S 1247 General Bill, By Grooms
 A BILL TO DEVOLVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS OR RECOMMENDATIONS TO
 CERTAIN OFFICES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS AFFECTING ONLY COLLETON COUNTY WHICH
 ARE MADE BY OR UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE HOUSE DELEGATION, SENATE DELEGATION,
 OR JOINT LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION OF COLLETON COUNTY TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF
 COLLETON COUNTY.

   04/24/02  Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference SJ-7
   05/22/02  Senate Read second time SJ-37
   05/22/02  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-37
   05/23/02  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-32
   05/28/02  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-13
   05/28/02  House  Referred to Colleton Delegation HJ-13

April 24, 2002

    S. 1247

L. Printed 4/24/02--S.

Read the first time April 24, 2002.

TO DEVOLVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS OR RECOMMENDATIONS TO CERTAIN OFFICES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS AFFECTING ONLY COLLETON COUNTY WHICH ARE MADE BY OR UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE HOUSE DELEGATION, SENATE DELEGATION, OR JOINT LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION OF COLLETON COUNTY TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF COLLETON COUNTY.

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

SECTION    1.    (A)    Except as provided in subsection (B), all appointments or recommendations for appointments to offices, boards, and commissions affecting only Colleton County which by statute or resolution are made by or upon the recommendation of the House Delegation, Senate Delegation, or Joint Legislative Delegation of Colleton County must be made by or upon the recommendation of a majority of the members of the governing body of Colleton County.

    (B)    The application of subsection (A) does not include:

        (1)    any recommendation for a magistrate appointed as provided in Section 22-1-10 of the 1976 Code;

        (2)    members of the Board of Elections and Voter Registration of Colleton County; or

        (3)    any offices, boards, and commissions whose duties and responsibilities are totally within the boundaries of a municipality, which appointments must be made by the governing body of the municipality in which is located a majority of the customers served by that office, board, or commission.

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