(A) There is hereby created a South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council consisting of the following eleven members:

1. (1) the Attorney General of South Carolina;
2. (2) the Chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division;
3. (3) the Director of the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services;
4. (4) the Director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections;
5. (5) the Director of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources;
6. (6) the Director of the South Carolina Department of Public Safety;
7. (7) one chief of police from a municipality having a population of less than ten thousand. This person must be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at his pleasure;
8. (8) one chief of police from a municipality having a population of more than ten thousand. This person must be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at his pleasure;
9. (9) one county sheriff from a county with a population of less than fifty thousand. This person must be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at his pleasure;
10. (10) one county sheriff from a county with a population of more than fifty thousand. This person must be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at his pleasure; and
11. (11) one detention director who is responsible for the operation and management of a county or multi-jurisdictional jail. This person must be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at his pleasure.

(B)

1. (1) The members provided for in subitems (A)(1) through (A)(6) above shall be ex officio members with full voting rights.

2. (2) The members provided for in subitems (A)(7) through (A)(11) above shall begin serving on January 1, 2007.

   In the event that a vacancy arises, it must be filled by appointment or election and confirmation of the original authority granting membership on the basis of the above referenced criteria.