H*4054(Rat #0473, Act #0413)  General Bill, By M.O. Alexander and Phillips
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 2-19-35 so as to provide that where a vacancy on a board of trustees of a
 college or university of this State, requiring election by the General
 Assembly to fill, has occurred for any reason other than expiration of the
 term and is unfilled at the beginning of an annual session of the General
 Assembly, a Joint Review Committee to consider applicants for this vacancy and
 others of similar circumstances must be appointed within six legislative days
 after the annual session of the General Assembly convenes, and the election to
 fill this vacancy must occur within six weeks after the Joint Review Committee
 is appointed, and to provide exceptions.

   04/14/93  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-49
   04/14/93  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-49
   05/12/93  House  Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
                     Works HJ-3
   05/26/93  House  Read second time HJ-21
   05/27/93  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-112
   06/01/93  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-48
   06/01/93  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-48
   02/24/94  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education SJ-15
   03/01/94  Senate Amended SJ-23
   03/01/94  Senate Read second time SJ-23
   04/12/94  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-19
   05/10/94  House  Continued HJ-105
   05/10/94  House  Motion noted- reconsider vote whereby continued HJ-106
   05/10/94  House   Debate adjourned on motion to reconsider HJ-106
   05/11/94  House   Reconsider vote whereby continued HJ-82
   05/11/94  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-92
   05/19/94         Ratified R 473
   05/25/94         Signed By Governor
   06/07/94         Effective date 05/25/94
   06/07/94         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-19-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WHERE A VACANCY ON A BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OF THIS STATE, REQUIRING ELECTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO FILL, HAS OCCURRED FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN EXPIRATION OF THE TERM AND IS UNFILLED AT THE BEGINNING OF AN ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, A JOINT REVIEW COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER APPLICANTS FOR THIS VACANCY AND OTHERS OF SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES MUST BE APPOINTED WITHIN SIX LEGISLATIVE DAYS AFTER THE ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES, AND THE ELECTION TO FILL THIS VACANCY MUST OCCUR WITHIN SIX WEEKS AFTER THE JOINT REVIEW COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS.

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

Committee required to be appointed

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 2-19-35. Where a vacancy on a board of trustees of a college or university of this State, requiring election by the General Assembly to fill, has occurred for any reason other than expiration of the term and is unfilled at the beginning of an annual session of the General Assembly, a joint review committee to consider applicants for this vacancy and others of similar circumstances must be appointed within six legislative days after the annual session of the General Assembly convenes, and the election to fill this vacancy must occur within six weeks after the joint review committee is appointed unless no candidates for the office are offering for election who have been reviewed by the committee."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 25th day of May, 1994.