Current Status Bill Number:5003 Ratification Number:527 Act Number:393 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19980414 Primary Sponsor:Miller All Sponsors:Miller, T. Brown Drafted Document Number:pt\1865dw.98 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19980604 Date of Last Amendment:19980603 Governor's Action:U Became law without signature of Governor Date of Governor's Action:19980617 Subject:Regional council of governments, member of General Assembly, Political Subdivisions, county legislative delegation
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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------ 19980624 Act No. A393
------ 19980617 Unsigned, became law without
signature of Governor
------ 19980610 Ratified R527
House 19980604 Concurred in Senate amendment,
Enrolled for ratification
Senate 19980603 Read third time, returned to House
with amendment
Senate 19980603 Amended
Senate 19980602 Read second time, notice of
general amendments
Senate 19980602 Recalled from Committee 11 SJ
Senate 19980528 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
House 19980528 Read third time, sent to Senate
House 19980527 Amended, read second time
House 19980527 Request for debate by Representative Rodgers
Whipper
House 19980526 Debate adjourned until
Wednesday, 19980527
House 19980521 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. T. Brown
House 19980520 Committee report: Favorable with 27 H3M
amendment
House 19980414 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M
referred to Committee
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(A393, R527, H5003)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 6-7-130, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF A REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE MEMBERSHIP ON THE POLICYMAKING BODY OF THE COUNCIL OF A RESIDENT MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPOINTED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE RESIDENT COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION FROM EACH COUNTY COMPRISING THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, PROVIDE FOR SELECTION OF A MEMBER WHEN A COUNTY HAS NO RESIDENT MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND PROVIDE A TERM LIMITATION FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEMBERS SERVING ON THE POLICYMAKING BODY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Membership--council of government
SECTION 1. Section 6-7-130 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
Section 6-7-130. Each county and municipality executing the agreement creating the regional council of government must be a member. Representation of members on the policymaking body of the regional council of government must be as prescribed in the agreement creating the council of governments. The agreement shall specify the procedure for the appointment of representatives of the member local governments; provided, however, at least a majority of the members of the policymaking body must be members of the governing bodies of the participating cities and counties. Provided, further, that a resident member of the General Assembly may be appointed by their respective resident county legislative delegation from each county comprising the council with these members serving ex officio. If a county has no resident member of the General Assembly, then the county council shall select a member of the General Assembly who represents some or all of the county in question to serve ex officio, but no member is required to serve pursuant to such selection. The representatives of the members serving on the policymaking body shall serve without salary for a term of four years; however, these representatives may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The regional council of government shall adopt bylaws designating the officers and their method of selection and providing for the conduct of its business.
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 06/17/98.