H*4029(Rat #0084, Act #0145 of 2007)  General Bill, By Barfield
 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 114 OF 1959, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE HORRY COUNTY
 HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION, SO AS TO REVISE THE MANNER IN WHICH MEMBERS OF
 THE COMMISSION ARE APPOINTED, TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR WHERE THE COMMISSION WILL
 MEET, AND TO REVISE OR DELETE OBSOLETE LANGUAGE. - ratified title

   05/02/07  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-69
   05/02/07  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-70
   05/03/07  House  Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means HJ-159
   05/09/07  House  Debate adjourned HJ-29
   05/09/07  House  Read second time HJ-49
   05/09/07  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-50
   05/11/07  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
   05/15/07  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local &
                     uncontested calendar SJ-15
   05/24/07  Senate Read second time SJ-38
   05/24/07  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-38
   05/25/07  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-1
   05/29/07         Ratified R 84
   06/01/07         Signed By Governor
   06/05/07         Copies available
   06/05/07         Effective date 06/01/07
   07/30/07         Act No. 145

(A145, R84, H4029)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 114 OF 1959, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE HORRY COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION, SO AS TO REVISE THE MANNER IN WHICH MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ARE APPOINTED, TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR WHERE THE COMMISSION WILL MEET, AND TO REVISE OR DELETE OBSOLETE LANGUAGE.

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

Membership revised, meetings

SECTION    1.    Section 1 of Act 114 of 1959 (formerly designated as Section 21-3071 of the 1962 Code), as last amended by Act 131 of 1963, is further amended to read:

"Section    1.    There is hereby created the Horry County Higher Education Commission. The commission shall be composed of sixteen members who shall be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a majority of the county legislative delegation, including the Senator.

Members shall be appointed for terms of four years, provided that there shall be at least one member from each of the public school attendance areas in the county. In the event of any vacancy, a successor shall be appointed for the balance of the unexpired term, but all members of the commission shall hold office until their successors have been appointed and shall qualify. No member of the commission shall receive any compensation for serving on the commission. The commission shall at all times have a chairman, vice chairman, and a secretary elected from its appointed membership. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, meetings of the commission shall be held at a place designated by the chairman."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2007.

Approved the 1st day of June, 2007.