H*3246(Rat #0094, Act #0048 of 1991)  General Bill, By D.A. Wright, Elliott, 
Sharpe and Wilkes
 A Bill to amend Section 52-7-140, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to boxing, wrestling, or sparring events not subject to regulation by
 the State Athletic Commission, so as to provide that the Commission may
 approve exemption from regulation events of amateur associations or groups and
 to delete provisions relating to circumstances in which an amateur boxer may
 appear on a professional card; and to amend Section 52-7-310, as amended,
 relating to county athletic commissions, so as to provide that such
 commissioners are appointed by the governing body of the county for terms of
 four years and to provide that the office of a commissioner is declared vacant
 if the commissioner fails to attend three consecutive meetings unless excused
 by a unanimous vote of the unaffected commissioners.-amended title

   01/17/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-13
   01/17/91  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-14
   02/13/91  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
                     Commerce and Industry HJ-3
   02/14/91  House  Amended HJ-16
   02/14/91  House  Read second time HJ-17
   02/14/91  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-17
   02/15/91  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
   02/19/91  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-10
   02/19/91  Senate Referred to Committee on General SJ-11
   04/04/91  Senate Committee report: Favorable General SJ-17
   04/10/91  Senate Read second time SJ-124
   04/16/91  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-21
   04/25/91         Ratified R 94
   04/29/91         Signed By Governor
   04/29/91         Effective date 04/29/91
   04/29/91         Act No. 48
   05/15/91         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 52-7-140, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BOXING, WRESTLING, OR SPARRING EVENTS NOT SUBJECT TO REGULATION BY THE STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION MAY APPROVE EXEMPTION FROM REGULATION EVENTS OF AMATEUR ASSOCIATIONS OR GROUPS AND TO DELETE PROVISIONS RELATING TO CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH AN AMATEUR BOXER MAY APPEAR ON A PROFESSIONAL CARD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 52-7-310, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO COUNTY ATHLETIC COMMISSIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT COMMISSIONERS ARE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY FOR TERMS OF FOUR YEARS AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE OF A COMMISSIONER IS DECLARED VACANT IF THE COMMISSIONER FAILS TO ATTEND THREE CONSECUTIVE MEETINGS UNLESS EXCUSED BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE UNAFFECTED COMMISSIONERS.

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

Article not to apply

SECTION 1. Section 52-7-140 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 52-7-140. The provisions of this article do not apply to any boxing, wrestling, or sparring exhibition, contest, or performance conducted by any institution of higher education or secondary school if all participants are students regularly enrolled in the institution or school, nor does this article apply to boxing or wrestling matches sanctioned by the Amateur Athletic Union or the United States Amateur Boxing Federation or such other amateur association, or group approved by the commission."

County athletic commission

SECTION 2. Section 52-7-310 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 79 of 1987, is further amended to read:

"Section 52-7-310. The athletic commission of each county consists of five members to be appointed by the governing body of the county for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. The governing body of the county shall forward a record of the appointees to the commission for filing in the office of the State Athletic Commission which indicates the persons holding office and the duration of their terms. The County Athletic Commission shall select its chairman and other officers to serve for terms as the commission may designate. All of the members shall serve without compensation; however, they may receive such per diem, mileage, and subsistence that the county authorizes. No member may have any financial interest, direct or indirect, in the promotion, management, or result of any boxing, wrestling, or sparring event. The office of a commissioner who fails to attend three consecutive commission meetings is declared vacant and the vacancy must be filled as provided by law. No vacancy occurs if the unaffected commission members vote unanimously to excuse the absences."

Terms of current members

SECTION 3. Members of county athletic commissions serving on the effective date of this act shall continue to serve until the expiration of their terms, after which their successors must be appointed as provided by law.

Time effective

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 29th day of April, 1991.