H 3162

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 3162
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION 40-25-40, RELATING TO COMMISSION OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS, SO AS TO
CORRECT AN ARCHAIC REFERENCE.
Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1.  Section 40-25-40(C) of the S.C. Code is amended to
read:
    (C) Members of the commission in
subsection (B)(1)(a) through (d) must be appointed by the Governor. Before
appointing the member in subsection (B)(1)(d), the Governor shall invite
recommendations from the South Carolina Hearing Aid Society, the CommissionDepartment on
Aging, the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Education, the
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Board of Commissioners of the
School for the Deaf and the Blind, and other agencies or organizations which
might have knowledge of qualified citizens to serve on the commission. The term
of each member is four years. Before a member's term expires the Governor shall
appoint a successor to assume his duties at the expiration of the term. A
vacancy must be filled in the manner of the original appointment. The members
annually shall designate one member as chairman and another as secretary. No
member of the commission who has served two or more full terms may be
reappointed until at least one year after the expiration of his most recent
full term of office.
SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.
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