H*4402(Rat #0468, Act #0004 of 2003)  General Bill, By Vaughn, Merrill, Altman, 
Rodgers, Walker and Leach
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 43-3-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO COUNTY BOARDS OF SOCIAL SERVICES, WHICH SERVE IN AN ADVISORY
 CAPACITY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, IN ITS SOLE
 DISCRETION, HAS THE AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE A COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES,
 BY WRITTEN RESOLUTION, BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE BASED ON WEIGHTED VOTING
 PERCENTAGES OF THE DELEGATION.-amended title

   12/05/01  House  Prefiled
   12/05/01  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs
   01/08/02  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-26
   01/08/02  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-26
   01/09/02  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leach
   02/21/02  House  Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-6
   02/26/02  House  Member(s) request name removed as sponsor:
                     Meacham-Richardson
   02/27/02  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Whipper, Rutherford,
                     Mack, Coates, Howard, Cobb-Hunter, Breeland and
                     Bales HJ-81
   03/07/02  House  Read second time HJ-44
   03/07/02  House  Roll call Yeas-87  Nays-7 HJ-44
   03/07/02  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-45
   03/08/02  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-3
   03/12/02  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-7
   03/12/02  Senate Referred to Committee on General SJ-7
   04/04/02  Senate Polled out of committee General SJ-13
   04/04/02  Senate Committee report: Favorable General SJ-13
   04/11/02  Senate Amended SJ-23
   04/11/02  Senate Read second time SJ-23
   04/11/02  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-23
   05/29/02  Senate Amended
   05/29/02  Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments
   06/05/02  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-44
   06/06/02         Ratified R 468
   01/16/03         Became law without Governor's signature
   02/06/03         Act No. 4

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-3-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO COUNTY BOARDS OF SOCIAL SERVICES, WHICH SERVE IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, HAS THE AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE A COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES, BY WRITTEN RESOLUTION, BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE BASED ON WEIGHTED VOTING PERCENTAGES OF THE DELEGATION.

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

County boards of social services; county legislative delegation may terminate the board

SECTION 1. Section 43-3-10 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 43-3-10. (A) There is created in each county of the State a county department of social services, referred to in Chapters 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 as the county department, and in each county a county board of social services, referred to in Chapters 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 as the county board, to be composed of not less than three nor more than nine members. Each county board serves in an advisory capacity to the director of the county department of social services. The members of each county board must be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a majority, including the Senator, of the county legislative delegation. The terms of the members are for three years and until their successors have been appointed and qualify. In case of a vacancy caused by death, removal, resignation, or otherwise, the vacancy must be filled as provided in this section, but only for the unexpired term.

In Berkeley County, appointments made pursuant to this section are governed by the provisions of Act 159 of 1995.

In Dorchester County, appointments made pursuant to this section are governed by the provisions of Act 512 of 1996.

In Georgetown County, appointments made pursuant to this section are governed by the provisions of Act 515 of 1996.

(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (A), a county legislative delegation, in its sole discretion, has the authority, by written resolution, to terminate its respective county board of social services by a two-thirds vote, based on weighted voting percentages of the county legislative delegation."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 6th day of June, 2002.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 1/16/03.