S 0203 {Rat #150, Act #138 of 2022} General Bill, By Hembree, Gustafson and Bennett
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-19-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE REMOVAL OF SCHOOL DISTRICT TRUSTEES AND FILLING OF TRUSTEE
 VACANCIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE GOVERNOR MAY REMOVE TRUSTEES IN CERTAIN
 CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROVIDE THE GOVERNOR MAY FILL TRUSTEE VACANCIES, TO PROVIDE
 NOTICE AND HEARING REQUIREMENTS, AND TO DELETE EXISTING PROVISIONS CONCERNING
 TRUSTEE REMOVAL AND FILLING OF VACANCIES BY SCHOOL BOARDS. - ratified title

   12/09/20  Senate Prefiled
   12/09/20  Senate Referred to Committee on Education
   01/12/21  Senate Introduced and read first time
                     (Senate Journal-page 215)
   01/12/21  Senate Referred to Committee on Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 215)
   02/11/21  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education (Senate Journal-page 6)
   02/18/21  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 12)
   02/18/21  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 12)
   02/18/21  Senate Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 12)
   02/24/21  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 8)
   02/24/21  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9)
   02/24/21  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 9)
   01/20/22  House  Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 22)
   01/26/22  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s).  Rutherford,
                     McKnight, Cobb-Hunter, King, McDaniel, Gilliard,
                     Caskey, Anderson, Henderson-Myers, Brawley,
                     Govan, Henegan, JL Johnson, Garvin, Tedder,
                     Thigpen, S Wiliiams, Wetmore, Dillard,
                     Jefferson, R Williams, Wheeler, KO Johnson
                     (House Journal-page 18)
   01/27/22  House  Amended (House Journal-page 13)
   01/27/22  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 13)
   01/27/22  House  Roll call Yeas-71  Nays-36 (House Journal-page 16)
   02/01/22  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments (House Journal-page 21)
   02/15/22  Senate Non-concurrence in House amendment
                     (Senate Journal-page 28)
   02/15/22  Senate Roll call Ayes-0  Nays-38 (Senate Journal-page 28)
   02/16/22  House  Conference committee appointed  Felder, Brittain,
                     Alexander (House Journal-page 34)
   02/17/22  Senate Conference committee appointed  Hembree, Bennett.
                      B Matthews (Senate Journal-page 11)
   04/06/22  Senate Conference report received and adopted
                     (Senate Journal-page 105)
   04/06/22  Senate Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 107)
   04/19/22  House  Conference report received and adopted
                     (House Journal-page 215)
   04/19/22  House  Roll call Yeas-92  Nays-8 (House Journal-page 216)
   04/20/22  Senate Ordered enrolled for ratification
                     (Senate Journal-page 18)
   04/21/22         Ratified R  150
   04/25/22         Signed By Governor
   04/29/22         Effective date  04/25/22
   04/29/22         Act No.  138

(A138, R150, S203)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-19-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REMOVAL OF SCHOOL DISTRICT TRUSTEES AND FILLING OF TRUSTEE VACANCIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE GOVERNOR MAY REMOVE TRUSTEES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROVIDE THE GOVERNOR MAY FILL TRUSTEE VACANCIES, TO PROVIDE NOTICE AND HEARING REQUIREMENTS, AND TO DELETE EXISTING PROVISIONS CONCERNING TRUSTEE REMOVAL AND FILLING OF VACANCIES BY SCHOOL BOARDS.

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

Removal by Governor, vacancies

SECTION    1.    Section 59-19-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section    59-19-60.        Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, school district trustees who wilfully commit or engage in an act of malfeasance, misfeasance, chronic unexcused absenteeism, conflicts of interest, misconduct in office, or persistent neglect of duty in office, or are deemed medically incompetent or medically incapacitated, are subject to removal by the Governor upon any of the foregoing causes being made to appear to the satisfaction of the Governor. Before removing any such officer, the Governor shall inform him in writing of the specific charges brought against him and give him an opportunity on reasonable notice to be heard. Vacancies occurring in the membership of any board of trustees for any cause shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as provided for full-term appointments."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 21st day of April, 2022.

Approved the 25th day of April, 2022.