H 4228 General Bill, By Fair, Cato, H.H. Clyborne, Haskins and Vaughn
 A Bill to provide for a referendum in the Greenville County School District to
 be conducted at the same time as the 1992 general election to determine
 whether or not the qualified electors of the District favor granting to the
 board of trustees of the District the authority to levy without limitation
 that tax millage necessary to provide for the general operations of the school
 district, and to provide that if the results of this referendum are favorable,
 the board is granted such authority on January 1, 1993, and on this date
 Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Act 251 of 1991, relating to the millage which may
 be levied for the operation of the Greenville County School District, are
 repealed.

   01/21/92  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-8
   01/21/92  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-8

A BILL

TO PROVIDE FOR A REFERENDUM IN THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE 1992 GENERAL ELECTION TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT FAVOR GRANTING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DISTRICT THE AUTHORITY TO LEVY WITHOUT LIMITATION THAT TAX MILLAGE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE RESULTS OF THIS REFERENDUM ARE FAVORABLE, THE BOARD IS GRANTED SUCH AUTHORITY ON JANUARY 1, 1993, AND ON THIS DATE SECTIONS 1, 2, 3, AND 4 OF ACT 251 OF 1991, RELATING TO THE MILLAGE WHICH MAY BE LEVIED FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, ARE REPEALED.

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

SECTION 1. A referendum in the Greenville County School District must be conducted at the same time as the 1992 general election with the following question submitted to the qualified electors of the district:

"Do you favor granting to the Board of Trustees of the Greenville County School District the authority to levy without limitation that tax millage necessary to provide for the general operations of the school district?

Yes []

No []

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `No'."

The county commissioners of election of the respective counties of the school district shall conduct and supervise this referendum in the manner governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandi. The commissioners shall prepare the necessary ballots, appoint managers for the voting precincts, and do all things necessary to carry out the referendum, including the counting of ballots and declaring the results. The commissioners shall advertise the date of the referendum ninety days preceding it in a newspaper of general circulation in the district and shall publish a second notice thirty days before the referendum. The costs of the referendum must be borne by the school district.

SECTION 2. If the results of the referendum conducted at the 1992 general election are in support of granting the Board of Trustees of the Greenville County School District the authority to levy without limitation that tax millage necessary to provide for the general operations of the school district, on January 1, 1993, the board is granted such authority and on this date Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Act 251 of 1991 are repealed.

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