H*4026(Rat #0193, Act #0270 of 1989)  General Bill, By Townsend, C.D. Chamblee, 
M.J. Cooper, P.B. Harris, R.O. Kay and J.W. Tucker
 A Bill to amend Act 510 of 1982, relating to the Anderson County Board of
 Education, so as to increase the membership from seven to nine persons, to
 provide for the manner of election of the board members, to delete the
 provision that all members be elected countywide, to provide for the
 expiration of the terms of the current members, and to provide for the initial
 terms of the new board elected in 1990.

   05/10/89  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-17
   05/11/89  House  Read second time HJ-15
   05/11/89  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-16
   05/12/89  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
   05/12/89  Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference SJ-10
   05/15/89  Senate Read second time SJ-13
   05/16/89  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-11
   05/25/89         Ratified R 193
   05/31/89         Signed By Governor
   05/31/89         Effective date 05/31/89
   05/31/89         Act No. 270
   06/13/89         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 510 OF 1982, RELATING TO THE ANDERSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MEMBERSHIP FROM SEVEN TO NINE PERSONS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER OF ELECTION OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT ALL MEMBERS BE ELECTED COUNTYWIDE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERMS OF THE CURRENT MEMBERS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE INITIAL TERMS OF THE NEW BOARD ELECTED IN 1990.

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

Membership increased, etc.

SECTION 1. Section 1 of Act 510 of 1982 is amended to read:

"Section 1. The Anderson County public school system is governed by the county board of education composed of nine members. Two members must be elected at large from School District 1 by the qualified electors of that district, four members must be elected at large from School District 5 by the qualified electors of that district, and one member each must be elected from School Districts 2, 3, and 4 by the respective qualified electors of each of those districts. The members may not hold an official position with the public schools of the county or receive compensation for goods or services rendered to the schools. The members' powers and duties are as provided in this act. The members must be elected from the five school districts of the county, as provided in this section. The members must be legal residents of the school district from which they are elected. Members of the county board of education must be elected for four-year terms in the general election. Terms of the members begin on the first day of January following the general election, and members shall serve until their successors are elected and qualify. Vacancies on the county board of education must be filled by appointment by the Anderson County legislative delegation, and the appointees shall serve until the next general election at which time a successor must be elected."

Staggered terms, etc.

SECTION 2. The current members of the Anderson County Board of Education shall continue to serve until the members provided for in this act are elected and qualify in the 1990 general election. The terms of the members elected in the 1990 general election must be staggered as follows: the members elected from School Districts 2, 3, and 4 and the members from School Districts 1 and 5 who receive, respectively, the highest number of votes in their at-large election contests shall serve initial terms of four years. The member from School District 1 who finishes second in his at-large election contest and the members from School District 5 who finish second, third, and fourth, respectively, in their at-large election contest shall all serve initial terms of two years. The successors of all of the members of the board elected in 1990 shall serve four-year terms.

Time effective

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