H*3929(Rat #0610, Act #0597 of 1986)  General Bill, By Bailey and F.L. Day
 A Bill to require the Boards of Trustees of all school districts in Dorchester
 County to prepare annual budgets for general school purposes to be submitted
 for approval to the Dorchester County Board of Education, for school year
 1986-87 only; to require the Board of Education to set the necessary tax
 millage after approving the budgets; to require the Board of Education to
 conduct a public hearing prior to approval; to provide the time and location
 of the hearing; and to provide for posting of the budgets and audit reports
 prior to the hearing.-amended title

   05/20/86  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-3131
   05/21/86  House  Read second time HJ-3167
   05/22/86  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-3241
   05/22/86  House  Reconsidered HJ-3243
   05/22/86  House  Debate adjourned HJ-3243
   05/27/86  House  Amended HJ-3366
   05/27/86  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-3367
   05/28/86  Senate  Intd. & placed on loc. & uncontested cal. w/o
                     referenc SJ-3313
   05/29/86  Senate Read second time SJ-3399
   05/29/86  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-3399
   06/02/86  Senate Amended SJ-3464
   06/02/86  Senate  Read third time SJ-3464
   06/02/86  Senate Returned SJ-3465
   06/03/86  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-3561
   06/04/86  House  Recalled from Legislative Council HJ-3688
   06/04/86  House   Reconsider vote whereby concurred in amendment HJ-368
   06/04/86  House  Senate amendment amended HJ-3688
   06/04/86  House  Returned HJ-3692
   06/04/86  Senate Debate interrupted SJ-3600
   06/05/86  Senate Debate adjourned SJ-3604
   06/05/86  Senate Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-3670
   06/05/86  House  House insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Reps. G. Bailey, Day &
                     Limehouse HJ-3832
   06/05/86  Senate Conference committee appointed Sens. Branton,
                     Matthews SJ-3672
   06/05/86  Senate Conference report received SJ-3703
   06/05/86  Senate Conference report adopted SJ-3703
   06/05/86  House  Conference report received HJ-3882
   06/05/86  House  Conference report adopted HJ-3883
   06/05/86  Senate Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-3703
   06/05/86         Ratified R 610
   06/11/86         Signed By Governor
   06/11/86         Effective date 06/11/86
   06/11/86         Act No. 597
   06/20/86         Copies available

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN DORCHESTER COUNTY TO PREPARE ANNUAL BUDGETS FOR GENERAL SCHOOL PURPOSES TO BE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL TO THE DORCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1986-87 ONLY; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SET THE NECESSARY TAX MILLAGE AFTER APPROVING THE BUDGETS; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING PRIOR TO APPROVAL; TO PROVIDE THE TIME AND LOCATION OF THE HEARING; AND TO PROVIDE FOR POSTING OF THE BUDGETS AND AUDIT REPORTS PRIOR TO THE HEARING.

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

Annual budgets prepared by boards of trustees

SECTION 1. For the school year 1986-87 only, the boards of trustees of all school districts in Dorchester County shall prepare annual budgets for general school purposes and submit the budgets for approval to the Dorchester County Board of Education (board). The board, after approving the budgets, shall set the necessary tax millage to meet the district budgets.

Public hearing required

SECTION 2. Prior to the approval of the 1986-87 annual budgets for general school purposes of the school districts in Dorchester County, the Dorchester County Board of Education must conduct a public hearing to be held at such time as the Board shall determine, but the hearing must be held at 8:00 P.M. on the date chosen. The hearing must be conducted at the Newington Elementary School in Summerville. Fourteen days prior to the public hearing, the Board must post for public inspection a copy of the proposed 1986-87 annual budgets for all school districts in Dorchester County along with a copy of the audit reports of all school districts in Dorchester County for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1985, at the public libraries in the municipalities of St. George and Summerville.

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.