Senator MASSEY proposed the following amendment JUD0464.008:

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking SECTION 13 and inserting:

/ SECTION 13. To ensure that the Public Service Authority board of directors positions are appropriately staggered, the following establishes the term expiration for positions as of the effective date of this act:

( 1)The terms for the directors representing the 1st, 2nd and 7th congressional districts, and the At Large seat designated as the Chair shall expire on January 1, 2022;

(2) The terms for the directors representing the 3rd, 4th and 6th congressional districts and Berkeley County shall expire on January 1, 2023; and

(3) The terms for the directors representing the 5th congressional district, Horry County, Georgetown County and the other At Large seat shall expire on January 1, 2024.

If any vacancy occurs prior to respective dates established in this SECTION, the Governor may appoint a successor pursuant to Section 58-31-20.

(B) The terms for new directors shall begin on the expiration dates for the previous terms as provided in subsection (A).

(C) Notwithstanding the term limit provisions in subsection 58-31-20(A), a director serving as of the effective date of this act is ineligible for reappointment unless that director was first appo inted after January 1, 2018. /