Current Status Bill Number:4980 Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution CR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19980408 Primary Sponsor:Phillips All Sponsors:Phillips Drafted Document Number:pt\1869dw.98 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19980421 Subject:Elections, Resolutions, Colleges and Universities, Trustees, Boards of; Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19980421 Received from Senate Senate 19980421 Adopted, returned to House with concurrence Senate 19980421 Recalled from Committee 11 SJ Senate 19980408 Introduced, referred to Committee 11 SJ House 19980408 Introduced, adopted, sent to SenateView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO FIX WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1998, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ELECTION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONSUMER AFFAIRS COMMISSION, AS THE TIME FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE TO MEET IN JOINT SESSION IN THE HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY, LANDER UNIVERSITY, THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, THE WIL LOU GRAY OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL, WINTHROP UNIVERSITY, AND THE BOARD OF VISITORS OF THE CITADEL, TO SUCCEED THOSE MEMBERS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 1998 OR WHOSE POSITIONS OTHERWISE MUST BE FILLED, AND TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE REGARDING NOMINATIONS AND NOMINATING AND SECONDING SPEECHES FOR THE CANDIDATES FOR THESE OFFICES DURING THE JOINT SESSION.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
(1) That the House of Representatives and the Senate meet in joint session in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, May 6, 1998, immediately following the election of the South Carolina Consumer Affairs Commission, for the purpose of electing members of the Boards of Trustees of Clemson University, Coastal Carolina University, the College of Charleston, Francis Marion University, Lander University, the Medical University of South Carolina, South Carolina State University, the University of South Carolina, the Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School, Winthrop University, and the Board of Visitors of the Citadel, to succeed those members whose terms expire in 1998 or whose positions otherwise must be filled.
(2) That all nominations be made by the chairman of the joint legislative committee which screened the candidates for the above offices and that no further nominating nor any seconding speeches be made during the joint session by members of the General Assembly on behalf of any of the candidates.