H*2371(Rat #0161, Act #0256 of 1985)  General Bill, By T.A. Brett, M.J. Cooper and 
C.H. Rice
 A Bill to amend Act 389 of 1955, as amended, relating to the Piedmont Sewer,
 Light and Fire District of Anderson and Greenville Counties, so as to
 authorize the District to establish and operate a system of police protection
 within the District upon the approval of the qualified electors in a
 referendum.-amended title

   02/07/85  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-614
   02/13/85  House  Read second time HJ-693
   02/14/85  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-805
   02/19/85  Senate  Intd. & placed on loc. & uncontested cal. w/o
                     referenc SJ-587
   02/26/85  Senate  Ref. to Sens. from Anderson & Greenville
                     Delegations SJ-658
   03/21/85  Senate Recalled from delegation s SJ-979
   03/21/85  Senate Amended SJ-979
   03/21/85  Senate Read second time SJ-980
   03/21/85  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-980
   04/04/85  Senate  Read third time SJ-1338
   04/04/85  Senate Returned SJ-1338
   04/04/85  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-2119
   04/08/85  House  Recalled from Legislative Council HJ-2137
   04/08/85  House   Reconsider vote whereby concurred in amendments
                     HJ-2147
   04/08/85  House  Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-2147
   04/11/85  Senate Senate insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Sens. Powell, Bryan, and
                     Mitchell SJ-1459
   04/12/85  House  Conference committee appointed Rice, Cooper &
                     Brett HJ-3406
   05/15/85  House  Conference report received HJ-3206
   05/15/85  House  Conference report adopted HJ-3208
   05/15/85  Senate Conference report received SJ-2070
   05/15/85  Senate Conference report adopted SJ-2072
   05/15/85  Senate Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-2072
   05/21/85         Ratified R 161
   05/24/85         Signed By Governor
   05/24/85         Effective date 05/24/85
   05/24/85         Act No. 256
   06/11/85         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 389 OF 1955, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE PIEDMONT SEWER, LIGHT AND FIRE DISTRICT OF ANDERSON AND GREENVILLE COUNTIES, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DISTRICT TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A SYSTEM OF POLICE PROTECTION WITHIN THE DISTRICT UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN A REFERENDUM.

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

District authorized to establish and operate police protection

SECTION 1. Section 3 of Act 389 of 1955, as last amended by Act 53 of 1983, is further amended by adding the following new item appropriately numbered which shall read:

"( ) Upon the approval of the qualified electors of the district in a referendum to be conducted at the same time as the 1986 general election, to establish and operate a system of police protection within the district and to employ a police officer for the district who will be known as the district public safety

officer. The governing commission of the district shall prescribe the public safety officer's duties and shall cause this officer to be trained in police work and also cross-trained in fire service work. In the district's fiscal year when the provisions of this item are first implemented, all funding therefor must come from available or surplus funds of the district or from grants, donations or other similar sources.

The commissioners of election for Greenville and Anderson Counties shall conduct and supervise the referendum in the manner governed by the election laws of this State mutatis mutandi. The commissioners shall have printed a sufficient number of ballots which have the following words thereon:

'Do you favor granting to the governing commission of the Piedmont Sewer, Light and Fire District the authority to establish a system of police protection for the district through the employment of a public safety officer the cost of which system during the first fiscal year of implementation must be paid from available or surplus funds of the district or from grants, donations or other similar sources?

Yes / /

No / /

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the words "Yes" and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word "No".'

The commissioners of election shall appoint managers for the voting precincts and do all things necessary to carry out the referendum, including the counting of ballots and declaring the results thereof. The commissioners shall advertise the date of the referendum sixty days preceding it in a newspaper of general circulation in the district and shall publish a second notice thirty days before the referendum. The costs of the election must be borne by the district."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.