H 4650 General Bill, By Edge, Barfield, Kelley and Witherspoon
 A BILL TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE HORRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
 ELECTED IN THE YEAR 2000 ONLY AS PROVIDED BY LAW SHALL SERVE FOR TERMS OF TWO
 YEARS EACH RATHER THAN FOR TERMS OF FOUR YEARS EACH, AND TO PROVIDE THAT AT
 THE 2002 GENERAL ELECTION, FOUR-YEAR TERMS MUST BE RESUMED, AND THE BOARD
 SHALL BE REDUCED TO SEVEN MEMBERS, WITH SIX MEMBERS ELECTED FROM DEFINED
 SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED AND DRAWN BASED ON THE RESULTS OF
 THE YEAR 2000 CENSUS AND THE SEVENTH MEMBER WHO SHALL CONTINUE TO BE THE
 CHAIRMAN ELECTED FROM THE COUNTY AT LARGE.

   02/18/98  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-12
   02/19/98  House  Read second time HJ-10
   02/19/98  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-13
   02/20/98  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
   02/24/98  Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference SJ-12

February 24, 1998

H. 4650

L. Printed 2/24/98--S.

Read the first time February 24, 1998.

A BILL

TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE HORRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTED IN THE YEAR 2000 ONLY AS PROVIDED BY LAW SHALL SERVE FOR TERMS OF TWO YEARS EACH RATHER THAN FOR TERMS OF FOUR YEARS EACH, AND TO PROVIDE THAT AT THE 2002 GENERAL ELECTION, FOUR-YEAR TERMS MUST BE RESUMED, AND THE BOARD SHALL BE REDUCED TO SEVEN MEMBERS, WITH SIX MEMBERS ELECTED FROM DEFINED SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED AND DRAWN BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE YEAR 2000 CENSUS AND THE SEVENTH MEMBER WHO SHALL CONTINUE TO BE THE CHAIRMAN ELECTED FROM THE COUNTY AT LARGE.

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

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 287 of 1989, members of the Horry County Board of Education elected in the year 2000 only as provided by law shall serve for terms of two years each rather than for terms of four years each. At the 2002 general election, four-year terms must be resumed, and the board shall be reduced to seven members, with six members elected from defined single-member election districts established and drawn based on the results of the year 2000 census for terms of office to be provided by the General Assembly by law. The chairman of the County Board of Education, who shall be the seventh member of the board elected from the county at large, shall also be elected in 2002 in the manner provided by law.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.