H 3106 General Bill, By H.H. Keyserling, J.J. Bailey, H. Brown, J.L.M. Cromer, 
J.L. Harris, M.F. Jaskwhich, T.F. Rogers and C.Y. Waites
 A Bill to amend Section 13-3-40, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the composition of the State Development Board, so as to add an
 additional member representing cultural interests.

   12/27/90  House  Prefiled
   12/27/90  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
   01/08/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-67
   01/08/91  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-67

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 13-3-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, SO AS TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL MEMBER REPRESENTING CULTURAL INTERESTS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 13-3-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 13-3-40. The department is governed by a board consisting of nineteen twenty citizens of the State to be appointed by the Governor upon the advice and consent of the Senate. One member must be appointed from each of the sixteen judicial circuits, three must be appointed from the State at large, and one member must be the Commissioner of Agriculture, and one shall represent cultural interests upon the recommendation of the Joint Legislative Committee on Cultural Affairs. The Governor must shall appoint one of the at-large members to serve as chairman. The terms of the members are for a period of five years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. After the service of two terms a member is not eligible for reappointment. The Governor in making subsequent appointments must give due consideration to the rotation of appointees among the counties of each judicial circuit. Any officers deemed considered necessary by the board in addition to the chairman must be selected by the board to serve for such terms as the board may designate. Vacancies must be filled in the manner of the original appointments for the unexpired portions of the terms only."

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