Bill 944

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    944
Ratification Number:            448
Act Number:                     515
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19960109
Primary Sponsor:                Greg Smith
All Sponsors:                   Greg Smith, Rose 
Drafted Document Number:        RES9800.GS
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960523
Date of Last Amendment:         19960514
Governor's Action:              V
Date of Governor's Action:      19960604
Action on Governor's Veto:      O
Subject:                        Georgetown County, appointments and
                                budgetary approvals

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

------  19960829  Act No. A515
House   19960613  Veto overridden
Senate  19960612  Veto overridden
------  19960604  Vetoed by Governor
------  19960530  Ratified R448
House   19960523  Concurred in Senate amendment, 
                  enrolled for ratification
House   19960523  Debate adjourned on Senate
                  amendments
House   19960516  Debate adjourned on Senate
                  amendments until Tuesday,
                  19960521
Senate  19960514  House amendments amended,
                  returned to House with amendment
House   19960509  Read third time, returned to Senate
                  with amendment
House   19960508  Amended, read second time
House   19960507  Debate adjourned until
                  Wednesday, 19960508
House   19960502  Debate adjourned until
                  Tuesday, 19960507
House   19960430  Debate adjourned until
                  Thursday, 19960502
House   19960425  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference
Senate  19960424  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19960423  Amended, read second time,
                  unanimous consent for third reading
                  on Wednesday, 19960424
Senate  19960423  Recalled from Georgetown Delegation      87 SLD
Senate  19960109  Introduced, read first time,             87 SLD
                  referred to Georgetown Delegation
Senate  19951023  Prefiled, referred to                    87 SLD
                  Georgetown Delegation

(A515, R448, S944)

AN ACT TO DEVOLVE THE AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENTS AND BUDGETARY APPROVALS FOR CERTAIN OFFICES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS FROM THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION REPRESENTING GEORGETOWN COUNTY TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF GEORGETOWN COUNTY.

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

Devolution of authority

SECTION 1. (A)(1) Except for those instances exempted in (B), in all cases where appointments to offices, boards, and commissions are made by or upon the recommendation of the House Delegation, the Senate Delegation, or the Joint Legislative Delegation of Georgetown County, or by any other member or combination of members of the General Assembly by reason of their representing all or a portion of Georgetown County, all said appointments must be made by or upon the recommendation of a majority of the members of the governing body of Georgetown County if, and to the extent that, the governing body of Georgetown County by ordinance or resolution agrees to accept the responsibility and the authority for making those appointments and notifies the Code Commissioner and the Secretary of State of its acceptance. All appointments and recommendations must be made without regard to race, religion, color, sex, or national origin.

(2) The application of subsection (A) includes, but is not limited to:

Name Authority

(1) Forestry Board. .Section 48-33-50

(2) Veterans Affairs.Section 25-11-40

(3) County Department of

Social Services . . Section 43-3-10

(4) Transportation

Committee . . . . Section 12-27-400

(5) Department of

Disabilities and

Special Needs . . Section 44-20-375

(6) Foster Care

Review Board. . . Section 20-7-2385

(7) Mental Health

Center Board. . . .Section 44-15-60

(8) Horry-Georgetown

Commission for

Technical EducationSection 59-53-810

Section 59-53-840

(9) Economic Opportunity

Commission. . . . .Section 4-31-330

(10) Georgetown Pilotage

Commission. . . . .Section 54-15-10

(11) Murrell's Inlet-Garden City

Fire District . . . Act 876 of 1966

(12) Waccamaw Regional

Planning Council. . Section 6-7-110

(13) Board of Elections

& Registration. Act 591 of 1995

(B) The appointment of magistrates as provided in Section 22-1-10 and the appointment of members of the Georgetown Water and Sewer District as provided for in Act 733 of 1957 are unaffected by the provisions of this act.

Authority for levy of taxes, etc.

SECTION 2. Authority for levy of taxes or approval of budgets or millage levels for all offices, boards, and commissions referenced in Section 1 above is vested in the governing body of Georgetown County.

Conditional devolution

SECTION 3. The devolution of powers provided for in this act shall occur only if, and to the extent that, the county governing body by ordinance or resolution agrees to accept the action and notifies the Code Commissioner of its acceptance. The Code Commissioner shall keep a list of such notifications and shall include the information in the statutory notes in each cumulative supplement and revised volume of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The Code Commissioner is empowered and directed to modify all code sections which are inconsistent with this act and to indicate in the notes following a code section any action accepted by a county governing body by ordinance or resolution.

Time effective

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 6/4/96.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 6/12/96.

Veto overridden by House -- 6/13/96.