S 0250 General Bill, By Kuhn, Ford, Ravenel and Mescher
Summary: Charleston County School District; partisan election of trustees from single member districts
    A BILL TO ESTABLISH GOVERNANCE CRITERIA AND REVISE THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO ABOLISH THE EIGHT CONSTITUENT DISTRICT BOARDS OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES IN CHARLESTON COUNTY AND TO DEVOLVE THEIR POWERS, DUTIES, ASSETS, AND LIABILITIES UPON THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION OF CHARLESTON COUNTY IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE DISTRICT, WHO SHALL HIRE ALL DISTRICT PERSONNEL, INCLUDING TEACHERS, AND WHO SHALL HIRE AREA SUPERINTENDENTS TO CONSULT WITH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND TO ACT AS INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN THE PRINCIPALS AND THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF NINE MEMBERS WHO MUST BE ELECTED IN PARTISAN ELECTIONS FROM DEFINED SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS BEGINNING IN 2004, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SO ELECTED, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER PROCEDURAL MATTERS IN REGARD TO THE ELECTION OF THESE MEMBERS; AND TO REPEAL ACT 340 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND VARIOUS DUTIES OF THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD.
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01/22/03	Senate	Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o reference SJ-9
01/28/03		Scrivener's error corrected
02/05/03	Senate	Read second time SJ-22
02/05/03	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-22
02/05/03	Senate	Reconsidered SJ-22
02/18/03	Senate	Amended SJ-19
02/19/03		Scrivener's error corrected
02/26/03	Senate	Amended SJ-31
02/26/03	Senate	Read second time SJ-31
02/26/03	Senate	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day SJ-31
02/27/03	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-12
02/27/03		Scrivener's error corrected
03/04/03	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-77
03/04/03	House	Referred to Charleston Delegation HJ-78