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Bill 150

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      150
Ratification Number:              2
Act Number:                       141
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010116
Primary Sponsor:                  McGill
All Sponsors:                     McGill and Ravenel
Drafted Document Number:          l:\s-res\jym\006devo.whb.doc  
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20010126
Governor's Action:                U  Became law without signature of 
                                  Governor
Date of Governor's Action:        20010206
Subject:                          Georgetown County Transportation 
                                  Committee, county legislative delegation to 
                                  appoint; county council, appointment power


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20011116  Act No. A141
------  20010206  Unsigned, became law without
                  signature of Governor
------  20010130  Ratified R2
House   20010126  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   20010125  Read second time, unanimous consent
                  for third reading on the next
                  Legislative day
House   20010124  Georgetown Delegation report:          97 HLD
                  Favorable
House   20010123  Introduced, read first time,           97 HLD
                  referred to Georgetown Delegation
Senate  20010118  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  20010117  Read second time
------  20010117  Scrivener's error corrected
Senate  20010116  Unanimous consent for second
                  and third reading on the next two
                  consecutive Legislative days
Senate  20010116  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on January 16, 2001 - Word format
Revised on January 17, 2001 - Word format
Revised on January 24, 2001 - Word format

(A141, R2, S150)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 515 OF 1996, RELATING TO DEVOLUTION OF AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENTS TO CERTAIN OFFICES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS FROM THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION REPRESENTING GEORGETOWN COUNTY TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THAT COUNTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT APPOINTMENTS OF MAGISTRATES AND MEMBERS TO THE GEORGETOWN WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT ARE UNAFFECTED, AND TO RESTORE THE DEVOLVED APPOINTMENT POWER TO THE DELEGATION FOR THE GEORGETOWN COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.

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

Devolution of authority

SECTION 1. Section (A) of Act 515 of 1996, as amended by Act 197 of 1999, is further amended to read:

"(A)(1) Except for those instances exempted in (B), in all cases where appointments to offices, boards, and commissions are made by or upon the recommendation of the House Delegation, the Senate Delegation, or the Joint Legislative Delegation of Georgetown County, or by any other member or combination of members of the General Assembly by reason of their representing all or a portion of Georgetown County, all said appointments must be made by or upon the recommendation of a majority of the members of the governing body of Georgetown County if, and to the extent that, the governing body of Georgetown County by ordinance or resolution agrees to accept the responsibility and the authority for making those appointments and notifies the Code Commissioner and the Secretary of State of its acceptance. All appointments and recommendations must be made without regard to race, religion, color, sex, or national origin.

(2) The application of subsection (A) includes, but is not limited to:

Name Authority

(1) Forestry Board Section 48-33-50

(2) Veterans Affairs Section 25-11-40

(3) County Department of Social

Services Section 43-3-10

(4) Vacant

(5) Department of Disabilities and

Special Needs Section 44-20-375

(6) Foster Care Review Board Section 20-7-2385

(7) Mental Health Center Board Section 44-15-60

(8) Horry-Georgetown Commission

for Technical Education Section 59-53-810

Section 59-53-840

(9) Economic Opportunity

Commission Section 4-31-330

(10) Georgetown Pilotage Commission Section 54-15-10

(11) Murrell's Inlet-Garden City Fire

District Act 876 of 1966

(12) Vacant

(13) Board of Elections & Registration Act 591 of 1994

The appointment of magistrates as provided in Section 22-1-10 and the appointment of members of the Georgetown Water and Sewer District as provided for in Act 733 of 1957 are unaffected by the provisions of this act."

Appointments to Georgetown County Transportation Committee

SECTION 2. The authority to make appointments to the Georgetown County Transportation Committee is restored to the county legislative delegation on the effective date of this act. The Code Commissioner is empowered and directed to modify Section 12-28-2740 and any other code sections which are inconsistent with this act and to indicate the reason for the change in the notes following the code section.

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 30th day of January, 2001.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 2/6/01.

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