Current Status Bill Number:3528 Ratification Number:20 Act Number:184 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950208 Primary Sponsor:Wells All Sponsors:Wells, Allison, Littlejohn, Lanford, Beatty, Wilder, Walker, Vaughn, Davenport and D. Smith Drafted Document Number:GJK\21345SD.95 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19950216 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19950307 Subject:Spartanburg County Higher Education Commission
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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------ 19950307 Act No. A184
------ 19950307 Signed by Governor
------ 19950302 Ratified R20
Senate 19950216 Read third time, enrolled for
ratification
Senate 19950215 Read second time
Senate 19950214 Introduced, read first time,
placed on local and uncontested
Calendar without reference
House 19950210 Read third time, sent to Senate
House 19950209 Unanimous consent for third
reading on the next Legislative day
House 19950209 Read second time
House 19950208 Recalled from Committee 21 HEPW
House 19950208 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW
referred to Committee
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(A184, R20, H3528)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 36 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE SPARTANBURG COUNTY COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ONE ADDITIONAL MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION FROM GREENVILLE COUNTY, AND ONE ADDITIONAL MEMBER FROM CHEROKEE COUNTY AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH THESE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Members added
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Act 36 of 1967, as last amended by Act 617 of 1992, is further amended to read:
"Section 1. There is created the Spartanburg County Commission for Higher Education composed of fifteen members to be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of a majority of the resident members of the House of Representatives and the Senate from Spartanburg County. The terms of the members are for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. Vacancies must be filled in the manner of the initial appointments for the unexpired portion of the terms only. In addition to the fifteen members provided for above, one additional member of the commission who is a resident of Greenville County shall be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a majority of the resident members of the Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation, and one additional member of the commission who is a resident of Cherokee County shall be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a majority of the resident members of the Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation.
The Superintendent of Education for Spartanburg County is an ex officio member of the commission.
At their first meeting the commissioners shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and treasurer from among their members and shall organize and adopt appropriate rules and procedures.
To facilitate its work the commission may appoint from Spartanburg County, and from adjacent areas as considered appropriate, an Educational Advisory Committee consisting of not less than ten nor more than twenty-five members which shall meet and consult with the commission as required. All members of the commission and of the Educational Advisory Committee shall serve without compensation."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 7th day of March, 1995.