H*4816(Rat #0356, Act #0470 of 2000)  General Bill, By Meacham-Richardson, 
Delleney, McCraw and Simrill
 A BILL TO ESTABLISH FIVE ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE
 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ROCK HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 3 OF YORK COUNTY MUST
 RESIDE AND BE ELECTED AND PROVIDE THAT TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MUST BE
 ELECTED AT LARGE FROM THE DISTRICT WITHOUT REGARD TO RESIDENCY, PROVIDE A
 SCHEDULE FOR ELECTION OF TRUSTEES, THE METHOD OF DETERMINING CANDIDATES
 ELECTED, AND PROVIDE FOR FILLING VACANCIES.-AMENDED TITLE

   03/23/00  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-6
   03/28/00  House  Read second time HJ-238
   03/28/00  House  Roll call Yeas-4  Nays-2 HJ-238
   03/29/00  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-18
   03/30/00  Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference SJ-6
   05/18/00  Senate Amended SJ-18
   05/18/00  Senate Read second time SJ-18
   05/18/00  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-18
   05/19/00  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-1
   05/23/00  Senate Reconsidered SJ-5
   05/23/00  Senate Amended SJ-5
   05/23/00  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-5
   05/24/00  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-51
   05/25/00         Ratified R 356
   05/30/00         Signed By Governor
   06/12/00         Effective date 05/30/00
   06/12/00         Copies available
   11/02/00         Act No. 470

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH FIVE ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ROCK HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 3 OF YORK COUNTY MUST RESIDE AND BE ELECTED AND PROVIDE THAT TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MUST BE ELECTED AT LARGE FROM THE DISTRICT WITHOUT REGARD TO RESIDENCY, PROVIDE A SCHEDULE FOR ELECTION OF TRUSTEES, THE METHOD OF DETERMINING CANDIDATES ELECTED, AND PROVIDE FOR FILLING VACANCIES.

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

Election districts, election of trustees, etc.

SECTION 1. (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning with the elections conducted in 2000, the election districts for the members of the Board of Trustees of Rock Hill School District No. 3 of York County are established and delineated on map number SD 91-3-00, maintained by the office of Research and Statistics of the State Budget and Control Board.

(B)(1) The Board of Trustees of Rock Hill School District No. 3 of York County is composed of seven members elected in a nonpartisan election by the qualified electors of the district with five members required to reside in the five districts delineated in subsection (A) of this section and two elected at large from the district without regard to residency.

(2) The trustees representing districts 1, 3, and 5 and one at-large seat must be elected at the time of the general election of 2000, and the trustees representing districts 2 and 4 and one at-large seat must be elected at the time of the general election of 2002. Trustees serving on the effective date of this act elected from residency districts 2 and 4 and the at-large seat shall continue to serve until the expiration of their terms in 2002. Thereafter, all terms of office are for four years, until their successors are elected and qualify.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, beginning with elections conducted in 1996, each candidate for election as a trustee to the school boards in York County School Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4 must file his statement of candidacy with the Registration and Elections Commission for York County for the period beginning no earlier than 12:00 noon on August first and ending no later than 12:00 noon on August thirty-first. However, if either of these dates falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the date is extended until 12:00 noon of the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.

(4) If a seat becomes vacant before the expiration of the incumbent's term of office due to death, resignation, removal, or any other cause, the resulting vacancy must be filled by the board of trustees for the unexpired portion of the term until the next election for trustees is held.

Boundaries not altered

SECTION 2. The boundaries of School District No. 3 in York County are not altered by the provisions of this act. These school district lines are as defined by law and any census blocks which may be divided are done so only for statistical purposes and to establish a population base.

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 25th day of May, 2000.

Approved the 30th day of May, 2000.