South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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Bill 3290

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AMENDED

January 18, 2011

H. 3290

Introduced by Rep. Branham

L. Printed 1/18/11--H.

Read the first time January 12, 2011.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND ACT 806 OF 1952, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF FLORENCE COUNTY, SO AS TO REQUIRE FLORENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO TO CALL A CITIZENS' MEETING ON THE PROPOSED DISTRICT BUDGET BEFORE JUNE THIRTIETH OF EACH YEAR AND ADDITIONAL MEETINGS AS MAY BE REQUIRED.

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

Section 1 of Act 806 of 1952, as last amended by Act 169 of 1995, is further amended to read:

"SECTION    1.    (A)    On or before the fifteenth day of May, 1952, and on or before the fifteenth day of April of each year thereafter, the board of trustees of each school district in Florence County, except District 4 which shall meet on the second Thursday in June, shall call a meeting of the citizens of the district, which must be held within the school district. The time and place of the meeting must be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation within the district at least once, ten days prior to the meeting. The persons entitled to vote at the meeting have power to appoint a chairman and a secretary and to adjourn the meeting from time to time until business is completed. It is the duty of the chairman of the meeting to keep a correct record of all of the proceedings and to file the same in the office of the county board of education.

(B)    In addition to the citizens' meeting provided in subsection (A), Florence County School District 2 shall call a separate meeting of the citizens of the district on the proposed district budget for the next fiscal year, which must be held before June thirtieth of each year. The citizens' meetings must be held within the school district, and the time and place of the meetings must be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation within the district at least once, ten days prior to the meetings. The chairman shall keep a correct record of all proceedings and file the records of the proceedings with the district board of trustees."

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

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