South Carolina Senate Joint Resolution 120 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Amendment To Section 7, Article Vi Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Relating To The Constitutional Officers Of This State, 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 General Assembly 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 Provision, 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.

Superintendent of Education

Sen. Lee Bright [R]

Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2015-01-13	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2014-12-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2014-12-03	Senate	Prefiled

S0068 (Similar To) 2015-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H3041 (Similar To) 2016-04-19 - Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary
S1017 (Similar To) 2016-05-31 - Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0120&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/120_20141203.htm