South Carolina General Assembly
108th Session, 1989-1990

Bill 3574


                    Current Status

Bill Number:               3574
Ratification Number:       333
Act Number                 319
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                   Designees of ex officio members may
                           serve
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(A319, R333, H3574)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-48-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FOSTERING EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS IN THIS STATE WHO ARE ACADEMICALLY TALENTED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT DESIGNEES OF THE EX OFFICIO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SCHOOL MAY SERVE IN THEIR PLACE ON THE BOARD.

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

Designees of ex officio members may serve

SECTION 1. Section 59-48-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-48-20. The school is under the management and control of a board of trustees consisting of thirteen members, as follows:

(1) one member from each congressional district appointed by the Governor;

(2) two members appointed from this State at large by the Governor;

(3) the Chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee to Study the State's Public Education System, ex officio, or his designee;

(4) the State Superintendent of Education, ex officio, or his designee;

(5) the Executive Director of the Commission on Higher Education, ex officio, or his designee; and

(6) the respective chairmen of the Senate Education Committee and the Education and Public Works Committee of the House of Representatives, ex officio, or their designees.

Members appointed by the Governor shall serve for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify, except that of those first appointed, the members representing the First, Second, and Third Congressional Districts and one at-large member shall serve for two years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. Members shall receive mileage, subsistence, and per diem allowed by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions.

In his appointments, the Governor shall seek to obtain the best qualified persons from the business, industrial, and educational communities, including mathematicians and scientists.

The board of trustees shall explore use of the facilities of Coker College for the school's campus."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 31st day of January, 1990.