(A) The South Carolina Civil War Sesquicentennial Advisory Board is hereby created to assist the South Carolina Commission of Archives and History in carrying out its duties and responsibilities as outlined in this article. The advisory board shall consist of twenty-two members. The members shall elect a chairman from among the board members every four years.

(B) The Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate shall each appoint two members to serve four-year terms, except initial appointees. These persons shall be residents of South Carolina who are recognized as being learned and interested in the field of history and archaeology of this State and who have demonstrated an interest in preserving the cultural resources of this State. These persons also must have a background in:

(1) South Carolina history;

(2) African American history; or

(3) Civil War history.

Persons initially appointed by the Governor shall serve two-year terms, persons initially appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall serve four-year terms, and persons initially appointed by the President of the Senate shall serve six-year terms. Subsequent appointees shall serve four-year terms.

(C) The remaining board membership shall consist of the following persons or their designees:

(1) Director of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism;

(2) Superintendent of the State Department of Education;

(3) Director of the South Carolina State Museum;

(4) Director of the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum;

(5) Director of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History;

(6) Director of the South Carolina Historical Society;

(7) Director of the South Caroliniana Library;

(8) Chairman of the African American Heritage Commission;

(9) Director of the Avery Research Center;

(10) President of the Sons of Confederate Veterans;

(11) President of the United Daughters of the Confederacy;

(12) Superintendent of the Fort Sumter National Monument;

(13) Colonel of the South Carolina Battalion;

(14) Executive Director of Patriots Point;

(15) Director of the Penn Center, Inc.; and

(16) Chairman of the War Between the States Heritage Commission.

HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 247, Section 2, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 5, 2008).

Code Commissioner's Note

Pursuant to the direction to the Code Commissioner in 2009 Act No. 23, Part IB, Section 80A.33, "South Carolina Confederate Room and Military Museum" was substituted for "Confederate Relic Room and Museum" in paragraph (C)(4).

Editor's Note

2008 Act No. 247, Section 3 provides as follows:

"Unless specifically reauthorized by act of the General Assembly, the South Carolina Civil War Sesquicentennial Advisory Board expires on December 31, 2016. Before December 31, 2016, the board shall submit a report of its activity to the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House."

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'."