Current Status Bill Number:270 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19950110 Primary Sponsor:Courson All Sponsors:Courson, Leventis, Giese, Rose Drafted Document Number:RES9551.JEC Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Multi-county board appointment
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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Senate 19950110 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
Senate 19941114 Prefiled, referred to Committee 11 SJ
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TO AMEND SECTION 1-3-240(B), CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REMOVAL OF OFFICERS BY THE GOVERNOR, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON APPOINTED TO A MULTI-COUNTY BOARD BY A GOVERNOR IS CONSIDERED TO BE A PERSON APPOINTED TO A STATE OFFICE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 1-3-240(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 1-3-240. (B) Any A person appointed to a state office by a Governor, either with or without the advice and consent of the Senate, other than those officers enumerated in subsection (C), may be removed from office by the Governor at his discretion by an Executive Order removing the officer. A person appointed to a multi-county board by a Governor is considered to be a person appointed to a state office."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.