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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4406 Ratification Number:301 Act Number:246 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20020108 Primary Sponsor:Merrill All Sponsors:Merrill and Hinson Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\nbd\11015ac02.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020501 Governor's Action:U Became law without signature of Governor Date of Governor's Action:20020515 Subject:Berkeley County Board of Social Services; legislative delegation may terminate History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20020603 Act No. A246 ------ 20020515 Unsigned, became law without signature of Governor ------ 20020508 Ratified R301 Senate 20020501 Read third time, enrolled for ratification Senate 20020425 Read second time, notice of general amendments Senate 20020424 Recalled from Committee 08 SG Senate 20020423 Introduced, read first time, 08 SG referred to Committee House 20020419 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20020418 Read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on the next Legislative day House 20020417 Committee report: Favorable 97 HLD House 20020108 Introduced, read first time, 97 HLD referred to Berkeley Delegation House 20011205 Prefiled, referred to Berkeley 97 HLD Delegation Versions of This Bill Revised on April 17, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 24, 2002 - Word format
(A246, R301, H4406)
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 THE BERKELEY COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, HAS THE AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE ITS COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND TO DELETE THE PROVISION WHEREBY APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF THE BERKELEY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ARE MADE PURSUANT TO ACT 159 OF 1995 WHICH DEVOLVED THIS APPOINTING AUTHORITY TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF BERKELEY COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
County Boards of Social Services
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 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 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), the Berkeley County legislative delegation, in its sole discretion, has the authority, by written resolution, to terminate its county board of social services by a majority vote of the county legislative delegation."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 8th day of May, 2002.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 5/15/02.
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