H*3447 Session 104 (1981-1982)
H*3447(Rat #0301, Act #0556 of 1982) General Bill, By J.I. Rogers
A Bill to amend Act 256 of 1981, relating to the Marlboro County Board of
Education, so as to provide that the results of nonpartisan elections wherein
members of the Board are elected shall be determined in accordance with the
nonpartisan plurality method, to provide for a monthly per diem allowance for
members of the school board of trustees of each administrative area, to
further provide for the manner in which special meetings of the county board
may be called, and to provide for staggered terms for the members of the
county board elected in 1982.-at
01/21/82 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference HJ-308
01/26/82 House Amended HJ-355
01/26/82 House Read second time HJ-356
01/27/82 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-376
01/27/82 Senate Intd. & placed on loc. & uncontested cal. w/o
reference SJ-13
02/02/82 Senate Read second time SJ-7
02/11/82 Senate Amended SJ-11
02/11/82 Senate Read third time SJ-12
02/11/82 Senate Returned SJ-12
02/11/82 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-841
02/18/82 House Ratified R 301 HJ-956
02/19/82 Signed By Governor
02/19/82 Effective date 02/19/82
02/19/82 Act No. 556
03/09/82 Copies available
(A556, R301, H3447)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 256 OF 1981, RELATING TO THE MARLBORO COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE RESULTS OF NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS WHEREIN
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE ELECTED SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
NONPARTISAN PLURALITY METHOD, TO PROVIDE FOR A MONTHLY PER DIEM ALLOWANCE FOR
MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH ADMINISTRATIVE AREA, TO FURTHER
PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE COUNTY BOARD MAY BE
CALLED, AND TO PROVIDE FOR STAGGERED TERMS FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD
ELECTED IN 1982.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Election determined by nonpartisan plurality method
Section 1. Section 6 of Act 256 of 1981 is amended by adding at the end:
"The results of the election shall be determined in accordance with the
nonpartisan plurality method prescribed by Section 1 of Act 81 of 1977 and
designated as Section 5-15-61 of the 1976 Code in the 1980 Cumulative
Supplement." The section when amended shall read:
"Section 6. One member of the Marlboro County Board of Education shall be
elected from each of the six single-member election districts established in
Section 5 of this act and in addition the chairman shall be the seventh member
of the board and shall be elected from the School District at large by the
qualified electors of the School District. The office of chairman shall be a
separate office and any person desiring to run for chairman shall specifically
file and run for such office. Members of the board elected from each of the
single-member election districts shall be residents of that district and shall
be elected by the qualified electors of such districts. All persons desiring to
qualify as a candidate and be elected to the board from a specific district or
as chairman shall file written notice of such candidacy with the county election
commission at least thirty days before the date set for the election but not
earlier than sixty days prior to the election. This notice of candidacy shall be
a sworn statement and shall include the candidate's name, age, voting precinct,
single-member election district in which such candidate resides, period of
residence in such election district and such other information as the county
election commission shall require.
The county commissioners of election shall conduct and supervise all elections
for members of the board in the manner governed by the election laws of this
State mutatis mutandi. The commissioners shall prepare the necessary ballots,
appoint managers for the voting precincts and do all things necessary to carry
out such elections, including the counting of ballots and declaring the results
thereof. The commissioners shall advertise the date of such election sixty days
preceding the election in a newspaper of general circulation published in
Marlboro County and shall publish a second notice two weeks thereafter. The cost
of the election shall be borne by Marlboro County.
The results of the election shall be determined in accordance with the
nonpartisan plurality method prescribed by Section 1 of Act 81 of 1977 and
designated as Section 5-15-61 of the 1976 Code in the 1980 Cumulative
Supplement."
Terms--per diem
Section 2. Section 13 of Act 256 of 1981 is amended by adding at the end:
"The members of the board of trustees of each administrative area shall
receive a monthly per diem allowance of thirty-five dollars for all months in
which the board of which they are a member holds a meeting or meetings." The
section when amended shall read:
"Section 13. In each of the administrative areas of the School District,
there shall be a board of school trustees of five members. The members of the
board of school trustees from each administrative area shall be appointed by the
Governor upon the recommendation of the Marlboro County Board of Education for
terms of three years each and until their successors are appointed and qualify.
Any vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by
appointment in the same manner of original appointment.
The present members of the board of school trustees from each administrative
area who were appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Marlboro
County Legislative Delegation shall continue to serve until their present terms
expire at which time their successors shall be appointed in the manner specified
by this section.
The members of the board of trustees of each administrative area shall receive
a monthly per diem allowance of thirty-five dollars for all months in which the
board of which they are a member holds a meeting or meetings."
Meetings
Section 3. Section 7 of Act 256 of 1981 is amended by inserting after
"chairman" on line three "or upon the call of any three members
thereof". The section when amended shall read:
"Section 7. The board shall hold regular monthly meetings upon the call
of the chairman and shall hold special meetings at such other times as may be
necessary, also upon call of the chairman or Upon the call of any three members
thereof. The board shall elect a vice-chairman, a secretary and such other
officers as it deems necessary, which officers shall hold office for a term of
one year and until their successors are elected by the board. The board may
designate the county superintendent of education as assistant secretary of the
board. Members of the board shall receive a per diem allowance and a mileage
expense for each meeting of the board at the same rate that members of state
boards, commissions and committees receive. In addition, the chairman shall
receive additional compensation of one hundred fifty dollars per month."
Terms
Section 4. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of Act 256 of 1981, the
Marlboro County Board of Education having met on February 4, 1982, and having
determined the initial terms to be served by those six members of the board of
education to be elected from single-member election districts in the 1982 general
election, those initial terms hereby are declared:
District 1 ................... four years
District 2 ................... two years
District 3 ................... two years
District 4 ................... two years
District 5 ................... four years
District 6 ................... four years.
Time effective
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon the approval by the Governor. |