S*286 Session 108 (1989-1990)
S*0286(Rat #0024, Act #0281 of 1989) General Bill, By M.T. Rose and Matthews
A Bill to amend Act 535 of 1982, as amended, relating to the requirement that
members of the Board of Trustees of Summerville School District No. 2 of
Dorchester County must be elected rather than appointed and the manner in
which these trustees must be elected, so as to delete the limitation on any
trustee serving more than two successive four-year terms and provide for the
nomination of candidates to the Board by petition instead of statement of
candidacy.-amended title
02/01/89 Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
reference SJ-2
02/08/89 Senate Read second time SJ-17
02/09/89 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-22
02/14/89 House Introduced and read first time HJ-23
02/14/89 House Referred to delegation from Dorchester HJ-23
02/16/89 House Delegation report: Favorable with amendment
Dorchester HJ-11
02/21/89 House Amended HJ-13
02/21/89 House Read second time HJ-15
02/22/89 House Read third time and returned to Senate with
amendments HJ-20
02/23/89 Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-8
03/07/89 Ratified R 24
03/12/89 Signed By Governor
03/12/89 Effective date 03/12/89
03/12/89 Act No. 281
03/15/89 Copies available
(A281, R24, S286)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 535 OF 1982, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SUMMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 OF
DORCHESTER COUNTY MUST BE ELECTED RATHER THAN APPOINTED AND THE MANNER IN WHICH
THESE TRUSTEES MUST BE ELECTED, SO AS TO DELETE THE LIMITATION ON ANY TRUSTEE
SERVING MORE THAN TWO SUCCESSIVE FOUR-YEAR TERMS AND PROVIDE FOR THE NOMINATION
OF CANDIDATES TO THE BOARD BY PETITION INSTEAD OF STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Election of board
SECTION 1. Section 2(b) of Act 535 of 1982, as last amended by Act 536 of 1986,
is further amended to read:
"(b) Beginning January 1, 1983, the board of trustees of Summerville
School District No. 2 shall consist of seven members who must be residents of the
district they represent and who must be elected at large by the qualified
electors of that district. Members of the board must be elected in a nonpartisan
election conducted by the county election commission at the time of the 1982
general election. The seven candidates receiving the highest number of votes are
elected. The four elected members of the board receiving the highest vote shall
serve terms of four years and the three elected members receiving the next
highest vote serve initial terms of two years each. Thereafter, their successors
must be elected in nonpartisan elections held at the time of the general election
every two years, as terms expire, for terms of four years. All members of the
board shall serve until their successors are elected and qualify. Vacancies on
the board must be filled by appointment of the county legislative delegation
until the next general election at which time a successor must be elected in the
same manner provided in this act for the unexpired term or for a full term as the
case may be. Any person who wishes to become a candidate for election to the
board shall file a petition containing the signatures of at least two hundred
fifty qualified electors residing in the district with the Dorchester County
Election Commission at least sixty days before the date set for the election but
not earlier than ninety days prior to the election. Except for the number of
signatures required, the petition must meet the requirements of Article 1,
Chapter 11, Title 7. When certified, the commission shall place the name of the
candidate on the ballot without regard to party affiliation.
A separate, nonpartisan ballot must be used for the election of the board. It
shall comply substantially with the provisions of Article 3, Chapter 13, Title
7 of the 1976 Code, mutatis mutandi. The expenses of the election must be borne
by the district."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. |