H 4744 General Bill, By S.R. Foster, Alexander, Anderson, J.J. Bailey, 
B.O. Baker, R.A. Barber, J.M. Baxley, D.M. Beasley, D.W. Beatty, Boan, 
G.A. Brown, H. Brown, J. Brown, A.W. Byrd, Canty, Cato, Cobb-Hunter, B. Council, 
L.L. Elliott, J.G. Felder, Glover, J.P. Harrelson, P.B. Harris, Haskins, 
J.H. Hodges, D.N. Holt, W.S. Houck, M.A. Hyatt, Inabinett, Kennedy, Kirsh, Koon, 
D.E. Martin, McCraw, M. McLeod, Meacham, J. Rama, Rhoad, Riser, T.F. Rogers, 
Scott, L.S. Taylor, Vaughn, D.C. Waldrop, L.S. Whipper, D. Williams and 
D.A. Wright
 A Bill to amend Section 59-127-20, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to the Board of Trustees of South Carolina State College, so as
 to reflect the name of the College to University, to increase the number of
 members to thirteen, to reduce the term of the members, and to provide for
 their election.

   04/14/92  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-17
   04/14/92  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-17
   04/15/92  House  Recalled from Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-40
   05/06/92  House  Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 7, 1992 HJ-21
   05/07/92  House  Tabled HJ-70

RECALLED

April 15, 1992

H. 4744

Introduced by REPS. Foster, Scott, D. Martin, Harrelson, Cobb-Hunter, Wright, Inabinett, Rama, Vaughn, Riser, Holt, Glover, Kennedy, Boan, Kirsh, Baxley, L. Elliott, Baker, Haskins, T.C. Alexander, H. Brown, Anderson, McCraw, G. Brown, J. Brown, Byrd, Hyatt, Council, Cato, D. Williams, Whipper, Taylor, Beatty, Felder, Canty, Koon, Barber, Rogers, J. Bailey, Rhoad, Meacham, Waldrop, Hodges, P. Harris, Houck, McLeod and Beasley

S. Printed 4/15/92--H.

Read the first time April 14, 1992.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-127-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTH CAROLINA STATE COLLEGE, SO AS TO REFLECT THE NAME OF THE COLLEGE TO UNIVERSITY, TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS TO THIRTEEN, TO REDUCE THE TERM OF THE MEMBERS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR ELECTION.

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

SECTION 1. Section 59-127-20 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 248 of 1991, is further amended to read:

"Section 59-127-20. A.(A) South Carolina State College University shall be under the management and control of is managed and controlled by a board of trustees, composed of nine thirteen members, eight twelve of whom shall be are elected by the General Assembly, whose term of office shall be six years, the first six elected having been elected for terms of two, four, and six years, so that two of them go out of office every two years two members from each congressional district for terms of four years each. In electing members of the board, the General Assembly shall elect 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 the State of South Carolina. One of the elected members shall be an alumnus of the South Carolina State College. The Governor of the State or his designee is shall be ex officio the ninth thirteenth member of the board of trustees. In case of a vacancy or vacancies should occur on the board, the Governor may fill it by appointment until the next session of the General Assembly. Members of the board shall be are entitled to subsistence, per diem, and mileage authorized for members of state boards, committees, and commissions.

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. The Governor or his designee occupies Seat Thirteen.

The terms of the present members of the board who are elected by the General Assembly expire on the thirtieth day of June of the year in which the terms are scheduled to expire. After its 1984 session, the The General Assembly shall elect successors to the elective trustees not earlier than the first day of April for a term to begin the following July first. Elections to fill vacancies on the board which are caused by the death, resignation, or removal of an elective trustee may be held earlier than the first day of April of the year in which the unexpired term terminates, but the term of the person elected to fill the vacancy expires on the last day of June of the year in which the term of the former member would have expired.

B.(B) In addition to the members of the board in subsection A, there shall be one additional member of the board appointed by the Governor for a term of six years. The Governor shall make the appointment 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 the State of South Carolina. The term of the at-large trustee appointed by the Governor shall be effective upon certification to the Secretary of State. Any vacancy in the office of the member appointed by the Governor shall be filled by appointment of the Governor for the unexpired term in the same manner of original appointment. Beginning with members elected to the board during 1992, terms of members are four years. Members elected to the board during 1993, whose terms begin July 1, 1993, must be elected for the odd numbered seats for terms of four years. After 1993 as the terms of current members expire, members must be elected for odd numbered seats first until all seats are filled and then even numbered seats until all seats are filled. Terms of all board members are for four years and until their successors are elected and qualify."

SECTION 2. The three additional seats on the board of trustees created by this act must be elected in 1993. Their four-year terms begin July 1, 1993.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.