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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-210 SO AS TO ENACT THE "CELEBRATE SOUTH CAROLINA 350 COMMISSION ACT", TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF A STATE COMMISSION CREATED WITH THE INTENT OF PLANNING THE COMMEMORATION AND CELEBRATION OF THIS HISTORIC MILESTONE, TO PROVIDE THE MEMBERSHIP FOR THE COMMISSION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION ON MAY 1, 2020.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. This act may be referred to as the "Celebrate South Carolina 350 Commission Act".
SECTION 2. Chapter 3, Title 53 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 53-3-210. (A) The 'Celebrate South Carolina 350' Commission is established to provide planning for state sanctioned events during a month long commemorative celebration of the 350th anniversary of the permanent settlement of South Carolina at Albemarle Point in Charles Town in April 2020. The celebration shall emphasize the diverse and proud history of this State. The commission shall coordinate with staff from the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.
(B) Members may not receive the mileage and subsistence authorized by law for members of state boards, commissions, and committees.
(C) The membership of the 'Celebrate South Carolina 350' Commission shall include:
(1) a person appointed by the Governor who shall serve as the chair;
(2) a business leader appointed by the Governor;
(3) one member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
(4) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(5) the Secretary of Commerce or his designee;
(6) the Director of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, or his designee;
(7) the Mayor of Charleston or his designee;
(8) the President of the South Carolina Historical Society;
(9) the Executive Director of the South Carolina State Museum;
(10) the State Regent for the Daughters of the American Revolution;
(11) the Governor General of the General Society of Colonial Wars for South Carolina;
(12) the President of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina; and
(13) the Executive Director of the Avery Research Center for African-American History and Culture.
(D) The 'Celebrate South Carolina 350' Commission is dissolved on May 1, 2020."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and is repealed on May 1, 2020.
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