Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3863 Primary Sponsor:Phillips Committee Number:04 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:S. C. State University Trustees Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Education Companion Bill Number:664 Computer Document Number:CYY/15408SD.93 Introduced Date:19930406 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19930408 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Phillips Type of Legislation:General Bill
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INTRODUCED
April 6, 1993
H. 3863
S. Printed 4/6/93--H.
Read the first time April 6, 1993.
TO AMEND SECTION 59-127-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE TERMS OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY ARE ELECTED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-127-20 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 392 of 1992, is further amended to read:
"Section 59-127-20. (A) South Carolina State University is managed and controlled by a board of trustees, composed of thirteen members, twelve of whom are elected by the General Assembly, one member from each congressional district and six at large for terms of four years each and until their successors are elected and qualify. In electing members of the board, the General Assembly shall elect members based on merit regardless of race, color, creed, or gender and shall strive to assure that the membership of the board is representative of all citizens of the State of South Carolina. The Governor of the State or his designee is ex officio the thirteenth member of the board of trustees. In case of a vacancy on the board, the Governor may fill it by appointment until the next session of the General Assembly. Members of the board are entitled to subsistence, per diem, and mileage authorized for members of state boards, committees, and commissions.
Each position on the board constitutes a separate office and the seats on the board are numbered consecutively, one corresponding in number to each congressional district and Seats 7-12 at large. The Governor or his designee occupies Seat 13. Of the three present members of the board who reside in the sixth congressional district, the member with the longest remaining current term shall be the resident member selected from that congressional district occupying Seat 6. The two remaining members not determined to be the resident member from the sixth congressional district shall be considered at large members of the board occupying Seats 8 and 12 respectively. The terms of each of these three members shall not be affected by the provisions of this paragraph.
The terms of the present members of the board who are elected by the General Assembly expire on the thirtieth day of June of the year in which the terms are scheduled to expire. The General Assembly shall elect successors to the elective trustees not earlier than the first day of April for a term to begin the following July first. Elections to fill vacancies on the board which are caused by the death, resignation, or removal of an elective trustee may be held earlier than the first day of April of the year in which the unexpired term terminates, but the term of the person elected to fill the vacancy expires on the last day of June of the year in which the term of the former member would have expired.
(B) Beginning with members elected to the board during 1992, terms of members are four years. Members elected to the board during 1992, whose terms begin July 1, 1992, must be elected to the odd numbered at-large seats. Members elected to the board during 1993, whose terms begin July 1, 1993, must be elected for the odd numbered congressional district seats for terms of four years. After 1993 as the terms of current members expire, members must be elected for odd numbered seats first until all seats are filled and then even numbered seats until all seats are filled. Terms of all board members are for four years and until their successors are elected and qualify. In 1993, members from Seats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 11 must be elected, and the terms of the members elected in 1993 from Seats 1, 3, and 11 shall be three years each, the terms of the members elected in 1993 from Seats 2 and 4 shall be two years each, and the term of the member elected in 1993 from Seat 5 shall be four years. Thereafter, successors to the members of the board elected in 1993 and successors to members of the board provided six-year terms by the provisions of this subsection must be elected for terms of four years each."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.