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H. 3871
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Altman
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Introduced in the House on April 6, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Educational Television Commission
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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4/6/2005 House Introduced and read first time HJ-12
4/6/2005 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-12
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 59-7-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CREATION AND COMPOSITION OF THE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT THE MEMBERS WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT UPON APPROVAL OF THIS ACT BY THE GOVERNOR, THE TERMS OF ALL APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION MUST END AND NEW MEMBERS MUST BE APPOINTED WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-7-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-7-10. There is hereby created the South Carolina Educational Television Commission, which shall must be composed of the Superintendent of Education, who shall must be a member of the Commission commission, ex officio, and in addition the Commission commission shall must be composed of seven members to be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the General Assembly, as follows: One shall must be appointed from each of the six congressional districts, and one shall must be appointed from the State at large, who shall must be named by the Governor as chairman of the Commission commission, with the advice and consent of the General Assembly. The term of the member who serves ex officio shall must be coterminous with the term of the office to which he was elected, and the terms of the members appointed by the Governor shall must be for six years, except that of those first appointed two shall serve for terms of two years, two shall serve for terms of four years, and three shall serve for terms of six years, after which the terms of all members shall must be for six years."
SECTION 2. Upon approval of this act by the Governor, the terms of all appointed members of the commission must end, and new members must be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the General Assembly.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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