H*4277(Rat #0700, Act #0799 of 1988)  General Bill, By Hayes, S.R. Foster, 
Kirsh, J.H. Nesbitt and P.E. Short

Similar(S 1527)
 A Bill to amend Act 825 of 1978, relating to Clover School District 2 in York
 County, so as to provide that the Board of Trustees may not levy taxes which
 would increase by more than four mills in any year that millage levied for the
 preceding year without the approval of the qualified electors of district
 voting in a referendum, and to provide when a referendum must be conducted if
 an increase in excess of the four mill limitation imposed by law is
 requested.-amended title

   05/17/88  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-3807
   05/17/88  House  Referred to delegation from York HJ-3807
   05/19/88  House  Delegation report: Favorable with amendment York
                     HJ-3884
   05/19/88  House  Amended HJ-3884
   05/19/88  House  Read second time HJ-3884
   05/19/88  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-3885
   05/20/88  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-3877
   05/24/88  Senate  Intd. & placed on loc. & uncontested cal. w/o
                     referenc SJ-15
   05/25/88  Senate Amended SJ-43
   05/25/88  Senate Read second time SJ-43
   05/26/88  Senate  Read third time SJ-61
   05/26/88  Senate Returned SJ-61
   05/26/88  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-4107
   05/31/88         Ratified R 700
   06/01/88         Signed By Governor
   06/01/88         Effective date 06/01/88
   06/01/88         Act No. 799
   06/17/88         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 825 OF 1978, RELATING TO CLOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 IN YORK COUNTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY NOT LEVY TAXES WHICH WOULD INCREASE BY MORE THAN FOUR MILLS IN ANY YEAR THAT MILLAGE LEVIED FOR THE PRECEDING YEAR WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT VOTING IN A REFERENDUM, AND TO PROVIDE WHEN A REFERENDUM MUST BE CONDUCTED IF AN INCREASE IN EXCESS OF THE FOUR-MILL LIMITATION IMPOSED BY LAW IS REQUESTED.

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

Power to levy taxes

SECTION 1. Section 6 of Act 825 of 1978 is amended to read:

"Section 6. The board of trustees has the power to levy taxes for school purposes and shall annually notify the county auditor shall levy and the treasurer shall collect a tax upon all taxable property within the school district sufficient to pay the amount required. However, the levy authorized in this section may not be increased more than four mills in any year over that levied for the preceding year without the approval of the qualified electors of the district voting in a referendum. The referendum must be given by publication in a newspaper in the district at least once a week for two consecutive weeks prior to the referendum. The notice must give the date of the referendum and the question to be voted upon. If the levy is within the limits authorized, the county auditor shall levy and the treasurer shall collect the millage specified. Any referendum conducted under the provisions of this section must be held not later than second Tuesday in November."

Where any referenda must be conducted

SECTION 2. Any referenda conducted in which the electors in any school district in York County are asked to approve an increase in millage in excess of the four-mill limitation imposed by law must be conducted no later than the second Tuesday in November.

Time effective

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