South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 599

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    599
Ratification Number:            265
Act Number:                     251
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19950302
Primary Sponsor:                Thomas 
All Sponsors:                   Thomas 
Drafted Document Number:        br1\18179ac.95
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960313
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19960401
Subject:                        Protection and Advocacy System for
                                the Handicapped, Inc.
History



Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19960410  Act No. A251
------  19960401  Signed by Governor
------  19960326  Ratified R265
House   19960313  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19960312  Read second time
House   19960307  Committee report: Favorable              27 H3M
House   19950425  Introduced, read first time,             27 H3M
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19950420  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19950419  Read second time
Senate  19950329  Committee report: Favorable              08 SG
Senate  19950302  Introduced, read first time,             08 SG
                  referred to Committee
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(A251, R265, S599)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-33-330, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM FOR THE HANDICAPPED, INC., SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO CHANGE ITS CORPORATE NAME IN THE SAME MANNER AS ANY OTHER NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SYSTEM ARE CONSIDERED THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF A SUCCESSOR CORPORATION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Board name may be changed; powers and duties to be considered transferred

SECTION 1. Section 43-33-330 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 52 of 1991, is further amended by adding at the end:

"The board may change its corporate name in the same manner as any other nonprofit corporation, and if the board changes its corporate name, the powers and duties of the South Carolina Protection and Advocacy System for the Handicapped, Inc., are considered to be the powers and duties of the successor nonprofit corporation."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 1st day of April, 1996.