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Bill 283

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      283
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010206
Primary Sponsor:                  Giese
All Sponsors:                     Giese
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20174sd01.doc
Companion Bill Number:            3169
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          State boards, commissions; appointment by 
                                  Governor or election by General Assembly, 
                                  prohibited when; Ethics


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20010208  Companion Bill No. 3169
Senate  20010206  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-225 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON MAY BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR OR ELECTED BY MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO A STATE BOARD OR COMMISSION WHO HAS SERVED CONSECUTIVE FULL TERMS ON THAT BOARD OR COMMISSION WHICH TOTAL TWELVE YEARS OR MORE, AND PROVIDE FOR EXCEPTIONS TO AND THE OPERATION OF THE PROVISIONS.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 2-1-225. No person may be appointed by the Governor or elected by members of the General Assembly to a state board or commission who has served consecutive full terms on that board or commission which total twelve years or more. The limitation does not prevent a person from being elected or appointed to the same body after an absence of two years. This section does not apply to life members of the Clemson University Board of Trustees and to the members of the Board of the State Ports Authority. Persons currently serving on these boards or commissions whose tenure exceeds this twelve-year limitation are permitted to complete their current term."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2001.

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