Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1115 Primary Sponsor:Bryan Committee Number:13 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:County mental retardation boards Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Medical Affairs Companion Bill Number:4103 Computer Document Number:DKA/3529.BD Introduced Date:Jan 14, 1992 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 14, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Bryan Peeler Fielding Hinds Hinson Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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1115 Senate Jan 14, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 13
referred to Committee
1115 Senate Dec 02, 1991 Prefiled, referred to 13
Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 44-20-375, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CREATION OF COUNTY MENTAL RETARDATION BOARDS BY COUNTY ORDINANCE, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS RATHER THAN THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY EXISTING ON JANUARY 1, 1991, MUST BE PRESERVED IN THE ORDINANCE AND PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 44-20-375(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 32 of 1991, is further amended to read:
"(A) Before July 1, 1992, county boards of mental retardation must be created within a county or within a combination of counties by ordinance of the governing bodies of the counties concerned. The ordinance must establish the number, terms, appointment, and removal of board members and provide for their powers and duties in compliance with state law; however, and the appointment authority process for appointing board members which existed on January 1, 1991, must be preserved in the ordinance. However, where the county legislative delegation or county council recommends board members to the appointing authority, the delegation may transfer its authority to recommend to the council or the council may transfer its authority to the delegation. If there is a transfer, preservation of the authority to recommend existing on January 1, 1991, is not required, and the new recommending authority must be contained in the ordinance."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.