons electedappointed as members of the board of trustees after July 1, 2018, also must complete the training prescribed in subsection (A).

SECTION X. Chapter 3, Title 1 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 Section 1-3-235. Notice of any gubernatorial appointment that does not require the advice and consent of the Senate must be delivered to the clerk of the Senate when the appointment is submitted to the Secretary of State's office.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.