South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

Bill 4215


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Committee Report

March 30, 2023

H. 4215

Introduced by Rep. Hyde

 

L. Printed 03/30/23--H.

Read the first time March 29, 2023

 

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The SPARTANBURG DELEGATION

To who was referred a Bill (H. 4215) to amend Act 106 of 2015, relating to the election districts from which members of the Spartanburg County School District 5 Board of Trustees must be elected, etc., respectfully

Report:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

 

MAX T. HYDE, JR. for the Delegation.

 

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A bill

 

to amend act 106 of 2015, relating to the election districts from which members of the spartanburg county school district 5 board of trustees must be elected, so as to reapportion these election districts, to redesignate the map number on which these districts are delineated and maintained by the revenue and fiscal affairs office, and to provide demographic information regarding these revised election districts.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Act 106 of 2015 is amended to read:

 

    (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, Spartanburg County School District 5 must be governed by a board of trustees of nine members, who must be elected as outlined in this section.  A trustee must be a resident of the election district from which he is elected.  Trustees must be elected for four-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualify.  School district elections must be held in odd numbered calendar years, with four seats being contested during one election cycle and five being contested during the following cycle.

    (B) Beginning with the school district elections in 20152023, the election districts from which the nine members of the Spartanburg County School District 5 Board of Trustees must be elected are as shown on the Spartanburg County School District 5 map S-83-05-15S-83-05-23 as maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.

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

 

34

District

Pop.

Dev.

%Dev.

NH_WHT

%NH_WHT

NH_BLK

%NH_BLK

35

1

4,599

-53

-1.14%

1,600

34.79%

2,480

53.92%

36

2

9,259

-45

-0.48%

7,147

77.19%

1,424

15.38%

37

3

28,009

97

.35%

22,749

81.22%

3,085

11.01%

38

Total

41,867

 

 

31,496

 

6,989

 


 

40

District

VAP

NHWVAP

%NHWVAP

NHBVAP

%NHBVAP

AllOth

AllOthVAP


1

1

3,274

1,235

37.72%

1,753

53.54%

519

286

2

2

7,009

5,557

79.57%

997

14.22%

688

435

3

3

20,615

17,122

83.06%

2,105

10.21%

2,175

1,388

4

Total

30,898

23,934

 

4,855

 

3,382

2,109


 

6

District

Pop

Dev.

%Dev.

Hisp.

%Hisp.

7

1

5,807

-483

-7.68%

540

9.30%

8

2

12,706

126

1.00%

1,164

9.16%

9

3

38,104

364

0.96%

3,102

8.14%

10

Totals

56,617

 

 

4,806

 


 

12

District

NH White

%NH White

NH Black

%NH Black

VAP

%VAP

13

1

2,430

41.85%

2,621

45.14%

4,250

73.19%

14

2

8,491

66.83%

2,238

17.61%

9,331

73.44%

15

3

27,443

72.02%

5,225

13.71%

28,641

75.17%

16

Totals

38,364

 

10,084

 

42,222

 


 

18

District

HVAP

%HVAP

WVAP

%WVAP

BVAP

%BVAP

19

1

341

8.02%

1,883

44.31%

1,859

43.74%

20

2

691

7.41%

6,515

69.82%

1,592

17.06%

21

3

1,972

6.89%

21,261

74.23%

3,678

12.84%

22

Totals

3,004

 

29,659

 

7,129

 


 

    (D) After the effective date of this act:

       (1) Election District 1 for Spartanburg County School District 5 must be represented by a single trustee to be elected in the 2015 2023 school district elections who is elected by the registered voters who reside within Election District 1;

       (2) Election District 2 for Spartanburg County School District 5 must be represented by two trustees who are elected by the registered voters who reside within Election District 2.  One of these trustees must be elected in the 2015 2023 school district elections, and the second trustee must be elected in the 2017 2025 school district elections; and

       (3) Election District 3 for Spartanburg County School District 5 must be represented by six trustees who are elected by the registered voters who reside in Election District 3.  Two of these trustees must be elected in the 2015 2023 school district elections, at which the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes, irrespective of whether the actual result constitutes a majority of those voting, must   be declared elected.  Four additional trustees must be elected in the 2017 2025 school district elections,


at which the four candidates receiving the highest number of votes, irrespective of whether the actual result constitutes a majority of those voting, must be declared elected.

 

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

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