Bill Text: SC H4596 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: College and University governing board vacancies
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-21 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hill [H4596 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2019-H4596-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 2-20-320, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FILLING VACANCIES ON THE GOVERNING BOARDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S STATE-SUPPORTED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON IS INELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON ONE OF THE BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS ENUMERATED IN SECTION 2-20-320 IF, WITHIN THE PREVIOUS TWELVE MONTHS, THAT PERSON MADE A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION TO A MEMBER OF OR A CANDIDATE FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2-20-320 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection to read:
"( ) A person is ineligible to serve on one of the boards or commissions enumerated in subsection (A) if, within the previous twelve months, that person made a campaign contribution, as defined by Section 8-13-1300(7) to a member of or a candidate for the General Assembly."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
