Reference is to Printer's Date 04/22/15-H.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by deleting all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. (A)
There is created the "Study Committee on
Homeowners Associations" to review laws, policies,
practices, and procedures regarding homeowners associations in
this State and other jurisdictions, and to make recommendations
to the General Assembly regarding proposals for South Carolina's
statutory law. The Study Committee shall review information,
including, but not limited to, case law, statutes, uniform laws,
and other information from South Carolina and other
jurisdictions concerning homeowners associations. Specifically,
the Study Committee is authorized, but not limited to, reporting
on the following issues:
(1)
disclosure of governing documents to prospective
buyers;
(2)
education for homeowners and board members;
(3)
manager certification or licensing;
(4)
time period for developer control of an association;
and
(5)
need for a comprehensive or uniform planned community act.
(B) The Study Committee
must be composed of thirteen members:
(1)
two members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Labor,
Commerce and Industry Chairman;
(2)
two members of the House of Representatives, appointed by
the House Labor, Commerce and Industry Chairman;
(3)
the following members jointly selected by the Senate
Labor, Commerce and Industry Chairman and House Labor, Commerce
and Industry Committee Chairman:
(a)
two property owners who are:
(i)
required to be members of a
homeowners association due to owning property in the homeowners
association; and
(ii)
governed by a homeowners association board;
(b)
two lawyers, one representing homeowners associations and
boards and the other representing homeowners, based upon
recommendations of the South Carolina Bar;
(c)
two managers, one in favor of certification or licensing
and one opposed to certification or licensing, based upon the
recommendations of the Community Association Institute and the
Home Builders Association;
(d)
one developer, based upon the recommendations of the Home
Builders Association; and
(4)
the administrator for the Department of Consumer Affairs
and the Director for the Department of Labor, Licensing and
Regulations, or their designees, serving ex officio.
(C) Vacancies in the
Study Committee's membership must be filled for the remainder of
the unexpired term in the manner of original appointment.
(D) The Chairmen of the
Senate and House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committees shall
provide appropriate staffing for the Study Committee.
(E) The Study Committee
shall make a report of its recommendations to the General
Assembly by December 31, 2015, at which time the Study Committee
must be dissolved.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.