South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 3814


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3814
Primary Sponsor:                Harrelson
Committee Number:               25
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Board members, enumerate
                                appointment or election
                                districts
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Computer Document Number:       JMG/1047PM.93
Introduced Date:                19930331
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19930331
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Harrelson
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
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3814  House   19930331      Introduced, read first time,    25
                            referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO ENUMERATE ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT DISTRICTS FROM WHICH ALL MEMBERS OF BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS MUST BE APPOINTED OR ELECTED, TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FROM THESE NEW DISTRICTS, AND TO TERMINATE THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF ALL MEMBERS OF BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS HOLDING OFFICE ON JULY 1, 1993.

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

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective July 1, 1993, the following boards and commissions which are appointed by the Governor or elected by the General Assembly must be comprised of twelve members: University of South Carolina, State Development Board, Francis Marion University, Fire Commission, Department of Highways and Public Transportation, S.C. Department of Agriculture, Commission on Higher Education, Lander University, Medical University of South Carolina, The University of Charleston, State Department of Education, State Human Affairs Commission, and State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education. Three members must be appointed or elected from each of the four districts described in Section 2.

Within each district, no more than one member may be elected or appointed from a county. One member must be appointed or elected from a county with a population of less than eighty thousand within each district. Members must be appointed or elected from each county in the district on a rotating basis in alphabetical order.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective July l, l993, the following boards and commissions which are appointed by the Governor or elected by the General Assembly must be comprised of eight members: S.C. School for the Deaf and Blind, S.C. Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Board of Medical Examiners, State Ethics Commission, State Museum Commission, State Board of Dentistry, Real Estate Commission, Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Educational Television Commission, S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, S.C. Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Board of Examiners for Professional Counselors, Associate Counselors, and Marital and Family Therapists, State Board of Pharmacy, State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, S.C. Department of Youth Services, S.C. Commission on Aging, S.C. Aeronautics Commission, State Library, Vocational Rehabilitation Department, Department of Health and Environmental Control, State Health and Human Services Finance Commission, Department of Mental Retardation, S.C. Commission for the Blind, Children's Foster Care Review Board System, S.C. Department of Corrections, S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, State Athletic Commission, State Department of Insurance, Residential Home Builders Commission, and Occupational Health and Safety Review Board.

No more than one member may be elected or appointed from a county. One member must be appointed or elected from a county with a population of less than eighty thousand within each district. Members must be appointed or elected from each county in the district on a rotating basis in alphabetical order. For purposes of appointing or electing members to boards or commissions pursuant to the provisions of this act the following districts are enumerated:

