Bill 911

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       911
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19980114
Primary Sponsor:                   McConnell
All Sponsors:                      McConnell, Saleeby and Moore
                                   
Drafted Document Number:           jud9028.gfm
Residing Body:                     Senate
Date of Last Amendment:            19980129
Subject:                           Judicial Merit Selection
                                   Commission, candidate to furnish
                                   testimony before public hearing,
                                   deadline; Courts

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

Senate  19980129  Amended
Senate  19980121  Committee report: Favorable              11 SJ
Senate  19980114  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

January 29, 1998

S. 911

S. Printed 1/29/98--S.

Read the first time January 14, 1998.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF JUSTICES AND JUDGES, SO AS TO REQUIRE STATEMENTS OF PROPOSED TESTIMONY TO THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION BE FURNISHED AT LEAST FORTY-EIGHT HOURS BEFORE THE DATE AND TIME SET FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 2-19-30(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act No. 391 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"(A) Upon completion of the investigation, the Chairman of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission shall schedule a public hearing concerning the qualifications of the candidates. Any person who desires to testify at the hearing, including candidates, shall furnish a written statement of his proposed testimony to the commission. The statements must be furnished no later than forty-eight hours before the date and time set for the hearing beginning of the public hearings. The commission shall determine the persons who shall testify at the hearing. All testimony, including documents furnished to the commission, must be submitted under oath and persons knowingly furnishing false information either orally or in writing are subject to the penalties provided by law for perjury and false swearing."

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