H*4159(Rat #0079, Act #0108 of 2015)  General Bill, By Anthony
 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 164 OF 2003, RELATING TO THE NINE DEFINED SINGLE-MEMBER
 ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH THE MEMBERS OF THE UNION COUNTY BOARD OF SCHOOL
 TRUSTEES ARE ELECTED, SO AS TO REAPPORTION THE ELECTION DISTRICTS, TO
 DESIGNATE A MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THESE SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS ARE
 DELINEATED, AND TO PROVIDE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE
 REAPPORTIONED ELECTION DISTRICTS. - ratified title

   05/12/15  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (House Journal-page 6)
   05/13/15  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 8)
   05/13/15  House  Roll call Yeas-73  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 8)
   05/13/15         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/14/15  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 14)
   05/14/15  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local &
                     uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 14)
   05/15/15         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/21/15  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 15)
   05/21/15  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day (Senate Journal-page 15)
   05/22/15  Senate Read third time and enrolled
   05/28/15         Ratified R 79
   06/01/15         Signed By Governor
   06/04/15         Effective date 06/01/15
   08/17/15         Act No. 108

(A108, R79, H4159)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 164 OF 2003, RELATING TO THE NINE DEFINED SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH THE MEMBERS OF THE UNION COUNTY BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES ARE ELECTED, SO AS TO REAPPORTION THE ELECTION DISTRICTS, TO DESIGNATE A MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THESE SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS ARE DELINEATED, AND TO PROVIDE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE REAPPORTIONED ELECTION DISTRICTS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

School district of Union County reapportioned

SECTION    1.    Section 1 of Act 164 of 2003 is amended to read:

"Section    1.    (A)    Notwithstanding another provision of law, beginning with the 2016 school district elections, the nine defined single-member election districts from which each member of the Union County Board of Trustees must reside in and be elected by the qualified electors of that district are as shown on the official map designated as S-87-00-15 prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office. The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office shall provide a certified copy of the map to the school district and the Union County Board of Voter Registration and Elections. The official map must not be changed except by an act of the General Assembly or by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(B)    The demographic information shown on this map is as follows:

District    Pop        Dev.    %Dev.    NH_WHT    %NH_WHT    NH_BLK        %NH_BLK

1        3,012        -206    -6.40%        1,268            42.10%        1,693            56.21%

2        3,292        74    2.30%        2,396            72.78%        838            25.46%

3        3,212        -6        -0.19%        2,506            78.02%        650            20.24%

4        3,309        91    2.83%        2,279            68.87%        969            29.28%

5        3,304        86    2.67%        2,900            87.77%        355            10.74%

6        3,230        12    0.37%        2,421            74.95%        752            23.28%

7        3,186        -32    -0.99%        915            28.72%        2,175            68.27%

8        3,261        43    1.34%        2,187            67.07%        973            29.84%

9        3,155        -63    -1.96%        2,274            72.08%        818            25.93%

Total    28,961                            19,146                            9,223

District    VAP        NHWVAP    %NHWVAP    NHBVAP    %NHBVAP    AllOth    AllOthVAP

1        2,360        1,015            43.01%        1,304            55.25%        51            41

2        2,506        1,910            76.22%        558            22.27%        58            38

3        2,512        1,970            78.42%        514            20.46%        56            28

4        2,564        1,835            71.57%        691            26.95%        61            38

5        2,566        2,286            89.09%        249            9.70%        49            31

6        2,484        1,916            77.13%        536            21.58%        57            32

7        2,364        716            30.29%        1,591            67.30%        96            57

8        2,515        1,736            69.03%        708            28.15%    101            71

9        2,490        1,874            75.26%        575            23.09%        63            41

Total    22,361    15,258                            6,726                        592            377"

Reapportionment does not affect district's exterior boundaries

SECTION    2.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, the map referenced in this act alters only the boundaries of the single-member election districts that compose the School District of Union County. It does not alter the exterior boundaries of the School District of Union County.

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 28th day of May, 2015.

Approved the 1st day of June, 2015.