S*1375 (Rat #0504, Act #0526 of 1996) General Bill, By Matthews
    A Bill to provide that Orangeburg County on July 1, 1997, shall consist of three consolidated school districts, each to be composed of certain of the eight present school districts of the county with these eight present school districts of the county being abolished on July 1, 1997; to provide that each consolidated school district shall be governed by a board of trustees who shall be elected in nonpartisan elections on specified dates; to provide for the composition and manner of election of each consolidated board; to establish an Orangeburg County Board of Education on July 1, 1997, to be composed of seven members elected in nonpartisan elections in the manner specified; to provide for the powers and duties of the County Board and the consolidated boards; to provide for the manner in which school budgets must be prepared and school tax millage determined and levied including an imposition of countywide school millage levies to be distributed based on specified formulas, to provide procedures for the revisions of these formulas and for a delay in implementation under certain conditions; to provide for the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the eight present school districts to the respective consolidated districts of which they are a part with certain exceptions; to provide for the manner in which the constitutional debt limitation of the consolidated school districts for the issuance of general obligation bonds shall be determined; and to provide for the realization of certain administrative cost savings by July 1, 2000.-amended title
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04/18/96	Senate	Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o reference SJ-5
04/18/96	Senate	Unanimous consent for second reading on next legislative day SJ-5
04/19/96	Senate	Read second time SJ-1
04/19/96	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-1
04/25/96	Senate	Amended SJ-13
04/25/96	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-13
04/25/96	House	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference HJ-93
04/30/96	House	Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 8, 1996 HJ-33
05/08/96	House	Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 15, 1996 HJ-13
05/15/96	House	Debate adjourned HJ-35
05/15/96	House	Debate interrupted HJ-58
05/16/96	House	Debate adjourned HJ-8
05/16/96	House	Amended HJ-55
05/16/96	House	Read second time HJ-88
05/21/96	House	Amended HJ-26
05/21/96	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-59
05/21/96	House	Roll call Yeas-4 Nays-1 HJ-59
05/22/96	Senate	Committed to delegation from Orangeburg SJ-8
05/29/96	Senate	Recalled from delegation Orangeburg SJ-72
05/29/96	Senate	House amendment amended SJ-72
05/29/96	Senate	Returned to House with amendments SJ-72
05/30/96	House	24 hour point of order HJ-96
05/30/96	Senate	Recalled from House SJ-25
05/30/96	House	Returned HJ-114
05/30/96	Senate	Reconsidered SJ-25
05/30/96	Senate	Amended SJ-25
05/30/96	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-25
05/30/96	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-134
06/13/96		Ratified R 504
06/20/96		Became law without Governor's signature
06/20/96		Effective date 06/20/96
07/03/96		Copies available
08/29/96		Act No. 526