South Carolina Senate Joint Resolution 1017 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-05-31 - Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

An Amendment To Section 7, Article Vi Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Relating To The Constitutional Officers Of This State, Beginning Upon The Expiration Of The Term Of The Superintendent Of Education Serving In Office On January 10, 2019, And After The Ratification Of This Provision, To Delete The Superintendent Of Education From The List Of State Officers Which The Constitution Requires To Be Elected, And To Provide That The Superintendent Of Education Must Be Appointed By The Governor, Upon The Advice And Consent Of The Senate, And Must Serve At The Pleasure Of The Governor, And To Require That The General Assembly Provide By Law For The Duties, Compensation, And Qualifications For The Office, And The Procedures By Which The Appointment Is Made.

Superintendent of Education

Sen. George Campsen [R]	Sen. Larry Martin [R]	Sen. Harvey Peeler [R]	Sen. Shane Massey [R]
Sen. Kevin Bryant [R]	Sen. Ross Turner [R]	Sen. Greg Hembree [R]	Sen. Thomas Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-31	Senate	Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
2016-02-04		Scrivener's error corrected
2016-02-03	Senate	Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary
2016-01-21	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), McElveen, Turner
2016-01-21	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2016-01-21	Senate	Introduced and read first time

S0068 (Similar To) 2015-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
S0120 (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

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1017&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/1017_20160121.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/1017_20160203.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/1017_20160204.htm