S*664 Session 110 (1993-1994)
S*0664(Rat #0085, Act #0047) General Bill, By Matthews, Ford, Glover, Jackson,
Patterson and Washington
Similar(H 3863)
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 University, so
as to further provide for the terms of members of the Board and the manner in
which they are elected.
04/08/93 Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference SJ-4
04/09/93 Senate Read second time SJ-4
04/09/93 Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-4
04/13/93 Senate Amended SJ-22
04/13/93 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-22
04/14/93 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference HJ-72
04/22/93 House Read second time HJ-32
04/22/93 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next
legislative day HJ-37
04/23/93 House Read third time and enrolled HJ-5
05/11/93 Ratified R 85
05/17/93 Signed By Governor
05/17/93 Effective date 05/17/93
05/26/93 Copies available
(A47, R85, S664)
AN ACT 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 UNIVERSITY, SO AS
TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE TERMS OF MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY ARE
ELECTED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Board of trustees; revision of terms and manner of election
SECTION 1. Section 59-127-20 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act
392 of 1992, is further amended to read:
"Section 59-127-20. (A) South Carolina State University is
managed and controlled by a board of trustees, composed of thirteen
members, twelve of whom are elected by the General Assembly, one
member from each congressional district and six at large for terms of four
years each and until their successors are elected and qualify. 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. The Governor of the State or his designee is ex
officio, the thirteenth member of the board of trustees. In case of a vacancy
on the board, the Governor may fill it by appointment until the next session
of the General Assembly. Members of the board 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, one corresponding in number to
each congressional district and Seats 7-12 at large. The Governor or his
designee occupies Seat 13. Of the three present members of the board who
reside in the sixth congressional district, the member with the longest
remaining current term shall be the resident member selected from that
congressional district occupying Seat 6. The two remaining members not
determined to be the resident member from the sixth congressional district
shall be considered at-large members of the board occupying Seats 8 and
12, respectively. The terms of each of these three members shall not be
affected by the provisions of this paragraph.
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. 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) Beginning with members elected to the board during 1992, terms of
members are four years. In 1993, members from Seats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 11
must be elected, and the term of the member elected in 1993 from Seat 3
shall be one year, the terms of the members elected in 1993 from Seats 1, 2,
and 4 shall be two years each, the term of the member elected in 1993 from
Seat 11 shall be three years, and the term of the member elected in 1993
from Seat 5 shall be four years. Thereafter, successors to the members of
the board elected in 1993 and successors to members of the board provided
six-year terms by the provisions of this subsection must be elected for terms
of four years each."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 17th day of May, 1993. |