TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
59-17-165 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ON JULY 1, 2025, THE AREA OF EACH
COUNTY
OF
THIS STATE ALSO MUST BE CONSTITUTED AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND A
COUNTY
MAY NOT
HAVE MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY LOCAL LAW BEFORE JULY 1, 2025, SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE
GOVERNANCE, FISCAL AUTHORITY, AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR A
COUNTYWIDE
SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE NO PROVISIONS OF LAW
NOW APPLY; AND TO PROVIDE THAT ALL ACTS OR PARTS OF ACTS RELATING TO A SCHOOL
DISTRICT THAT IS NOT A
COUNTYWIDE
SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUIRED BY SECTION 59-17-165
ARE REPEALED AS OF JULY 1, 2025.
Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 17, Title 59
of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
Section 59-17-165. (A) On
July 1, 2025, the area of each
county
of this State also must be constituted as
a school district and a
county
may not have multiple school districts within
its boundaries, provided that nothing in this section prevents a portion of a
county
from being a part of a school district in another
county
.
(B) The
General Assembly by local law before July 1, 2025, shall provide for the
governance, fiscal authority, and administrative and operational
responsibilities for a
countywide
school district where no provisions of law
now apply.
SECTION 2. All acts
or parts of acts relating to a school district that is not a
countywide school
district required by Section 59-17-165 of the S.C. Code are repealed on July 1,
2025.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by
the Governor.
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