South Carolina § 34-26-605 Membership of board; term of office; board appointment of credit committee.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 34-26-605 — Membership of board; term of office; board appointment of credit committee.

South Carolina § 34-26-605

Title 34BANKING, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MONEY

Ch. 26SOUTH CAROLINA CREDIT UNION ACT

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S.C. Code Ann. § 34-26-605 (2026).

Text

(1)The board shall consist of an odd number of directors, at least five in number, to be elected by and from the members. Elections shall be held at the annual meeting or in such other manner as the bylaws provide. All members of the board shall hold office for such terms as the bylaws provide, except that terms shall be staggered so that an approximately equal number expire each year.

(2)At an organization meeting to be held within thirty days following each annual election, if it is stipulated in the bylaws, the board of directors shall appoint a credit committee that consists of an odd number, not less than three, whose terms are as the bylaws provide. The bylaws may offer the option of using loan officers instead of having a credit committee.

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(1) The board shall consist of an odd number of directors, at least five in number, to be elected by and from the members. Elections shall be held at the annual meeting or in such other manner as the bylaws provide. All members of the board shall hold office for such terms as the bylaws provide, except that terms shall be staggered so that an approximately equal number expire each year. (2) At an organization meeting to be held within thirty days following each annual election, if it is stipulated in the bylaws, the board of directors shall appoint a credit committee that consists of an odd number, not less than three, whose terms are as the bylaws provide. The bylaws may offer the option of using loan officers instead of having a credit committee.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 371, SECTION 1, eff May 29, 1996; 2007 Act No. 51, SECTION 5, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 7, 2007). Effect of Amendment The 2007 amendment, in subsection (2), in the first sentence added "if it is stipulated in the bylaws," and added the second sentence relating to the option of using loan officers.