S*1160(Rat #0230, Act #0273 of 2018)  General Bill, By Campsen, Kimpson, 
Goldfinch, Campbell, Bennett, Grooms, M.B. Matthews and Senn
 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 340 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
 OF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS OF
 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR BOARD MEMBERS IN AN
 AMOUNT UP TO EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS PER MONTH, AND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER
 MONTH FOR THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRMAN, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ANY
 COMPENSATION AMOUNT ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST NOT TAKE EFFECT
 UNTIL AFTER THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED ELECTION FOR BOARD MEMBERS. -
 ratified title

   04/10/18  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local &
                     uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 5)
   04/18/18  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 22)
   04/19/18  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 12)
   04/24/18  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 4)
   04/24/18  House  Referred to Charleston Delegation
                     (House Journal-page 4)
   04/26/18  House  Recalled from Charleston Delegation
                     (House Journal-page 27)
   05/01/18  House  Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-2-18
                     (House Journal-page 23)
   05/02/18  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 6)
   05/02/18  House  Roll call Yeas-50  Nays-21 (House Journal-page 6)
   05/03/18  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 4)
   05/14/18         Ratified R 230
   05/19/18         Vetoed by Governor
   06/28/18  House  Veto overridden Yeas-70  Nays-15
                     (House Journal-page 40)
   06/28/18  Senate Veto overridden Ayes-37  Nays-0
                     (Senate Journal-page 54)
   07/05/18         Effective date See Act
   10/16/18         Act No. 273

(A273, R230, S1160)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 340 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR BOARD MEMBERS IN AN AMOUNT UP TO EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS PER MONTH, AND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRMAN, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ANY COMPENSATION AMOUNT ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL AFTER THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED ELECTION FOR BOARD MEMBERS.

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

Trustee compensation

SECTION    1.    Subsection (a) of Section 3 of Act 340 of 1967, as last amended by Act 581 of 1984, 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 must be held in the office of the superintendent of education for the School District of Charleston County. The board of trustees is authorized to establish compensation in an amount not to exceed eight hundred dollars per month for board members, and not to exceed nine hundred dollars per month for the board chairman. Any compensation amount established by the board of trustees must not take effect until after the next regularly scheduled election for board members. A majority of the board members shall constitute the action of the board. A 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 takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 14th day of May, 2018.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 6/19/18.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 6/28/18.

Veto overridden by House -- 6/28/18.