Reference is to Printer's Date 6/3/15-H.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting:
/ SECTION 1.
(A) Notwithstanding another
provision of law or Section 1 of Act 445 of 2000, beginning with
the school trustee elections in 2016, successors to the members
of the governing body of the Summerville School District 2 Board
of Trustees (more commonly referred to as Dorchester County
School District 2) must be elected in the manner provided by law
from one of the applicable single-member election districts of
the seven defined single-member districts as delineated on the
Summerville School District 2 map S-35-02-16 as maintained in
the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office. A candidate for a
numbered district seat must reside in the numbered single-member
district for which the candidate filed for election. The member
must be elected by the qualified electors of the specifically
numbered district of Summerville School District 2, with the
winner determined by a plurality vote.
(B) The demographic
information shown on this map is as follows:
District Pop
Dev.
%Dev.
NH_WHT
%NH_WHT NH_BLK
%NH_BLK
1
16,187 -851
-4.99%
11,465
70.83%
3,529 21.80%
2
17,612 574
3.37%
9,237
52.45%
6,088 34.57%
3
16,843 -195
-1.14%
12,904
76.61%
2,723 16.17%
4
16,811 -227
-1.33%
11,094
65.99%
4,360 25.94%
5
17,059 21
0.12%
12,521
73.40% 3,467
20.32%
6
17,422 384
2.25%
11,216
64.38%
4,065 23.33%
7
17,332 294
1.73%
12,661
73.05%
3,531 20.37%
Total 119,266
81,098
27,763
District VAP
NHWVAP
%NHWVAP NHBVAP
%NHBVAP
AllOth AllOthVAP
1
11,602 8,742
75.35%
2,139
18.44%
1,193 721
2
12,639 7,202
56.98%
3,888
30.76%
2,287 1,549
3
11,837 9,375
79.20%
1,748
14.77%
1,216 714
4
12,372 8,568
69.25%
2,926
23.65%
1,357 878
5
12,305 9,275
75.38%
2,372
19.28%
1,071 658
6
12,039 8,127
67.51%
2,581
21.44%
2,141 1,331
7
13,084 9,899
75.66%
2,440
18.65%
1,140 745
Total 85,878 61,188 18,094 10,405 6,596
SECTION 2. The Dorchester County Board of Voter Registration and Elections shall conduct and supervise the elections for school district trustees in the manner governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandis.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding another provision of law, the map referenced in this act only establishes the boundaries of the seven defined single-member election districts that compose Summerville School District 2. It does not alter the exterior boundaries of Summerville School District 2. The official map must not be changed except by an act of the General Assembly or by a court of competent jurisdiction.
SECTION 4. Within forty-five days after the effective date of this act, the Summerville School District 2 Board of Trustees, at its own expense, shall initiate or cause to be initiated a comprehensive forensic audit of the district's finances. This audit shall cover the five fiscal years preceding the effective date of this act, and upon its completion, copies of the audit's findings and recommendations must be made available to the public and provided to the members of the Summerville School District 2 Board of Trustees, the Dorchester County Council, and the Dorchester County legislative delegation.
SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.