H*2054(Rat #0172, Act #0230 of 1983)  General Bill, By R.R. Woods, 
H.U. Fielding, T. Gadson and Washington
 A Bill to amend Act 340 of 1967, as amended, relating to the Board of Trustees
 of the Charleston County School District and the constituent school districts
 of the county, so as to increase the number of meetings which the trustees may
 be paid for attending.-amended title

   11/29/82  House  Prefiled
   11/29/82  House  Referred to delegation from Charleston
   01/11/83  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-189
   01/11/83  House  Referred to delegation from Charleston HJ-190
   03/08/83  House  Delegation report: Favorable with amendment
                     Charleston HJ-1335
   03/09/83  House  Objection by Rep. Dangerfield HJ-1411
   03/10/83  House  Amended HJ-1449
   03/10/83  House  Read second time HJ-1450
   03/15/83  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1476
   03/15/83  Senate  Intd. & placed on loc. & uncontested cal. w/o
                     referenc SJ-700
   03/30/83  Senate Read second time SJ-852
   06/02/83  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-1760
   06/08/83         Ratified R 172
   06/09/83         Signed By Governor
   06/09/83         Effective date 06/09/83
   06/09/83         Act No. 230
   06/21/83         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 340 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CONSTITUENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE COUNTY, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MEETINGS WHICH THE TRUSTEES MAY BE PAID FOR ATTENDING.

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

Meetings of board of trustees

SECTION 1. Subsection (a) of Section 3 of Act 340 of 1967, as last amended by Act 142 of 1975, is further amended to read:

"(a) The initial members of the board of trustees appointed pursuant to Section 2 of this act shall take office on July 1, 1967, and from that date through June 30, 1968, shall exercise all of the powers, duties, and functions now devolved by law upon the county board of education of Charleston County. On and after July 1, 1968, they shall serve as the board of trustees for the Charleston County School District created by this act. The members of the board of trustees shall meet within ten days after their appointment and shall organize by electing from their number a chairman and vice chairman. All meetings of the board shall be held in the office of the superintendent of education for the School District of Charleston County. The members of the board shall receive a per diem allowance of twenty-five dollars for meetings actually attended, not exceeding fifty meetings in any calendar year and mileage at the rate of nine cents per mile for each mile of travel from the place of his residence to and from such meetings. A majority of the board members shall constitute the action of the board. The terms of office of the members of the county board of education of Charleston County shall be terminated on June 30, 1967."

Per diem allowance

SECTION 2. Subsection (b) of Section 3 of Act 340 of 1967, as last amended by Act 142 of 1975, is further amended to read:

"(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the members of the respective boards of trustees of the several constituent districts shall receive a per diem allowance of fifteen dollars for meetings actually attended, not exceeding fifty meetings per year."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.