Upon the recommendation of qualified candidates by the South Carolina Arts Commission, the Governor shall name and appoint an outstanding and distinguished person of letters as poet laureate for the State of South Carolina for a term of four years and until a successor has been appointed and qualified. A poet laureate is eligible for reappointment one time. The poet laureate shall respond to requests of the Governor and participate in other relevant public programming.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-123; 1952 Code Section 1-123; 1942 Code Section 3094; 1932 Code Section 3094; Civ. C. '22 Section 779; Civ. C. '12 Section 695; Civ. C. '02 Section 625; G. S. 477; R. S. 541; 1875 (15) 935; 1909 (26) 127; 1911 (27) 5; 1924 (33) 1016; 1933 (38) 296; 1934 (38) 1299; 2018 Act No. 153 (S.340), Section 1, eff April 17, 2018.
Effect of Amendment
2018 Act No. 153, Section 1, rewrote the section, providing that the South Carolina Arts Commission shall provide the Governor with recommendations of qualified candidates and establishing terms of office and duties.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 1 - Administration of the Government
Chapter 3 - Governor And Lieutenant Governor
Section 1-3-10. Departments, agencies and the like shall furnish information requested by Governor.
Section 1-3-20. Salary of Governor.
Section 1-3-30. Executive chamber, official papers and records.
Section 1-3-40. Private secretary of Governor.
Section 1-3-50. Personal staff of Governor for ceremonial occasions; military secretary.
Section 1-3-110. Date of installation of Governor.
Section 1-3-120. Vacancy in office of both Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
Section 1-3-125. Filling vacancy in office of Lieutenant Governor.
Section 1-3-130. Disability of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and President of Senate.
Section 1-3-140. Disability of all of officers enumerated in Sections 1-3-120 and 1-3-130.
Section 1-3-150. Term of Governor elected pursuant to Section 1-3-140.
Section 1-3-210. Filling vacancies when Senate not in session.
Section 1-3-215. Appointments by the Governor requiring advice and consent of Senate.
Section 1-3-220. Appointment of certain officers by Governor.
Section 1-3-230. Appointment of poet laureate.
Section 1-3-240. Removal of officers by Governor.
Section 1-3-250. Appeal by officer removed by Governor.
Section 1-3-260. Removal procedure as additional to other removal procedures.
Section 1-3-270. Filling of vacancies created by removal pursuant to Section 1-3-240.
Section 1-3-410. Governor may act to prevent violence.
Section 1-3-420. Proclamation of emergency by Governor.
Section 1-3-430. Orders to prevent danger.
Section 1-3-440. Further powers of Governor.
Section 1-3-450. Intervention by Governor in situations of violence or public disorder.
Section 1-3-490. National Guard Mutual Assistance Counterdrug Activities Compact.
Section 1-3-610. Compensation.
Section 1-3-620. Office of Lieutenant Governor to be part-time.