H 3186 Session 112 (1997-1998)
H 3186 General Bill, By Scott
A BILL TO AMEND ACT 280 OF 1979, RELATING TO THE TAX LEVY FOR RICHLAND AND
LEXINGTON COUNTY SCHOOLS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EFFECTIVE WITH THE FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING JULY 1, 1997, A SCHOOL TAX FOR GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES FOR
RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1 MUST BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE DISTRICT.
01/08/97 House Prefiled
01/08/97 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
01/14/97 House Introduced and read first time HJ-74
01/14/97 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-74
A BILL
TO AMEND ACT 280 OF 1979, RELATING TO THE TAX LEVY
FOR RICHLAND AND LEXINGTON COUNTY SCHOOLS, SO
AS TO PROVIDE THAT EFFECTIVE WITH THE FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING JULY 1, 1997, A SCHOOL TAX FOR GENERAL
OPERATING PURPOSES FOR RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL
DISTRICT 1 MUST BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE DISTRICT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of Act 280 of 1979 is amended to read:
"Section 2. Notwithstanding any other
another provision of law, no uniform countywide tax levy
for school purposes for Richland County shall be levied after the tax
year 1978. Instead, the school tax levy for Richland-Lexington
School District 5 shall must be determined by the
board of trustees thereof of the district and the school
tax levy for Richland County School Districts 1 and
District 2 shall must be determined by the
Richland County Council based on the requirements of the South
Carolina Education Finance Act of 1977 and based on any
other additional funding deemed considered
necessary by the board or county council. Effective with the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and thereafter, the school tax levy
for general operating purposes for Richland County School District
1 must be determined by the board of trustees of the
district."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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