S 1271 {Rat #193, Act #252 of 2022} General Bill, By Peeler
 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 587 OF 1992, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CHEROKEE COUNTY
 SCHOOL DISTRICT 1, SO AS TO REAPPORTION THE SPECIFIC ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM
 WHICH MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1 MUST
 BE ELECTED BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL TRUSTEE ELECTIONS IN 2022, AND TO PROVIDE FOR
 DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION IN REGARD TO THESE NEWLY DRAWN ELECTION DISTRICTS. -
 ratified title

   04/20/22  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local &
                     uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 5)
   04/21/22  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 6)
   04/21/22  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day (Senate Journal-page 6)
   04/22/22  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 1)
   04/26/22  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (House Journal-page 42)
   04/27/22  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 23)
   04/27/22  House  Roll call Yeas-98  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 24)
   04/28/22  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 21)
   05/12/22         Ratified R  193
   05/13/22         Signed By Governor
   05/31/22         Effective date  05/13/22
   07/25/22         Act No.  252

(A252, R193, S1271)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 587 OF 1992, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1, SO AS TO REAPPORTION THE SPECIFIC ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1 MUST BE ELECTED BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL TRUSTEE ELECTIONS IN 2022, AND TO PROVIDE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION IN REGARD TO THESE NEWLY DRAWN ELECTION DISTRICTS.

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

Cherokee County School District 1 reapportioned

SECTION    1.    SECTION 2 of Act 587 of 1992, as last amended by Act 298 of 2012, is further amended to read:

"SECTION    2.    (A)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning with school trustee elections in 2022, the nine defined single-member election districts from which members of the board of trustees of Cherokee County School District 1 must be elected are as shown on Cherokee County School District 1 map S-21-00-22 as maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.

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

District            Pop        Dev.        %Dev.        Hisp.    %Hisp.

1        6,273        266        4.43%        290        4.62%

2        5,758        -249    -4.15%        301        5.23%

3        6,230        223        3.71%        474        7.61%

4        6,099        92        1.53%        176        2.89%

5        5,765        -242    -4.03%        216        3.75%

6        5,841        -166    -2.76%        455        7.79%

7        6,231        224        3.73%        294        4.72%

8        5,927        -80        -1.33%        338        5.70%

9        5,936        -71        -1.18%        123        2.07%

Totals    54,060                            2,667    4.93%

District    NH White    %NH White    NH DOJ Blk     %NH DOJ Blk    VAP    %VAP

1        5,127            81.73%        581            9.26%        4,919        78.42%

2        1,833            31.83%        3,455            60.00%        4,406        76.52%

3        4,785            76.81%        704            11.30%        4,855        77.93%

4        5,241            85.93%        526            8.62%        4,679        76.72%

5        4,191            72.70%        1,145            19.86%        4,668        80.97%

6        4,132            70.74%        1,077            18.44%        4,478        76.67%

7        5,335            85.62%        410            6.58%        4,741        76.09%

8        1,717            28.97%        3,706            62.53%        4,501        75.94%

9        5,369            90.45%        218            3.67%        4,661        78.52%

Totals    37,730            69.79%    11,822            21.87%    41,908

NHDOJ %NHDOJ

District        HVAP    %HVAP     NHWVAP    %NHWVAP    BVAP BVAP

1            169        3.44%            4,135            84.06%        426        8.66%

2            182        4.13%            1,525            34.61%        2,561        58.13%

3            338        6.96%            3,834            78.97%        494        10.18%

4            109        2.33%            4,113            87.90%        347        7.42%

5            135        2.89%            3,497            74.91%        859        18.40%

6            295        6.59%            3,327            74.30%        733        16.37%

7            176        3.71%            4,132            87.15%        295        6.22%

8            202        4.49%            1,445            32.10%        2,740        60.88%

9            81        1.74%            4,263            91.46%        160        3.43%

Totals    1,687        4.03%        30,271        72.23%        8,615        20.56%

(C)    The exterior boundaries of Cherokee County School District 1 are not altered by the provisions of this act. These school district lines are as defined by law and any census blocks which may be divided are done so only for statistical purposes and to establish a population base."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 12th day of May, 2022.

Approved the 13th day of May, 2022.