S*1175 Session 112 (1997-1998)
S*1175(Rat #0367, Act #0488 of 1998) General Bill, By Alexander
A BILL TO AMEND ACT 613 OF 1992, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OCONEE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF OCONEE COUNTY, SO AS TO
STAGGER THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DISTRICT.
04/07/98 Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
reference SJ-3
04/07/98 Senate Unanimous consent for second reading on next
legislative day SJ-3
04/07/98 Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
legislative day SJ-3
04/08/98 Senate Read second time SJ-27
04/09/98 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-1
04/15/98 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference HJ-12
04/16/98 House Read second time HJ-16
04/16/98 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next
legislative day HJ-18
04/17/98 House Read third time and enrolled HJ-6
05/21/98 Ratified R 367
05/28/98 Became law without Governor's signature
05/28/98 Effective date 05/28/98
06/10/98 Copies available
09/14/98 Act No. 488
(A488, R367, S1175)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 613 OF 1992, AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO THE OCONEE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
EDUCATION AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF OCONEE
COUNTY, SO AS TO STAGGER THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DISTRICT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Board of trustees - terms staggered
SECTION 1. Section 6 of Act 613 of 1992, as last amended by
Act 181 of 1995, is further amended to read:
"Section 6. The public educational system of Oconee County
must be directed and managed by the Board of Trustees of the School
District of Oconee County. The members of the board must be elected in
nonpartisan elections to be conducted at the same time as the general
election in appropriate even-numbered years. The board shall consist of
five members, at least one of whom shall reside in each of the five
single-member election districts from which members of the governing
body of Oconee County are elected. The members of the school board of
trustees from these districts may not be elected by the qualified electors
of the county at large but instead must be elected by the qualified electors
of the district from which they seek election. Persons seeking election
from particular districts must be qualified electors of those districts and
must file notice of their candidacy for election from those districts. The
terms of all members are for four years and until their successors are
elected and qualify. Except, in order to stagger terms, and beginning at
the time of the General Election of 1998, those members elected from
areas two, four, and five must be elected for terms of two years each. At
the expiration of these two-year terms and thereafter, successors to those
members must be elected for terms of four years each. The winner must
be determined by the county election commission and certified to the
county superintendent of education. Any person desiring to be elected to
the Board of Trustees of the School District of Oconee County in any
election shall file notice of his candidacy with the county superintendent
of education not later than the date by which nominees must be certified
for placement upon the ballot for that election as provided by Section
7-13-350 of the 1976 Code.
In the event that no candidate qualifies as a candidate for a trustee
from a particular district, the Governor shall appoint the trustee upon the
recommendation of a majority of the acting board of trustees, if any. The
elected trustees shall assume office upon certification of the election
which in no event shall exceed fifteen days after the date of the election.
In the event of a vacancy, the board of trustees may appoint a person
to fill the vacancy with a resident from the district in which the vacancy
occurred until the next election.
The filing fee for each candidate for trustee is as prescribed in
Section 7-13-40 of the 1976 Code."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the
Governor.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 05/28/98.
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