H*4775(Rat #0262, Act #0373 of 2008)  General Bill, By Hagood, Whipper, 
Breeland, Limehouse, Mack, Scarborough and Stavrinakis
 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 340 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, CREATING THE CHARLESTON COUNTY
 SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DATES FOR FILING OF CONSTITUENT SCHOOL
 DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND TO CONSOLIDATE THE SCHOOL BOARD TO CONFORM WITH
 PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW. - ratified title

   02/27/08  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-49
   02/28/08  House  Read second time HJ-10
   02/28/08  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-12
   02/28/08         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/29/08  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
   03/04/08  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local &
                     uncontested calendar SJ-12
   04/30/08  Senate Read second time SJ-37
   05/01/08  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-26
   05/08/08         Ratified R 262
   05/13/08         Signed By Governor
   05/19/08         Copies available
   05/19/08         Effective date 05/13/08
   08/06/08         Act No. 373

(A373, R262, H4775)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 340 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, CREATING THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DATES FOR FILING OF CONSTITUENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND TO CONSOLIDATE THE SCHOOL BOARD TO CONFORM WITH PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW.

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

Dates for filing changed

SECTION    1.    Section 1A of Act 340 of 1967, as last amended by Act 763 of 1988, is further amended to read:

"Section 1A.    Candidates for the constituent school district board of trustees shall file with the county election commission not later than twelve o'clock noon on August fifteenth or, if August fifteenth falls on Saturday or Sunday, not later than twelve o'clock noon of the following Monday of each election year. Candidates who filed must be placed upon the ballot in the general election without any party designation and in alphabetical order."

Dates for filing changed

SECTION    2.    Section 2A of Act 340 of 1967, as added by Act 936 of 1970, is amended to read:

"Section 2A.    The election of the members of the board of trustees must be nonpartisan and candidates for the board of trustees of the Charleston County School District must be nominated by petition only filed with the county election commission not later than twelve o'clock noon on July fifteenth or, if July fifteenth falls on Saturday or Sunday, not later than twelve o'clock noon on the following Monday of each election year signed by not less than five hundred qualified resident electors of Charleston County, not less than two hundred fifty of whom also must be residents of the area which the candidate nominated represents. Candidates who are nominated must be placed upon the ballot in the general election without any party designation and in alphabetical order."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 8th day of May, 2008.

Approved the 13th day of May, 2008.