H*3298(Rat #0287, Act #0581 of 1984)  General Bill, By R.R. Woods, 
D.L. Aydlette, J.D. Bradley, C.M. Dangerfield, H.U. Fielding, T. Gadson, 
D.N. Holt, R.A. Kohn, A.V. Rawl and D.E. Winstead
 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 provide that any member who is absent from five
 consecutive meetings of the Board within one year without just cause may be
 removed from the Board upon a majority vote of the members.

   01/10/84  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-336
   01/11/84  House  Read second time HJ-362
   01/12/84  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-412
   01/12/84  Senate  Intd. & placed on loc. & uncontested cal. w/o
                     referenc SJ-372
   02/07/84  Senate Read second time SJ-588
   02/07/84  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-588
   02/08/84  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-606
   02/09/84         Ratified R 287
   02/14/84         Signed By Governor
   02/14/84         Effective date 02/14/84
   02/14/84         Act No. 581
   02/17/84         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 PROVIDE THAT ANY MEMBER WHO IS ABSENT FROM FIVE CONSECUTIVE MEETINGS OF THE BOARD WITHIN ONE YEAR WITHOUT JUST CAUSE MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE BOARD UPON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS.

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

Members who are absent for five consecutive meetings may be removed

SECTION 1. Subsection (a) of Section 3 of Act 340 of 1967, as last amended by Act 230 of 1983, 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. Any member who is absent from five consecutive meetings of the board within one year without just cause may be removed from the board upon a majority vote of the members. The terms of office of the members of the county board of education of Charleston County shall be terminated on June 30, 1967."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.