There is established a committee to study the feasibility and need for a School of Law at the South Carolina State University in Orangeburg. This committee shall consist of nine members as follows:
(1) three to be appointed by the President of the Senate;
(2) three to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; and
(3) three to be appointed by the Legislative Black Caucus.
These members are to be appointed no later than July 1, 2004. The senior member of the Legislative Black Caucus is to call the first meeting of the committee no later than July 15, 2004, and is to serve as chairman until such time as the committee elects a chairman. This committee is to produce a report to be provided to the members of the General Assembly and the Governor no later than December 31, 2004. The report is to address the following:
(1) feasibility of having a law school at South Carolina State University;
(2) need for additional attorneys in the State of South Carolina;
(3) cost of implementation; and
(4) impact to the economy.
HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 187, Section 19, eff March 17, 2004.
Editor's Note
2019 Act No. 1, Section 97, provides as follows:
"SECTION 97. The Code Commissioner is directed to change all references to 'President Pro Tempore', 'President Pro Tempore of the Senate', or 'President of the Senate Pro Tempore' not specifically addressed in this act to 'President of the Senate'."