South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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INTRODUCED

February 3, 2016

H. 4332

Introduced by Reps. Murphy, Johnson, Jefferson and Knight

L. Printed 2/3/16--S.

Read the first time February 3, 2016.

            

A BILL

TO CHANGE THE METHOD OF ELECTING THE SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE SUMMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 BOARD OF TRUSTEES FROM AT-LARGE TO SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS; TO DESIGNATE A MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THESE SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS ARE DELINEATED; TO PROVIDE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION REGARDING THESE NEWLY DRAWN ELECTION DISTRICTS; AND TO ESTABLISH LIMITED FISCAL AUTONOMY FOR SUMMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 AND DORCHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 4 BY PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH THE ANNUAL BUDGET AND TAX MILLAGE FOR SUMMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 AND DORCHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 4 MUST BE DETERMINED.

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

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.

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