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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.610 Ratification Number:168 Act Number:167 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20010424 Primary Sponsor:Moore All Sponsors:Moore Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\nbd\11580ac01.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020130 Date of Last Amendment:20010514 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20020211 Subject:Veterans' Trust Fund, Board of Trustees for; membership increased, terms and requirements; Veterans', Military Affairs History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20020222 Act No. A167 ------ 20020211 Signed by Governor ------ 20020205 Ratified R168 House 20020130 Read third time, enrolled for ratification House 20020129 Read second time House 20020123 Committee report: Favorable 27 H3M House 20010516 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M referred to Committee Senate 20010515 Read third time, sent to House Senate 20010514 Amended, read second time Senate 20010509 Recalled from Committee, 08 SG placed on the second reading Calendar Senate 20010424 Introduced, read first time, 08 SG referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on May 9, 2001 - Word format Revised on May 14, 2001 - Word format Revised on January 23, 2002 - Word format
(A167, R168, S610)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-21-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE VETERANS' TRUST FUND OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS FROM ELEVEN TO NINETEEN, TO REQUIRE AT LEAST ELEVEN MEMBERS, RATHER THAN ALL OF THE MEMBERS, TO BE HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE REMAINING MEMBERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE VETERANS, BUT IF THEY ARE VETERANS, THEY MUST HAVE BEEN HONORABLY DISCHARGED, AND TO DELETE THE PROVISION RESTRICTING MEMBERS FROM SERVING MORE THAN EIGHT CONTINUOUS YEARS ON THE BOARD.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Board of Trustees for Veterans' Trust Fund; members increased; board composition revised
SECTION 1. Section 25-21-20 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 288 of 2000, is further amended to read:
"Section 25-21-20. There is created the Board of Trustees for the Veterans' Trust Fund of South Carolina composed of nineteen members. The board shall utilize the staff of the Veterans' Affairs Division in order to carry out its duties, as provided in Section 25-21-30. One member of the board of trustees must be the Director of the Office of Veterans' Affairs. The Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint individuals to fill the remaining positions on the board of trustees. Of the eighteen remaining positions filled by gubernatorial appointment, four must be county veterans' affairs officers and five must represent veterans' service organizations. At least eleven of the members of the board of trustees must be United States Armed Forces veterans who were honorably discharged; the remaining members are not required to be veterans; however, if any are veterans, they also must have been honorably discharged from the armed services. The members of the board shall elect officers from among themselves as necessary.
Individuals appointed by the Governor shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be removed by the Governor at any time.
Members of the board who are not full-time employees of the State of South Carolina or any of its political subdivisions may be paid per diem, mileage, and subsistence at rates established by the board, not to exceed standards provided by law for state boards, commissions, and committees. Per diem, mileage, and subsistence may be paid to members of the board only for travel and costs incurred due to meetings of the board.
A complete report of the activities of the Veterans' Trust Fund must be made to the General Assembly and State Auditor annually."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 5th day of February, 2002.
Approved the 11th day of February, 2002.
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