PalmettoPride is governed by a board of directors composed of eleven members to be appointed as follows: five members of the public must be appointed by the Governor; three members must be appointed by the President of the Senate, to include one Senator and two members of the public; three members must be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to include one member of the House of Representatives and two members of the public. The members of the board shall elect the chairman of the board from among the public members. The board members shall serve terms of four years. A vacancy that occurs on the board must be filled by appointment by the Governor, the President of the Senate, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, for the remainder of the unexpired term.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 324, Section 1, eff June 16, 2008; 2019 Act No. 1 (S.2), Section 51, eff January 31, 2019.
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 1, Section 51, in the first and fourth sentences, substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate", and made a nonsubstantive change.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 37 - Consumer Protection Code
Section 37-29-100. PalmettoPride established; purpose.
Section 37-29-110. Board of directors; appointment of members; terms; vacancies.
Section 37-29-120. Appointment of staff and Executive Coordinator; annual budget.
Section 37-29-130. Acceptance of gifts; receipt and expenditure of public funds appropriated.