S 717 Session 110 (1993-1994)
S 0717 Joint Resolution, By A.S. Macaulay, Leventis and McConnell
A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to Section 7 of Article VI and
Section 2 of Article XI of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, relating
to respectively to elective officers and the State Superintendent of
Education, so as to delete the Superintendent of Education from the list of
officers who must be elected and to provide that he or she must be appointed
by the State Board of Education with qualifications as prescribed by the Board
and by law, and proposing an amendment to Section 1, Article XI, relating to
the State Board of Education, so as to revise the membership of the Board by
providing that the Board shall consist of one member elected by the General
Assembly from each congressional district of this State and five members
appointed by the Governor from the State at large.
04/21/93 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-3
04/21/93 Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-3
02/24/94 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Education SJ-10
03/17/94 Senate Amended SJ-20
03/17/94 Senate Read second time SJ-21
03/17/94 Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
amendments SJ-21
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED AND AMENDED
March 17, 1994
S. 717
Introduced by SENATORS Macaulay, Leventis and McConnell
S. Printed 3/17/94--S.
Read the first time April 21, 1993.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7 OF ARTICLE VI
AND SECTION 2 OF ARTICLE XI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF
SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING RESPECTIVELY TO
ELECTIVE OFFICERS AND THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF
EDUCATION, SO AS TO DELETE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
EDUCATION FROM THE LIST OF OFFICERS WHO MUST BE
ELECTED AND TO PROVIDE THAT HE OR SHE MUST BE
APPOINTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION WITH
QUALIFICATIONS AS PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD AND BY
LAW, AND PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1,
ARTICLE XI, RELATING TO THE STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION, SO AS TO REVISE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE
BOARD BY PROVIDING THAT THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF
ONE MEMBER ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM
EACH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF THIS STATE AND FIVE
MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR FROM THE STATE
AT LARGE.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. It is proposed that Section 1, Article XI of the
Constitution of this State be amended to read:
"Section 1. There shall must be a State Board
of Education composed of the members hereinafter specified
one member from each of the judicial circuits of the State.
The members shall be elected by the legislative delegations of the
several counties within each circuit for terms and with such powers and
duties as may be provided by law and shall be rotated among the several
counties. One additional member shall be appointed by the
Governor. One member must be elected from each
congressional district of this State by a majority of the members of the
Senate and a majority of the members of the House of Representatives
voting in joint assembly, and one member must be appointed by the
Governor from the State at large. The members of the board shall
serve such those terms and the board shall have
such those powers and duties as the General Assembly
shall specify by law."
SECTION 2. The proposed amendment of Section 4 of this act must
be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election.
Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the
following words printed or written on the ballots:
"Must Section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of this State
be amended so as to revise the membership of the State Board of
Education by providing that the board shall consist of one member
elected by a majority of the members of the Senate and a majority of the
members of the House of Representatives voting in joint assembly, and
one member appointed by the Governor from the State at large?
Yes []
No []
Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check
or cross mark in the square after the word `Yes', and those voting against
the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the
square after the word `No'."
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