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AMENDED
June 4, 2008
H. 4344
S. Printed 6/4/08--S.
Read the first time June 3, 2008.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 29 TO TITLE 37 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE PALMETTOPRIDE NONPROFIT CORPORATION, TO PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP AND DUTIES, AND TO REQUIRE THAT FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PROGRAM PASS THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM AND BE USED FOR LITTER CONTROL AND OTHER AUTHORIZED PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Title 37 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 37-29-100. There is established PalmettoPride, an eleemosynary, nonprofit corporation organized pursuant to Chapter 31 of Title 33 and Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which is authorized to coordinate and implement statewide and local programs for litter control.
Section 37-29-110. PalmettoPride is governed by a board of directors composed of eighteen members to be appointed as follows: three members must be appointed by the Governor; three Senators must be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; three Representatives must be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; three South Carolina residents must be appointed by the Governor; three South Carolina residents must be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and three South Carolina residents must be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. The members of the board shall elect the chairman of the board to serve a four-year term as a voting board member. The current board chairman, as established by the Governor's Executive Order No. 99-20 (May 5, 1999) and reconfirmed by the letter from the Governor dated October 23, 2003, shall serve a four-year term as chairman beginning with the effective date of this section. The board members shall serve terms of four years. A vacancy that occurs on the board must be filled by appointment by the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Section 37-29-120. The chairman of the board is authorized to make all personnel decisions to include the hiring of any necessary staff for the operation of PalmettoPride, including an Executive Coordinator. The coordinator shall submit an annual budget for the operation of PalmettoPride to the board of directors. The board of directors shall approve, disapprove, amend, or modify the budget recommended by the Executive Coordinator.
Section 37-29-130. PalmettoPride may accept gifts, bequests, and grants from any person or foundation, and may also may receive and expend public funds appropriated to it or authorized by the General Assembly. Receipt of funds allocated to PalmettoPride shall flow through the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. Monies designated to the PalmettoPride-Litter Control Program pursuant to Section 14-1-208(10) must not be transferred or used for a purpose other than PalmettoPride-Litter Control. Unexpended funds must be carried forward and used only for authorized purposes."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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