H*4945(Rat #0284, Act #0316 of 2010)  General Bill, By M.A. Pitts, Duncan and 
Willis
 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 779 OF 1988, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS 55 AND 56, SO AS TO REVISE AND REDEFINE THE SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS
 FROM WHICH TRUSTEES ARE ELECTED, TO REDESIGNATE MAP NUMBERS ON WHICH THESE
 DISTRICTS ARE DELINEATED, TO AUTHORIZE A NONRESIDENT STUDENT ATTENDING A
 SCHOOL IN EITHER SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CHOOSE TO ATTEND THE SCHOOL HE IS
 ATTENDING OR ANOTHER SCHOOL IN EITHER SCHOOL DISTRICT UNTIL HIS SECONDARY
 EDUCATION IS COMPLETED, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS
 AFFECTED BY CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT. - ratified title

   05/06/10  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-16
   05/11/10  House  Read second time HJ-13
   05/12/10  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-20
   05/12/10  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local &
                     uncontested calendar SJ-7
   05/13/10  Senate Amended SJ-25
   05/13/10  Senate Read second time SJ-25
   05/25/10  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-25
   05/26/10  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-52
   05/26/10  House  Roll call Yeas-4  Nays-0 HJ-52
   06/01/10         Ratified R 284
   06/07/10         Signed By Governor
   06/16/10         Effective date 06/07/10
   09/09/10         Act No. 316

(A316, R284, H4945)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 779 OF 1988, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS 55 AND 56, SO AS TO REVISE AND REDEFINE THE SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS FROM WHICH TRUSTEES ARE ELECTED, TO REDESIGNATE MAP NUMBERS ON WHICH THESE DISTRICTS ARE DELINEATED, TO AUTHORIZE A NONRESIDENT STUDENT ATTENDING A SCHOOL IN EITHER SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CHOOSE TO ATTEND THE SCHOOL HE IS ATTENDING OR ANOTHER SCHOOL IN EITHER SCHOOL DISTRICT UNTIL HIS SECONDARY EDUCATION IS COMPLETED, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS AFFECTED BY CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.

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

Boundaries redefined, District 55

SECTION    1.    Section 1B of Act 779 of 1988, as added by Act 447 of 2002, is amended to read:

"Section    1B. (A) One member of the Board of Trustees of School District 55 of Laurens County must reside in and be elected from each of the seven defined single-member election districts by the electors within each election district as delineated in subsection (B) of this section.

(B)    Beginning after the primary election conducted in 2010, the seven defined single-member election districts, from which each member of the Board of Trustees of Laurens County School District 55 must be elected by the qualified electors of that district, as revised by the change to the boundary line defining Laurens County School District 55 where it is contiguous with Laurens County School District 56, are as shown on the official map designated as S-59-55-10 prepared by and on file with the Office of Research and Statistics of the State Budget and Control Board. The Office of Research and Statistics of the State Budget and Control Board must provide a certified copy of the map to the school district and the Laurens County Registration and Election Commission. The official map must not be changed except by an act of the General Assembly or by a court of competent jurisdiction."

Boundaries redefined, District 56

SECTION    2.    Section 2B of Act 779 of 1988, as added by Act 447 of 2002, is amended to read:

"Section    2B. (A) One member of the Board of Trustees of School District 56 of Laurens County must reside in and be elected from each of the seven defined single-member election districts by the electors within each election district as delineated in subsection (B) of this section.

(B)    Beginning after the primary election conducted in 2010, the seven defined single-member election districts, from which each member of the Board of Trustees of Laurens County School District 56 must be elected by the qualified electors of that district, as revised by the change to the boundary line defining Laurens County School District 56 where it is contiguous with Laurens County School District 55, are as shown on the official map designated as S-59-56-10 prepared by and on file with the Office of Research and Statistics of the State Budget and Control Board. The Office of Research and Statistics of the State Budget and Control Board must provide a certified copy of the map to the school district and the Laurens County Registration and Election Commission. The official map must not be changed except by an act of the General Assembly or by a court of competent jurisdiction."

Maps

SECTION    3.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, the maps referenced in this act only alter the boundary between Laurens County School Districts 55 and 56, and do not alter the boundaries of other school districts contiguous with Laurens County School Districts 55 and 56.

Attendance

SECTION    4.    A nonresident student attending a school in either Laurens County School District 55 or 56 on the effective date of this act may choose to attend the school he is attending or another school in either school district as assigned by the district in which he is enrolled until his secondary education is completed.

Transportation costs

SECTION 5.    Transportation costs for the transporting of students, affected by the provisions of SECTION 4 of this act, from or to either Laurens County School District 55 or 56 to schools in either Laurens County School District 55 or 56 is not the responsibility of and shall not be borne by either Laurens County School District 55 or 56. These transportation costs shall continue to be the responsibility of the State Department of Education.

Time effective

SECTION    6.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 1st day of June, 2010.

Approved the 7th day of June, 2010.