Current Status Bill Number:92 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:McConnell All Sponsors:McConnell Drafted Document Number:s-res\mcconnel\res1155.gfm Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Education Committee 04 SED Subject:Citadel Board of Visitors, election of members; Colleges and Universities
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Senate 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 04 SED
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TO AMEND SECTION 59-121-30 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS OF THE CITADEL, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION PROHIBITING THE ELECTION OF A MEMBER TO A TERM OF OFFICE WHICH EXTENDS BEYOND THE MEMBER'S SEVENTY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-121-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-121-30. The General Assembly shall hold an election to fill vacancies occurring due to expiration of terms no earlier than the first day of April of the year the term expires and as necessary to fill unexpired terms which are caused by the death, resignation, or removal of a trustee, except that vacancies of unexpired terms of members elected by the Association of Citadel Men shall be filled in the same manner as is provided for by Section 59-121-10. No elective member shall be elected or re-elected either by the General Assembly or by the Association of Citadel Men to fill any term of office the duration of which shall extend beyond the member's seventy-fifth birthday."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.