H*4646(Rat #0198, Act #0181 of 2014)  General Bill, By Bingham, Allison, 
Anthony and Hayes
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-48-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL
 FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PROVOST OR VICE PRESIDENT
 OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS WHO MUST SERVE AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER MAY DESIGNATE A
 PERSON TO SERVE IN HIS PLACE IF HE INTENDS FOR THE DESIGNEE TO SERVE
 CONTINUOUSLY. - ratified title

   02/18/14  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 13)
   02/18/14  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 13)
   03/25/14  House  Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 10)
   03/26/14  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 63)
   03/26/14  House  Roll call Yeas-103  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 63)
   03/27/14  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 20)
   03/27/14  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
   03/27/14  Senate Referred to Committee on Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 9)
   04/16/14  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education (Senate Journal-page 12)
   04/29/14  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 33)
   04/29/14  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 33)
   04/29/14  Senate Roll call Ayes-38  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 33)
   04/30/14  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 36)
   05/01/14  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
                     (House Journal-page 46)
   05/01/14  House  Roll call Yeas-99  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 47)
   05/15/14         Ratified R 198
   05/16/14         Signed By Governor
   05/27/14         Effective date 05/16/14
   06/02/14         Act No. 181

(A181, R198, H4646)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-48-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PROVOST OR VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS WHO MUST SERVE AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER MAY DESIGNATE A PERSON TO SERVE IN HIS PLACE IF HE INTENDS FOR THE DESIGNEE TO SERVE CONTINUOUSLY.

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

Members from research universities may serve through designee

SECTION    1.    Section 59-48-20 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 176 of 2012, is further amended to read:

"Section 59-48-20.    (A)(1)    The school is under the management and control of a board of trustees consisting of eleven members, as follows:

(a)    one member from each congressional district appointed by the Governor;

(b)    two members from this State at large appointed by the Governor;

(c)    the State Superintendent of Education, ex officio, or his designee; and

(d)    the Executive Director of the Commission on Higher Education, ex officio, or his designee.

(2)    Members appointed by the Governor shall serve for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. Members shall receive mileage, subsistence, and per diem allowed by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions.

(3)    In his appointments, the Governor shall seek to obtain the best qualified persons from the business, industrial, and educational communities, including mathematicians and scientists.

(B)    The board of trustees also shall include the following six members:

(1)    the President of the South Carolina Governor's School of Science and Mathematics Foundation, Inc., ex officio;

(2)    the provost or vice president for academic affairs from each of the following higher education research institutions, ex officio, or his designee:

(a)    Clemson University;

(b)    the University of South Carolina; and

(c)    the Medical University of South Carolina; and

(3)    two members from the State at large appointed by the Governor to serve for terms of four years each and until their successors are appointed and qualify. Vacancies must be filled by appointment in the manner of original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(C)    An ex officio member who is authorized to designate a person to serve on the board in his stead only may make the designation if he intends for the designee to serve continuously instead of intermittently with himself or another designee."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 15th day of May, 2014.

Approved the 16th day of May, 2014.