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H. 3767
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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Harvin, Anthony, Breeland, Gullick, Jennings, Kirsh, Miller and Umphlett
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Introduced in the House on March 21, 2007
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works
Summary: Educational Television Commission
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3/21/2007 House Introduced and read first time HJ-53 3/21/2007 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-54
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TO AMEND CHAPTER 7, TITLE 59, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ON JULY 1, 2007, THE DUTIES, FUNCTIONS, ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND PERSONNEL OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION ARE TRANSFERRED TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO OPERATE AS A SEPARATE DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ON JULY 1, 2007, THE MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION SHALL ACT AS AN ADVISORY BOARD OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 7, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
Section 59-7-10. There is hereby created the South Carolina Educational Television Commission, which shall be composed of the Superintendent of Education, who shall be a member of the commission, ex officio, and in addition the commission shall be composed of seven members to be appointed by the Governor as follows: One shall be appointed from each of the six congressional districts, and one shall be appointed from the State at large, who shall be named by the Governor as chairman of the commission. The term of the member who serves ex officio shall be coterminous with the term of the office to which he was elected, and the terms of the members appointed by the Governor shall 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 be for six years. Effective July 1, 2007, the members of the commission shall act as an advisory board to the State Department of Education.
Section 59-7-15. (A) On July 1, 2007, the duties, functions, assets, liabilities, and personnel of the South Carolina Educational Television Commission are transferred to the State Department of Education to operate as a separate division of the department. On July 1, 2007, the members of the Educational Television Commission shall act as an advisory board of the department.
(B) Where the provisions of this chapter transfer the Educational Television Commission to the State Department of Education, the employees, authorized appropriations, and assets and liabilities of the transferred agency are also transferred to and become part of the Department of Education. All classified or unclassified personnel employed by this agency on the effective date of this section, either by contract or by employment at will, shall become employees of the Department of Education, with the same compensation, classification, and grade level, as applicable. The Budget and Control Board shall cause all necessary actions to be taken to accomplish this transfer in accordance with state laws and regulations.
(C) The Code Commissioner is directed to change or correct all references to the Educational Television Commission to reflect the transfer of it to the Department of Education. References to the name of this agency in the 1976 Code or other provisions of law are considered to be and must be construed to mean appropriate references. This authority shall not be construed to remove any authority from the Budget and Control Board for approval of statewide policies, procedures, regulations, rates and fees, or specific actions requiring board approval.
Section 59-7-20. The Commission shall Educational Television Division of the Department of Education also may appoint an advisory committee of educators and an advisory committee of technical experts, each of which shall consist of such numbers as the Commission division may deem considers advisable, and the terms of the members of the committee of educators and committee of technical experts shall must be for such length and under such conditions as the Commission division may decide.
Section 59-7-30. The members of the commission and each of the advisory committees shall receive such per diem and mileage as authorized by law for other boards and commissions of the State.
Section 59-7-40. The Commission Educational Television Division of the State Department of Education shall make a complete study of the use of educational television and its adaptation for instructional purposes in all of the public schools of the State. The State Department of Education and any Any other state agency shall render such assistance, advice, and cooperation as may be within their means upon the request of the Commission division. The Commission division shall make a report with recommendations as may be desirable to the Governor and the General Assembly from time to time. The Commission division may purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire and operate such the educational television, radio, and related equipment and facilities as are required to develop, promote, and extend educational programs to meet the needs of the State and its citizens.
Section 59-7-50. The Commission Educational Television Division of the State Department of Education shall have the power to accept contributions from all persons, firms, and corporations who may wish to contribute to the program, provided, that both the acceptance and use of any such of these contributions shall be are subject to express approval by the State Budget and Control Board. The Commission division may lease or sell the use of its facilities, equipment, programs, publications, and other program related materials on such terms as the division considers advantageous, and funds received therefrom must be used for Commission division purposes.
Section 59-7-60. The textbooks and curricula in educational television shall be in conformity with the general policies of the State Department of Education."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2007.
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