S*1533(Rat #0523, Act #0577 of 1992)  General Bill, By Matthews and Washington
 A Bill to require the Allendale County Board of Education to submit a budget
 and annual tax levy to the county auditor, to authorize the Board to set the
 school tax millage annually with certain limitations, to require a public
 hearing on the proposed millage, and to require a referendum to exceed the
 authorized millage; and to repeal Sections 21-1101 and 21-1102, as amended,
 Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1962, relating to the powers and duties of the
 Board of Education of Allendale and the legislative delegation's authority to
 set the annual school tax millage; and to provide that the preparation of the
 budget by the Board is effective for school year beginning 1993-94.-amended
 title.

   04/30/92  Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference SJ-6
   04/30/92  Senate Unanimous consent for second reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-6
   05/01/92  Senate Read second time SJ-2
   05/28/92  Senate Amended SJ-41
   05/28/92  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-41
   06/02/92  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-15
   06/03/92  House  Read second time HJ-34
   06/04/92  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-20
   06/04/92         Ratified R 523
   06/15/92         Signed By Governor
   06/15/92         Effective date 06/15/92
   06/15/92         Act No. 577
   07/13/92         Copies available

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE ALLENDALE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SUBMIT A BUDGET AND ANNUAL TAX LEVY TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR, TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO SET THE SCHOOL TAX MILLAGE ANNUALLY WITH CERTAIN LIMITATIONS, TO REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED MILLAGE, AND TO REQUIRE A REFERENDUM TO EXCEED THE AUTHORIZED MILLAGE; AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS 21-1101 AND 21-1102, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1962, RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF ALLENDALE COUNTY AND THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION'S AUTHORITY TO SET THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TAX MILLAGE; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PREPARATION OF THE BUDGET BY THE BOARD IS EFFECTIVE FOR SCHOOL YEAR BEGINNING 1993-94.

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

Budget for Allendale County Board of Education

SECTION 1. The Allendale County Board of Education shall prepare and submit to the county auditor on or before April first of each year a proposed budget and an annual tax levy for the ensuing school year. In order to obtain funds to implement this budget the board may impose an annual tax levy, not to exceed the preceding year's millage by more than four mills, excluding the required inflation factor contained in the Education Improvement Act and the Education Finance Act.

The board shall hold a public hearing on the budget and proposed tax levy at least two weeks before submitting the budget and annual tax levy to the county auditor. Notice of the hearing must be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the county and must state the purpose, date, time, and place of the hearing and a clearly worded statement of the proposed annual tax levy.

Any increase exceeding the preceding year's millage by more than four mills, excluding the required inflation factor contained in the Education Improvement Act and the Education Finance Act, must be authorized by referendum of the registered voters of the district, at district expense.

Upon certification by the board to the county auditor of the tax levy to be imposed each year, the auditor shall levy and the county treasurer shall collect the millage upon all taxable property in the county and place it in a separate interest-bearing account with the interest to accrue to the account.

Sections repealed

SECTION 2. Sections 21-1101 and 21-1102 of the 1962 Code are repealed.

Limitation on effective date

SECTION 3. This act applies to school years beginning with the 1993-94 school year.

Time effective

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

In the Senate House June 4, 1992.

Nick A. Theodore,

President of the Senate

Robert J. Sheheen,

Speaker of the House of

Representatives

Approved the 15th day of June, 1992.

Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.,

Governor

Printer's Date -- July 7, 1992 -- L.