H 3894 Session 109 (1991-1992)
H 3894 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 County 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 Charleston County Council to approve a change
in the annual 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 CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL TO APPROVE
A CHANGE IN THE ANNUAL 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 Council, 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
Charleston County Council. 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. Charleston
County Council may raise or lower the cap on the maximum annual
millage at any time, whether or not a request for a change has been
received from the Board of Trustees of the Charleston County School
District. Action by Charleston County Council changing the maximum
annual millage may be either permanent or for a fixed number of years,
as the council may determine. 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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