H*3885(Rat #0352, Act #0315 of 1992)  General Bill, By J.J. Bailey
 A Bill to amend Section 59-19-125, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to leasing school property for particular purposes, so as to delete
 the provision that long-term leases for child care programs must be with
 not-for-profit corporations and to allow the school district to enter into
 leases with any corporation.

   04/11/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-28
   04/11/91  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-28
   02/05/92  House  Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
                     Works HJ-9
   02/06/92  House  Read second time HJ-7
   02/11/92  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-13
   02/12/92  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-7
   02/12/92  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-7
   03/19/92  Senate Committee report: Favorable Education SJ-22
   03/25/92  Senate Read second time SJ-15
   03/26/92  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-20
   04/02/92         Ratified R 352
   04/08/92         Signed By Governor
   04/08/92         Effective date 04/08/92
   04/08/92         Act No. 315
   04/24/92         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-19-125, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LEASING SCHOOL PROPERTY FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT LONG-TERM LEASES FOR CHILD CARE PROGRAMS MUST BE WITH NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS AND TO ALLOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ENTER INTO LEASES WITH ANY CORPORATION.

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

Leasing school property for particular purposes

SECTION 1. Section 59-19-125 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-19-125. Each district board of trustees may lease any school property for a rental which the board considers reasonable or permit the free use of school property for:

(1) civic or public purposes; or

(2) the operation of a school-age child care program for children aged five through fourteen years that operates before or after the school day, or both, and during periods when school is not in session, if the property is not needed for school purposes. Under this section the board may enter into a long-term lease with a corporation, community service organization, or other governmental entity, if the corporation, organization, or other governmental entity will use the property to be leased for civic or public purposes or for a school-age child care program. However, if the property subject to a long-term lease is being paid for from money in the district's debt service fund, then all proceeds from the long-term lease must be deposited in that school district's debt service fund so long as the property has not been paid for."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 8th day of April, 1992.