S*0340(Rat #0162, Act #0153 of 2018)  General Bill, By Sheheen
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-3-230, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S POET LAUREATE, SO AS TO
 PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA ARTS COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE THE GOVERNOR
 WITH RECOMMENDATIONS OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES AND TO ESTABLISH TERMS OF OFFICE
 AND DUTIES. - ratified title

   02/01/17  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 17)
   02/01/17  Senate Referred to Committee on General
                     (Senate Journal-page 17)
   02/23/17  Senate Committee report: Favorable General
                     (Senate Journal-page 19)
   02/28/17         Scrivener's error corrected
   03/02/17  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 27)
   03/02/17  Senate Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 27)
   03/07/17  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 12)
   03/07/17  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 99)
   03/07/17  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 99)
   03/01/18  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 3)
   03/07/18  House  Rejected (House Journal-page 23)
   03/07/18  House  Roll call Yeas-51  Nays-54 (House Journal-page 23)
   04/10/18  House  Reconsidered (House Journal-page 18)
   04/10/18  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 18)
   04/10/18  House  Roll call Yeas-76  Nays-30 (House Journal-page 19)
   04/11/18  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 10)
   04/12/18         Ratified R 162
   04/17/18         Signed By Governor
   04/24/18         Effective date 04/17/18
   04/30/18         Act No. 153

(A153, R162, S340)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-3-230, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S POET LAUREATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA ARTS COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE THE GOVERNOR WITH RECOMMENDATIONS OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES AND TO ESTABLISH TERMS OF OFFICE AND DUTIES.

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

Poet laureate appointment, term and duties

SECTION    1.    Section 1-3-230 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 1-3-230.    Upon the recommendation of qualified candidates by the South Carolina Arts Commission, the Governor shall name and appoint an outstanding and distinguished person of letters as poet laureate for the State of South Carolina for a term of four years and until a successor has been appointed and qualified. A poet laureate is eligible for reappointment one time. The poet laureate shall respond to requests of the Governor and participate in other relevant public programming."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 12th day of April, 2018.

Approved the 17th day of April, 2018.