South Carolina House Joint Resolution 3445

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Cox, Elliott, Caskey
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Hearing: Feb 25 @ 9:00 am in Blatt Room 516 ** HYBRID
Hearing: Feb 25 @ 9:00 am in Blatt Room 516 Hybrid
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Amendment To Section 7, Article Vi Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, As Amended, Relating To The Constitutional Officers Of This State, So As To Delete The Superintendent Of Education From The List Of State Officers Which The Constitution Requires To Be Elected And Provide That The Superintendent Of Education Must Be Appointed By The Governor Upon The Advice And Consent Of The Senate For A Term Coterminous With The Governor Upon The Expiration Of The Term Of The Superintendent Of Education Serving In Office On The Date Of The Ratification Of This Amendment, And To Provide That The General Assembly Shall Provide By Law For The Duties, Compensation, And Qualifications For Office, The Procedures By Which The Appointment Is Made, And The Procedures By Which The Superintendent Of Education May Be Removed From Office.

Constitutional amendment

Rep. James Lucas [R]	Rep. Sandy McGarry [R]	Rep. Russell Fry [R]	Rep. Bill Taylor [R]
Rep. Brandon Newton [R]	Rep. James Burns [R]	Rep. Patrick Haddon [R]	Rep. Steven Long [R]
Rep. Thomas Pope [R]	Rep. Cally Forrest [R]	Rep. Bobby Cox [R]	Rep. Jason Elliott [R]
Rep. Micajah Caskey [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Cox, Elliott, Caskey
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-12	House	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-16	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-12-16	House	Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3445&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3445_20201216.htm