H 3893 Session 109 (1991-1992)
H 3893 General Bill, By S.E. Gonzales
A Bill to amend Act 340 of 1967, as amended, relating to the Board of Trustees
of the Charleston School District and the manner in which the annual tax
millage for the district is determined, so as to revise this procedure
including provisions authorizing a referendum for increasing the millage cap.
04/11/91 House Introduced and read first time HJ-30
04/11/91 House Referred to delegation from Charleston HJ-30
A BILL
TO AMEND ACT 340 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CHARLESTON SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THE ANNUAL TAX
MILLAGE FOR THE DISTRICT IS DETERMINED, SO AS TO
REVISE THIS PROCEDURE INCLUDING PROVISIONS
AUTHORIZING A REFERENDUM FOR INCREASING THE
MILLAGE CAP.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 10 of Act 340 of 1967, as last amended by Act
1602 of 1972, is further amended to read:
"Section 10. The Board of Trustees of the Charleston School
District shall prepare and submit to the Charleston County Legislative
Delegation, as information, on or before the fifteenth day of August of
each year beginning in 1968 a proposed budget for the ensuing
school year. In order to obtain funds for school purposes the board is
authorized to impose an annual tax levy, commencing in 1968,
not to exceed ninety mills, exclusive of any millage imposed for bond
debt service. In the event If the board determines that
the annual tax levy should exceed ninety mills cap on the
maximum annual millage should be raised, the board shall hold a
public hearing on the question at least two weeks prior to
before submitting such the request to the
legislative delegation. Notice of such the public hearing
shall must be advertised in a newspaper of general
circulation in the county, and shall must state the date,
time, and place of the hearing as well as a clearly worded
statement of the requested annual tax levy. The board also may call
for a referendum to approve a temporary increase in the cap, and upon
favorable approval by referendum, the temporary increase becomes
effective. The referendum proposal may be for an increase in the cap for
a period of not more than two years and no temporary increase in the cap
may exceed the previous cap by more than ten percent, with the exact
term and amount to be determined by the board. No more than one
referendum may be held each two calendar years. The school district
shall bear the cost of the referendum. Upon certification by the
board to the county auditor of the tax levy to be imposed in each
year, the auditor shall levy and the county treasurer shall collect the
millage so certified upon all taxable property in the district."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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