Last night an amendment was offered to the Employment Security Commission reform. The current bill allows for the Governor to choose the executive director with advice and consent of the Senate. The amendment was to set up a screening committee to screen candidates and send them one for the Governor to either approve or deny. There was a tabling motion which passed by an unsual mix of Senators. Most votes fall along partisan lines and several different coalitions. Here’s the roll call vote:
AYES: Bright, Bryant, Campsen, Courson, Davis, Fair, Grooms, Hutto, Leventis, Lourie, Martin (Larry), Martin (Shane), Massey, McGill, Peeler, Reese, Rose, Ryberg, Setzler, Sheheen, Shoopman, Verdin, Williams Total–23
NAYS: Alexander, Campbell, Cleary, Cromer, Elliott, Ford, Hayes, Jackson, Knotts, Land, Matthews, McConnell, Nicholson, O’Dell, Pinckney, Rankin, Scott, Thomas Total–18Amendment No. 28 was laid on the table.
The final bill contained a compramise for the selection of the executive director. A screening committee is created to release qualified applicants. The Governor will make his selection from this list of qualified list. Also, the executive director will be in “at will” status.
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