S 0085 General Bill, By McConnell and M.T. Rose
 A Bill to amend Act 340 of 1967, as amended, relating to the Charleston County
 School District, so as to authorize the school board of trustees to impose an
 annual tax levy not to exceed sixty-nine mills for school purposes.

   10/03/94  Senate Prefiled
   10/03/94  Senate Referred to delegation from Charleston
   01/10/95  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-34
   01/10/95  Senate Referred to delegation from Charleston SJ-34

A BILL

TO AMEND ACT 340 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO IMPOSE AN ANNUAL TAX LEVY NOT TO EXCEED SIXTY-NINE MILLS FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.

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 not to exceed sixty-nine mills, exclusive of any millage imposed for bond debt service.

In the event the board determines that the annual tax levy should exceed ninety sixty-nine mills, the board shall hold a public hearing on the question at least two weeks prior to submitting such a request to the legislative delegation. Notice of such public hearing shall be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, and shall state the date, time and place of the hearing as well as a clearly worded statement of the requested annual tax levy. Upon certification by the board to the county auditor of the tax levy to be imposed, 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.