South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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S. 596

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Peeler, Nicholson, Sheheen and Gambrell
Document Path: l:\s-res\hsp\001dlh .kmm.hsp.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 29, 2017
Introduced in the House on April 18, 2017
Last Amended on May 10, 2018
Currently residing in the Senate

Summary: John De La Howe School Board of Trustees

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/29/2017  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   3/29/2017  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 7)
    4/5/2017  Senate  Polled out of committee Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 16)
    4/5/2017  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 16)
    4/5/2017  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 16)
    4/5/2017  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 17)
    4/5/2017  Senate  Roll call Ayes-43  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 17)
    4/6/2017          Scrivener's error corrected
    4/6/2017  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 116)
   4/18/2017  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11)
   4/18/2017  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 11)
    5/3/2018  House   Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 35)
    5/9/2018  House   Amended (House Journal-page 32)
    5/9/2018  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 32)
    5/9/2018  House   Roll call Yeas-103  Nays-5 (House Journal-page 34)
   5/10/2018  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        (House Journal-page 14)
   5/10/2018  Senate  House amendment amended (Senate Journal-page 62)
   5/10/2018  Senate  Roll call Ayes-44  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 62)
   5/10/2018  House   Non-concurrence in Senate amendment 
                        (House Journal-page 91)
   5/10/2018  House   Roll call Yeas-0  Nays-97 (House Journal-page 92)
   5/10/2018  Senate  Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee 
                        appointed Sheheen, Massey, Young 
                        (Senate Journal-page 65)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/29/2017
4/5/2017
4/6/2017
5/3/2018
5/9/2018
5/10/2018

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AMENDED

May 10, 2018

S. 596

Introduced by Senators Peeler, Nicholson, Sheheen and Gambrell

S. Printed 5/10/18--S.

Read the first time April 18, 2017.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO REMOVE THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF JOHN DE LA HOWE SCHOOL AND DEVOLVE THE BOARD'S POWERS UPON AN INTERIM BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO SHALL SERVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2019, OR UNTIL A FULL NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE INTERIM BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SELECTION, PERIODIC EVALUATION, RETENTION, AND TERMINATION OF THE SCHOOL'S PRESIDENT; TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER SPECIFIC DUTIES OF THE INTERIM BOARD OF TRUSTEES; AND TO DIRECT THE INTERIM BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL, TO REVIEW EDUCATIONAL ACCREDITATION AND THE PAST AND CURRENT FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE SCHOOL AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO DIRECT THE SCHOOL OUT OF THE CURRENT FINANCIAL CRISIS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DETERMINING THE MOST FEASIBLE PATH THE STATE MUST PURSUE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN DE LA HOWE.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 49, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-49-05.    (A)    The John de la Howe School and Clemson University shall work together to develop a plan to implement the purposes of the Will of Dr. John de la Howe and shall submit the plan before September 1, 2018 to the South Carolina Attorney General for approval. Funds appropriated to the John de la Howe school may be used to pay for the development of this plan.

(B)    Upon approval of the plan provided in subsection (A), the South Carolina Attorney General shall notify the General Assembly so that the General Assembly may consider the approved plan and enact appropriate enabling legislation to implement the purposes of the Will of Dr. John de la Howe."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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