Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4054 Ratification Number:473 Act Number:413 Primary Sponsor:M.O. Alexander Type of Legislation:GB Subject:College trustees Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19940511 Computer Document Number:CYY/15192SD.93 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19940525 Introduced Date:19930414 Date of Last Amendment:19940301 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:19940525 Last History Type:Act No. 413 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:M.O. Alexander Phillips Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- ------------ 4054 ------ 19940525 Act No. 413 4054 ------ 19940525 Signed by Governor 4054 ------ 19940519 Ratified R 473 4054 House 19940511 Concurred in Senate amendment, enrolled for ratification 4054 House 19940511 Reconsidered vote whereby continued 4054 House 19940510 Continued the Bill 4054 Senate 19940412 Read third time, returned to House with amendment 4054 Senate 19940301 Amended, read second time 4054 Senate 19940224 Committee Report: Favorable 04 with amendment 4054 Senate 19930601 Introduced, read first time, 04 referred to Committee 4054 House 19930527 Read third time, sent to Senate 4054 House 19930526 Read second time 4054 House 19930512 Committee Report: Favorable 21 4054 House 19930414 Introduced, read first time, 21 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A413, R473, H4054)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-19-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WHERE A VACANCY ON A BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OF THIS STATE, REQUIRING ELECTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO FILL, HAS OCCURRED FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN EXPIRATION OF THE TERM AND IS UNFILLED AT THE BEGINNING OF AN ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, A JOINT REVIEW COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER APPLICANTS FOR THIS VACANCY AND OTHERS OF SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES MUST BE APPOINTED WITHIN SIX LEGISLATIVE DAYS AFTER THE ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES, AND THE ELECTION TO FILL THIS VACANCY MUST OCCUR WITHIN SIX WEEKS AFTER THE JOINT REVIEW COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Committee required to be appointed
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 2-19-35. Where a vacancy on a board of trustees of a college or university of this State, requiring election by the General Assembly to fill, has occurred for any reason other than expiration of the term and is unfilled at the beginning of an annual session of the General Assembly, a joint review committee to consider applicants for this vacancy and others of similar circumstances must be appointed within six legislative days after the annual session of the General Assembly convenes, and the election to fill this vacancy must occur within six weeks after the joint review committee is appointed unless no candidates for the office are offering for election who have been reviewed by the committee."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 25th day of May, 1994.