Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3457 Ratification Number:30 Act Number:16 Primary Sponsor:McAbee Type of Legislation:GB Subject:GLEAMNS Human Resources Commission Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19930303 Computer Document Number:436/12896AC.93 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19930323 Introduced Date:19930210 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:19930323 Last History Type:Act No. 16 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:McAbee Carnell D. Wilder Waldrop Stoddard Klauber Stille Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- ------------ 3457 ------ 19930323 Act No. 16 3457 ------ 19930323 Signed by Governor 3457 ------ 19930317 Ratified R 30 3457 Senate 19930303 Read third time, enrolled for ratification 3457 Senate 19930302 Read second time, notice of general amendments 3457 Senate 19930225 Recalled from Committee 08 3457 Senate 19930217 Introduced, read first time, 08 referred to Committee 3457 House 19930216 Read third time, sent to Senate 3457 House 19930211 Read second time 3457 House 19930210 Introduced, read first time, placed on Calendar without referenceView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A16, R30, H3457)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 670 OF 1976, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO GLEAAMS HUMAN RESOURCES COMMISSION, SO AS TO REMOVE ANDERSON COUNTY FROM AND ADD NEWBERRY COUNTY TO THE COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-41-10 AND 43-41-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CREATION AND COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION, SO AS TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE COMMISSION TO GLEAMNS AND TO REMOVE ANDERSON COUNTY FROM AND ADD NEWBERRY COUNTY TO THE COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-41-30 AND 43-41-80, BOTH RELATING TO COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION AND ADDING MEMBERS BY PETITION, SO AS TO DELETE OUTDATED FEDERAL REFERENCES; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 43-41-50 RELATING TO THE PROCESS FOR APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE COMMISSION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Purpose of commission
SECTION 1. The preamble of Act 670 of 1976, as last amended by Act 345 of 1982, is further amended to read:
"Whereas, the General Assembly finds that a public commission should be created in Greenwood, Laurens, Edgefield, Abbeville, McCormick, Newberry, and Saluda Counties charged with the responsibility of implementing programs designed to improve the health, education, welfare, housing, and employment opportunities of economically disadvantaged persons in these counties, the commission must be funded by federal, state, county, municipal, or private organizations. Now, therefore,".
Commission created
SECTION 2. Section 43-41-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 43-41-10. There is created the GLEAMNS Human Resources Commission in Greenwood, Laurens, Edgefield, Abbeville, McCormick, Newberry, and Saluda Counties."
Members of commission
SECTION 3. Section 43-41-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 43-41-30. (A) The commission must be composed of twenty-one members in accordance with federal law and must be so constituted that:
(1) one-third of the members of the commission are elected public officials or their representatives, unless the number of these officials reasonably available or willing to serve is less than one-third of the membership of the commission;
(2) at least one-third of the members are persons chosen in accordance with democratic selection procedures adequate to assure that they are representative of the poor in the areas served; and
(3) the remainder of the members are officials or members of business, industry, labor, religious, welfare, education, or other major groups and interests in the areas served.
(B) The commission may increase in multiples of three in the total membership if necessary to comply with Section 43-41-80 or to meet additional federal requirements.
(C) If the commission membership is increased under Section 43-41-80, the three new seats must be apportioned by the commission among the participating counties, to include a seat for the petitioning group, according to federal regulatory measures promulgated under federal law."
County apportionment of membership
SECTION 4. Section 43-41-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 43-41-40. The twenty-one members of the commission must be apportioned among the participating counties as follows:
1. Greenwood County - three members
2. Laurens County - three members
3. Edgefield County - three members
4. Abbeville County - three members
5. McCormick County - three members
6. Newberry County - three members
7. Saluda County - three members
The membership from each county also must be constituted according to the formula provided for in Section 43-41-30 (A)."
Petition for membership
SECTION 5. Section 43-41-80 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 43-41-80. The commission shall establish procedures under which community agencies or organizations and representative groups of the poor, which feel themselves inadequately represented on the commission, may petition for adequate membership on the commission. In this regard, the commission must be governed by the federal regulations and guidelines promulgated under federal law. If the commission finds that a petition for membership is meritorious and a seat is warranted, it shall increase the membership of the commission as provided for in Section 43-41-30(B) and (C)."
Repeal
SECTION 6. Section 43-41-50 of the 1976 Code is repealed.
Time effective
SECTION 7. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 23rd day of March, 1993.