S 0363 Joint Resolution, By McConnell
 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to Section 7 of Article VI and
 Section 2 of Article XI of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, relating
 respectively to elective officers and the State Superintendent of Education,
 so as to delete the Superintendent of Education from the list of officers who
 must be elected and to provide that he or she must be appointed by the State
 Board of Education with qualifications as prescribed by the Board and by law,
 and proposing an amendment to Section 1, Article XI, relating to the State
 Board of Education, so as to revise the membership of the Board by providing
 that the Board shall consist of one member elected by the General Assembly
 from each Congressional District of this State and five members appointed by
 the Governor from the State at large.

   01/17/95  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-9
   01/17/95  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-10

A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7 OF ARTICLE VI AND SECTION 2 OF ARTICLE XI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING RESPECTIVELY TO ELECTIVE OFFICERS AND THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO DELETE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION FROM THE LIST OF OFFICERS WHO MUST BE ELECTED AND TO PROVIDE THAT HE OR SHE MUST BE APPOINTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION WITH QUALIFICATIONS AS PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD AND BY LAW, AND PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1, ARTICLE XI, RELATING TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO REVISE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD BY PROVIDING THAT THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF ONE MEMBER ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF THIS STATE AND FIVE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR FROM THE STATE AT LARGE.

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

SECTION 1. It is proposed that Section 7 of Article VI of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:

"Section 7. There shall must be elected by the qualified voters of the State a Secretary of State, an Attorney General, a Treasurer, a Superintendent of Education, a Comptroller General, a Commissioner of Agriculture, and an Adjutant General who shall hold their respective offices for a term of four years, coterminous with that of the Governor. The duties and compensation of such the offices shall must be prescribed by law and their compensation shall must not be neither increased nor diminished during the period for which they shall have been elected."

SECTION 2. It is proposed that Section 2 of Article XI of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:

"Section 2. There shall must be a State Superintendent of Education who shall be the chief administrative officer of the public education system of the State. The Superintendent of Education must be appointed by the State Board of Education and shall have such those qualifications as may be prescribed by law and the board except that the requirements of Section 1 of Article XVII relating to possessing the qualifications of an elector are not a qualification for the office of State Superintendent of Education."

SECTION 3. The proposed amendments of Sections 1 and 2 of this act must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballots:

"Must Section 7 of Article VI and Section 2 of Article XI of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to delete the Superintendent of Education from the list of state officers which the Constitution requires to be elected and to provide that the State Superintendent of Education must be appointed by the State Board of Education with qualifications as prescribed by the board and by law?

Yes []

No []

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `No'."

SECTION 4. It is proposed that Section 1, Article XI, of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:

"Section 1. There shall must be a State Board of Education composed of the members hereinafter specified one member from each of the judicial circuits of the State. The members shall be elected by the legislative delegations of the several counties within each circuit for terms and with such powers and duties as may be provided by law and shall be rotated among the several counties. One additional member shall be appointed by the Governor. One member must be elected from each congressional district of this State by the General Assembly, and five members must be appointed by the Governor from the State at large. The members of the board shall serve such those terms and the board shall have such those powers and duties as the General Assembly shall specify by law."

SECTION 5. The proposed amendment of Section 4 of this act must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballots:

"Must Section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to revise the membership of the State Board of Education by providing that the board shall consist of one member elected by the General Assembly from each congressional district of this State, and five members appointed by the Governor from the State at large?

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `No'."