H 2795 General Bill, By  House Delegations
 A Bill by the Richland County Delegation to amend Act 140 of 1969, as amended,
 relating to school districts and the county library in Richland County, so as
 to provide that prior to any merger or alteration of the boundaries of the
 school districts in Richland County a referendum in each school district must
 be conducted, provide for a method of initiating the referendum, provide that
 the county legislative delegation shall introduce appropriate legislation
 addressing the merger or alteration of the boundaries of the school districts
 if a majority of the qualified electors in each district favor their merger or
 alteration, and provide a schedule for conducting the referendum; to amend Act
 280 of 1979, relating to tax levies for Lexington and Richland County schools,
 so as to provide that effective with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1988, a
 school tax levy for general operating purposes for Richland County School
 Districts One and Two must be determined by the board of trustees of the
 districts, provide that the levy may not be increased more than five percent
 of the local tax millage for operating purposes from the previous fiscal year
 unless the increase is approved by the Richland County Council, and provide as
 an alternative, instead of requesting the increase from the Council, the board
 of either district may seek approval of an increase by a referendum, and
 authorize each board to establish the millage level for the 1987-88 school
 year at a rate not to exceed the millage level for the 1984-85 school year;
 and to devolve all powers of the Richland County Board of Education and
 Superintendent of Education, which were devolved upon the Richland County
 Council, upon the school boards of Richland County School Districts One and
 Two.
   04/02/87  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-1571
   04/07/87  House  Amended HJ-1636
   04/07/87  House  Objection by Rep. TM Burriss, Corning, MD Burriss
                     & Hearn HJ-1637
   04/08/87  House  Debate interrupted HJ-1707
   04/09/87  House  Read second time HJ-1798
   04/14/87  House  Continued HJ-1850
   01/13/88  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, February 3,
                     1988 HJ-380
   02/04/88  House  Tabled HJ-936