H*3842(Rat #0103, Act #0217)  General Bill, By Stuart, Koon, Riser, Spearman and 
C.L. Sturkie
 A Bill to provide that of the members of the Board of Trustees of Lexington
 County School District 1 elected in 1994, one must be a resident of the Pelion
 school attendance area and another must be a resident of the Gilbert school
 attendance area, to require their successors to also be residents of these
 school attendance areas, and to authorize the entity charged with conducting
 these trustee elections to require that proof of residency in these attendance
 areas as it considers necessary.

   04/01/93  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-22
   04/06/93  House  Read second time HJ-14
   04/07/93  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-17
   04/07/93  Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference SJ-15
   04/27/93  Senate Read second time SJ-60
   04/27/93  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-60
   04/29/93  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-1
   05/11/93         Ratified R 103
   05/13/93         Signed By Governor
   05/13/93         Effective date 05/13/93
   05/24/93         Copies available

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LEXINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1 ELECTED IN 1994, ONE MUST BE A RESIDENT OF THE PELION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREA AND ANOTHER MUST BE A RESIDENT OF THE GILBERT SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREA, TO REQUIRE THEIR SUCCESSORS TO ALSO BE RESIDENTS OF THESE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE ENTITY CHARGED WITH CONDUCTING THESE TRUSTEE ELECTIONS TO REQUIRE THAT PROOF OF RESIDENCY IN THESE ATTENDANCE AREAS AS IT CONSIDERS NECESSARY.

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

Areas from which certain members elected

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the members of the board of trustees of Lexington County School District 1 elected in 1994, one must be a resident of the Pelion school attendance area and another must be a resident of the Gilbert school attendance area. The members of the board elected in 1994 who are residents of these attendance areas must nevertheless be elected by the qualified electors of the district in the same manner other members are elected and shall serve the terms provided by law for trustees of the district. Successors to these members must also be residents of the applicable school attendance areas.

The entity charged with conducting trustee elections for Lexington County School District 1 shall require that proof of residency in these attendance areas as it considers necessary regarding those persons who file for election to these trustee positions.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 13th day of May, 1993.