DISTRICT 1

Area Population

Aiken County

Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,843

Montmorenci. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,381

New Ellenton . . . . . . . . . . . 2,515

Perry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,287

Salley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 990

Savannah River Site. . . . . . . . . . 0

Tabernacle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 795

Talatha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,351

Wagener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,209

White Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . 783

Windsor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,685

Allendale County . . . . . . . . . .11,722

Bamberg County . . . . . . . . . . .16,902

Barnwell County. . . . . . . . . . .20,293

Beaufort County. . . . . . . . . . .86,425

Berkeley County. . . . . . . . . . 128,776

Calhoun County . . . . . . . . . . .12,753

Charleston County. . . . . . . . . 295,039

Colleton County. . . . . . . . . . .34,377

Dorchester County. . . . . . . . . .83,060

Georgetown County. . . . . . . . . .46,302

Hampton County . . . . . . . . . . .18,191

Jasper County. . . . . . . . . . . .15,487

Orangeburg County. . . . . . . . . .84,803

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 872,969

DISTRICT 2

Area Population

Chesterfield County. . . . . . . .38,577

Clarendon County . . . . . . . . .28,450

Darlington County. . . . . . . . .61,851

Dillon County. . . . . . . . . . .29,114

Florence County. . . . . . . . . 114,344

Horry County . . . . . . . . . . 144,053

Kershaw County . . . . . . . . . .43,599

Lancaster County . . . . . . . . .54,516

Lee County . . . . . . . . . . . .18,437

Marion County. . . . . . . . . . .33,899

Marlboro County. . . . . . . . . .29,361

Sumter County. . . . . . . . . . 102,637

Williamsburg County. . . . . . . .36,815

York County. . . . . . . . . . . 131,497

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 867,150

DISTRICT 3

Area Population

Abbeville County . . . . . . . . .23,862

Aiken County

Aiken 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,428

Aiken 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,617

Aiken 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,234

Aiken 47 1,821

Aiken 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,336

Aiken 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,656

Aiken 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,744

Bath. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,749

Beech Island. . . . . . . . . . . 2,166

Belvedere 44. . . . . . . . . . . 2,260

Belvedere 45. . . . . . . . . . . 4,684

Belvedere 9 . . . . . . . . . . . 2,277

Breezy Hill . . . . . . . . . . . 2,035

Carolina Heights. . . . . . . . . 2,242

China Springs . . . . . . . . . . 2,258

Clearwater. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,511

College Acres . . . . . . . . . . 1,566

Couchton. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,947

Eureka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,281

Fox Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,253

Gloverville . . . . . . . . . . . 1,577

Graniteville. . . . . . . . . . . 2,759

Hammond . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,546

Hollow Creek. . . . . . . . . . . 5,298

Jordantown. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,130

Langley . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,843

Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,042

Lynwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,608

Millbrook . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,567

Monetta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,319

New Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . 844

North Augusta 25. . . . . . . . . 1,949

North Augusta 26. . . . . . . . . 3,548

North Augusta 27. . . . . . . . . 1,911

North Augusta 28. . . . . . . . . 2,142

North Augusta 29. . . . . . . . . 1,547

North Augusta 54. . . . . . . . . 1,851

North Augusta 55. . . . . . . . . 1,465

Oak Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864

Redds Branch. . . . . . . . . . . 1,384

Shaws Fork. . . . . . . . . . . . . 668

Shiloh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,961

Six Points 35 . . . . . . . . . . 1,431

Six Points 46 . . . . . . . . . . 2,370

Town Creek. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,103

Vaucluse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904

Ward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,562

Warrensville. . . . . . . . . . . 2,202

Willow Springs. . . . . . . . . . 3,641

Cherokee County. . . . . . . . . .44,506

Chester County . . . . . . . . . .32,170

Edgefield County . . . . . . . . .18,375

Fairfield County . . . . . . . . .22,295

Greenwood County . . . . . . . . .59,567

Laurens County

Baileys . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,747

Clinton 1 Box 1 . . . . . . . . . 2,534

Clinton 1 Box 2 . . . . . . . . . 6,527

Clinton Mill. . . . . . . . . . . 3,470

Cross Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,656

Daniels Store . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Ekom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Hopewell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496

Joanna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,979

Lydia Mill. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,969

Maddens . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,563

Mount Olive . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

Mount Pleasant. . . . . . . . . . . 283

Mountville. . . . . . . . . . . . . 889

Poplar Springs. . . . . . . . . . . 689

Renno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Shady Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . 508

Tip Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,194

Waterloo. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,409

Lexington County . . . . . . . . . 167,611

McCormick County . . . . . . . . . . 8,868

Newberry County. . . . . . . . . . .33,172

Richland County. . . . . . . . . . 285,720

Saluda County. . . . . . . . . . . .16,357

Union County . . . . . . . . . . . .30,337

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 873,029

DISTRICT 4

Area Population

Anderson County. . . . . . . . . . 145,196

Greenville County. . . . . . . . . 320,167

Laurens County

Barksdale Narni. . . . . . . . . . 1,003

Brewerton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737

Cooks Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . 684

Dials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405

Gray Court . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,531

Grays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492

Hickory Tavern . . . . . . . . . . 1,509

Jones Store. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,607

Lanford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553

Long Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,633

Ora. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436

Owings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972

Pleasant Mound . . . . . . . . . . . 442

Princeton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528

Shiloh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

Stewart Store. . . . . . . . . . . . 764

Trinity Ridge. . . . . . . . . . . 1,473

Ward 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537

Ward 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,044

Ward 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,344

Ward 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,496

Ward 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,454

Ward 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,034

Wattsville . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,734

Woodville. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,483

Youngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 841

Oconee County. . . . . . . . . . . .57,494

Pickens County . . . . . . . . . . .93,894

Spartanburg County . . . . . . . . 226,800

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 873,555

SECTION 3. The composition of the governing bodies of the South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) shall number eleven, and South Carolina Coastal Council shall number twelve, and South Carolina Public Service Commission shall number nine and each shall remain the same except members appointed or elected from Congressional Districts shall after the effective date of this act be appointed or elected from the herein named election districts.

SECTION 4. The terms of all members of boards or commissions holding office on July 1, 1993, are terminated on July 1, 1993, and the vacancies must be filled according to the provisions of this act.

SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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