S 0596  Joint Resolution, By Peeler, Nicholson, Sheheen and Gambrell
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO REMOVE THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
 JOHN DE LA HOWE SCHOOL AND DEVOLVE THE BOARD'S POWERS UPON AN INTERIM BOARD OF
 TRUSTEES WHO SHALL SERVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2019 OR UNTIL A FULL NEW BOARD OF
 TRUSTEES IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE INTERIM BOARD OF
 TRUSTEES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SELECTION, PERIODIC EVALUATION, RETENTION, AND
 TERMINATION OF THE SCHOOL'S PRESIDENT; TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER SPECIFIC DUTIES OF
 THE INTERIM BOARD OF TRUSTEES; AND TO DIRECT THE INTERIM BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IN
 CONSULTATION WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL, TO REVIEW EDUCATIONAL
 ACCREDITATION AND THE PAST AND CURRENT FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE SCHOOL AND
 MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO DIRECT THE SCHOOL OUT OF THE CURRENT FINANCIAL CRISIS,
 WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DETERMINING THE MOST FEASIBLE PATH THE STATE MUST PURSUE
 TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN DE LA HOWE.
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   03/29/17  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   03/29/17  Senate Referred to Committee on Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)
   04/05/17  Senate Polled out of committee Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 16)
   04/05/17  Senate Committee report: Favorable Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 16)
   04/05/17  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 16)
   04/05/17  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 17)
   04/05/17  Senate Roll call Ayes-43  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 17)
   04/06/17         Scrivener's error corrected
   04/06/17  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 116)
   04/18/17  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11)
   04/18/17  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 11)
   05/03/18  House  Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 35)
   05/09/18  House  Amended (House Journal-page 32)
   05/09/18  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 32)
   05/09/18  House  Roll call Yeas-103  Nays-5 (House Journal-page 34)
   05/10/18  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments (House Journal-page 14)
   05/10/18  Senate House amendment amended (Senate Journal-page 62)
   05/10/18  Senate Roll call Ayes-44  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 62)
   05/10/18  House  Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
                     (House Journal-page 91)
   05/10/18  House  Roll call Yeas-0  Nays-97 (House Journal-page 92)
   05/10/18  Senate Senate insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed  Sheheen, Massey, Young
                     (Senate Journal-page 65)

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AMENDED

May 10, 2018

S. 596

S. Printed 5/10/18--S.

Read the first time April 18, 2017.

TO REMOVE THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF JOHN DE LA HOWE SCHOOL AND DEVOLVE THE BOARD'S POWERS UPON AN INTERIM BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO SHALL SERVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2019, OR UNTIL A FULL NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE INTERIM BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SELECTION, PERIODIC EVALUATION, RETENTION, AND TERMINATION OF THE SCHOOL'S PRESIDENT; TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER SPECIFIC DUTIES OF THE INTERIM BOARD OF TRUSTEES; AND TO DIRECT THE INTERIM BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL, TO REVIEW EDUCATIONAL ACCREDITATION AND THE PAST AND CURRENT FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE SCHOOL AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO DIRECT THE SCHOOL OUT OF THE CURRENT FINANCIAL CRISIS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DETERMINING THE MOST FEASIBLE PATH THE STATE MUST PURSUE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN DE LA HOWE.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 49, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-49-05.    (A)    The John de la Howe School and Clemson University shall work together to develop a plan to implement the purposes of the Will of Dr. John de la Howe and shall submit the plan before September 1, 2018 to the South Carolina Attorney General for approval. Funds appropriated to the John de la Howe school may be used to pay for the development of this plan.

(B)    Upon approval of the plan provided in subsection (A), the South Carolina Attorney General shall notify the General Assembly so that the General Assembly may consider the approved plan and enact appropriate enabling legislation to implement the purposes of the Will of Dr. John de la Howe."

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