Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:293 Primary Sponsor:Setzler Type of Legislation:JR Subject:Education Board, membership revised Residing Body:Senate Computer Document Number:293 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Apr 23, 1992 Last History Type:Committee Report: Favorable with amendment Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Setzler Mullinax Bryan Pope Courson Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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293 Senate Apr 23, 1992 Committee Report: Favorable 04
with amendment
293 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 04
time, referred to Committee
293 Senate Nov 05, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 04
Committee
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COMMITTEE REPORT
April 23, 1992
S. 293
Introduced by SENATORS Setzler, Courson, Pope, Bryan and Mullinax
S. Printed 4/23/92--S.
Read the first time January 8, 1991.
To whom was referred a Joint Resolution (S. 293), proposing an amendment to Section 1, Article XI of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, relating to the State Board of Education, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking on page one lines 42 through 44 and on page two lines 1 through 2 and inserting /General Assembly. Five members must be appointed by the Governor from the state at large./.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking on page two lines 6 through 8 and inserting /law./.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking on page two lines 21 through 26 and inserting /congressional district of this State and five members appointed by the Governor from the State at large?/.
Amend title to conform.
NIKKI G. SETZLER, for Committee.
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1, ARTICLE XI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, 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, ONE MEMBER ELECTED FROM THE STATE AT LARGE BY THE SENATE AND ONE MEMBER BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR FROM THE STATE AT LARGE, AND THOSE EX-OFFICIO, NONVOTING MEMBERS AS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL PROVIDE BY LAW.
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 the General Assembly. One member must be elected from the state at large by the Senate and one member must be elected from the state at large by the House of Representatives. Three members 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. The board may also have those ex-officio, nonvoting members as the General Assembly shall provide by law."
SECTION 2. The proposed amendment 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 the General Assembly from each congressional district of this State, one member elected from the state at large by the Senate and one member by the House of Representatives, three members appointed by the Governor from the state at large, and those ex-officio, nonvoting members as the General Assembly shall provide by law?
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'."