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H. 4846
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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Vaughn, Owens, Loftis, Walker, Mahaffey, Davenport, Leach, Bales, Cotty, Merrill, Bannister, Bingham, Cato, Chalk, Clemmons, Cooper, Hamilton, Hardwick, Hiott, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Martin, Neilson, M.A. Pitts, Rice, Simrill, D.C. Smith, G.R. Smith, Townsend and Witherspoon
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Introduced in the House on March 15, 2006
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works
Summary: USC Board of Trustees
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
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3/15/2006 House Introduced and read first time HJ-110
3/15/2006 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
HJ-110
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND CHAPTER 117, TITLE 59, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-117-15 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA MUST BE COMPOSED OF SIXTEEN MEMBERS TO BE ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF THE STATE AND THE STATE AT LARGE, ONE MEMBER TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AND TO NUMBER THE SEATS, PROVIDE THE TERMS, AND PROVIDE FOR VACANCIES; AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS 59-117-10, 59-117-20, AND 59-117-30, ALL RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 117 of Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-117-15. (A) The Board of Trustees for the University of South Carolina is composed of the Governor of the State or his designee, the State Superintendent of Education, and the President of the Greater University of South Carolina Alumni Association, who are ex officio members of the board, and seventeen members, with sixteen of these members to be elected by the General Assembly and one member to be appointed from the State at large by the Governor. The General Assembly shall elect and the Governor shall appoint these members based on merit regardless of race, color, creed, or gender and shall strive to assure that the membership of the board is representative of all citizens of this State.
(B) Of the sixteen members to be elected by the General Assembly, two members must be elected from each congressional district and the remaining four members must be elected from the State at large.
(C) The term of office of the at-large trustee appointed by the Governor is effective upon certification to the Secretary of State and is coterminous with the term of the Governor appointing him.
(D) Each position on the board constitutes a separate office and the seats on the board are numbered consecutively as follows: for the First Congressional District, Seats One and Two; for the Second Congressional District, Seats Three and Four; for the Third Congressional District, Seats Five and Six; for the Fourth Congressional District, Seats Seven and Eight; for the Fifth Congressional District, Seats Nine and Ten; for the Sixth Congressional District, Seats Eleven and Twelve; for the at-large positions elected by the General Assembly, Seats Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, and Sixteen. The member appointed by the Governor shall occupy Seat Seventeen.
(E) In the initial elections, the General Assembly shall elect those members of the board of trustees from Seats One, Three, Five, Six, Nine, Ten, Thirteen, and Fifteen in 2008, and members from Seats Two, Four, Seven, Eight, Eleven, Twelve, Fourteen, and Sixteen in 2010. Each of the members elected by the General Assembly shall serve a term of four years.
(F) The General Assembly shall hold elections every two years to select successors of the trustees whose terms are expiring in that year. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no election may be held before April first of the year in which the successor's term is to commence. The term of office of an elective trustee commences on the first day of July of the year in which the trustee is elected and all members shall serve until their successors are elected or appointed and qualify.
(G) If an elective office becomes vacant, the Governor may fill it by appointment until the next session of the General Assembly. The General Assembly shall hold an election at any time during the session to fill the vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term. A vacancy occurring in the appointed office on the board must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by appointment in the same manner of the original appointment."
SECTION 2. Sections 59-117-10, 59-117-20, and 59-117-30 of the 1976 Code are repealed.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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