SECTION 36. Section 595020 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 84 of 2005, is further amended to read: 595020. The school is governed by a board of “Section directors composed of sixteen fifteen members, as follows: (1) one member from each congressional district, appointed by the Governor; (2) six members from the State at large, appointed by the Governor; (3) the Chairman of the Education Oversight Committee or his designnee who serves ex officio; (4) the State Superintendent of Education or his designee who serves ex officio; (54) the Executive Director of the Commission on Higher Education or his designee who serves ex officio; and (65) the chairman of the foundation board or his school’s designee who serves ex officio. Members appointed by the Governor serve for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. Members receive mileage, subsistence, and per diem allowed by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions. In making the appointments, the Governor shall seek to obtain the most qualified persons from business, industry, and the educational and arts communities.” SECTION 37. Section 5959170(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 88 of 2005, is amended to read: There is created the Education and Economic Development “(A) Coordinating Council. The council is comprised of the following members representing the geographic regions of the State and must be representative of the ethnic, gender, rural, and urban diversity of the State: (1) State Superintendent of Education or his designee; (2) Executive Director of the South Carolina Employment Security Commission or his designee; (3) Executive Director of the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education or his designee; (4) Secretary of the Department of Commerce or his designee; (5) Executive Director of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce or his designee;
SECTION 36. Section 595020 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 84 of 2005, is further amended to read: “Section 595020. The school is governed by a board of directors composed of sixteen fifteen members, as follows: (1) one member from each congressional district, appointed by the Governor; (2) six members from the State at large, appointed by the Governor; (3) the Chairman of the Education Oversight Committee or his designnee who serves ex officio; (4) the State Superintendent of Education or his designee who serves ex officio; (54) the Executive Director of the Commission on Higher Education or his designee who serves ex officio; and (65) the chairman of the school’s foundation board or his designee who serves ex officio. Members appointed by the Governor serve for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. Members receive mileage, subsistence, and per diem allowed by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions. In making the appointments, the Governor shall seek to obtain the most qualified persons from business, industry, and the educational and arts communities.” SECTION 37. Section 5959170(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 88 of 2005, is amended to read: “(A) There is created the Education and Economic Development Coordinating Council. The council is comprised of the following members representing the geographic regions of the State and must be representative of the ethnic, gender, rural, and urban diversity of the State: (1) State Superintendent of Education or his designee; (2) Executive Director of the South Carolina Employment Security Commission or his designee; (3) Executive Director of the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education or his designee; (4) Secretary of the Department of Commerce or his designee; (5) Executive Director of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce or his designee;
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