Bill Text: SC H5227 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Hiring and removal of state agency heads

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-03-06 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [H5227 Detail]

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2023-2024 Bill 5227 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

Bill 5227


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


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A bill

 

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 1-3-70 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HIRING AND REMOVAL OF ALL STATE AGENCY HEADS.

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

 

SECTION 1.  Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 1 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 

    Section 1-3-70. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, is responsible for the hiring and removal of all state agency heads.

 

SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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