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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.959 Ratification Number:187 Act Number:437 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20020131 Primary Sponsor:McGill All Sponsors:McGill Drafted Document Number:l:\s-res\jym\002geor.grp.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020212 Governor's Action:U Became law without signature of Governor Date of Governor's Action:20020306 Subject:Georgetown County Council, authority to appoint members of Horry-Georgetown Commission for Technical Education History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20021017 Act No. A437 ------ 20020306 Unsigned, became law without signature of Governor ------ 20020227 Ratified R187 House 20020212 Read third time, enrolled for ratification House 20020208 Read second time House 20020207 Unanimous consent for second reading on the next Legislative day House 20020207 Committee report: Favorable 97 HLD House 20020207 Introduced, read first time, 97 HLD referred to Georgetown Delegation Senate 20020206 Read third time, sent to House Senate 20020205 Read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on Wednesday, 20020206 ------ 20020201 Scrivener's error corrected Senate 20020131 Introduced, read first time, placed on local and uncontested Calendar without reference Versions of This Bill Revised on January 31, 2002 - Word format Revised on February 1, 2002 - Word format Revised on February 7, 2002 - Word format
(A437, R187, S959)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 515 OF 1996, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DEVOLUTION OF THE AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENTS AND BUDGETARY APPROVALS FOR CERTAIN OFFICES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS FROM THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION REPRESENTING GEORGETOWN COUNTY TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THAT COUNTY, SO AS TO RESTORE THE DEVOLVED POWERS TO THE DELEGATION FOR ONE ENTITY, THE HORRY-GEORGETOWN COMMISSION FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION, AND PROVIDE THAT APPOINTMENTS TO THIS COMMISSION BE MADE ON A ROTATING BASIS BY RESIDENT DELEGATION MEMBERS WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE.
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 last amended by Act 141 of 2001, is further amended to read:
"(A)(1) Except for those instances exempted in subsection (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) Vacant
(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 1995
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 Horry-Georgetown Commission for Technical Education
SECTION 2. The authority to make appointments to the Horry-Georgetown Commission for Technical Education which was devolved from the Joint Legislative Delegation of Georgetown County to the governing body of Georgetown County is restored to the delegation on the effective date of this act. The appointments to this commission must be made on a rotating basis by resident delegation members with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 27th day of February, 2002.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 3/6/02.
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