S*1589 Session 108 (1989-1990)
S*1589(Rat #0663, Act #0710 of 1990) General Bill, By M.F. Mullinax,
A.S. Macaulay and O'Dell
A Bill to amend Act 510 of 1982, as amended, relating to the Anderson County
Board of Education, so as to revise the areas from which the Board members are
elected; and to amend Section 2 of Act 270 of 1989, relating to the expiration
of the terms of the current members of the Board and provisions for the
initial terms of the new Board to be elected in 1990, so as to delete the
reference to an at-large election.
05/03/90 Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
reference SJ-17
05/08/90 Senate Read second time SJ-20
05/08/90 Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
amendments SJ-20
05/23/90 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-37
05/24/90 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference HJ-20
05/29/90 House Read second time HJ-20
05/30/90 House Read third time and enrolled HJ-9
06/05/90 Ratified R 663
06/07/90 Signed By Governor
06/07/90 Effective date 06/07/90
06/07/90 Act No. 710
07/02/90 Copies available
(A710, R663, S1589)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 510 OF 1982, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ANDERSON
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO REVISE THE AREAS FROM WHICH THE
BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED; AND TO AMEND SECTION 2 OF ACT 270 OF 1989,
RELATING TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERMS OF THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD AND PROVISIONS FOR THE INITIAL TERMS OF THE NEW BOARD TO BE
ELECTED IN 1990, SO AS TO DELETE THE REFERENCE TO AN AT-LARGE
ELECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Anderson County Board of Education; election areas revised
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Act 510 of 1982, as last amended by Act
270 of 1989, is further amended to read:
"Section 1. (A) The Anderson County public school
system is governed by the county board of education composed of nine
members as follows:
(1) Two members must be elected from School District 1 by
the qualified electors of that district, one from each of two distinct
districts.
(2) Four members must be elected from School District 5 by
the qualified electors of that district, one from each of four
distinct districts.
(3) One member each must be elected from School Districts
2, 3, and 4 by the respective qualified electors of each of those
districts.
(B) 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.
(C) 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 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 serve until their
successors are elected and qualify.
(D) Vacancies on the county board of education must be filled by
appointment by the Anderson County legislative delegation, and the
appointees serve until the next general election at which time a
successor must be elected."
Reference to at-large election deleted
SECTION 2. Section 2 of Act 270 of 1989 is amended to read:
"Section 2. The current members of the Anderson County
Board of Education 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:
(1) 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 election serve initial terms of
four years.
(2) The member from School District 1 who finishes second in his
election and the members from School District 5 who finish second,
third, and fourth, respectively, in their election serve initial terms
of two years.
The successors of the members of the board elected in 1990 serve
four-year terms."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 7th day of June, 1990.
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