H*3967(Rat #0250, Act #0251 of 1991)  General Bill, By Wilkins
 A Bill to provide that, beginning in 1992, the Board of Trustees of the
 Greenville County School District may increase the tax millage levied for the
 operation of the district by not more than two mills in any one year and by
 not more than a total of three mills in any two-year period; to provide that
 when the district under the Education Finance Act is considered to be
 providing one hundred percent of the local effort required, no millage
 increases may thereafter be imposed while such circumstances exist; to provide
 that for any tax millage to be levied above the limits contained in this Act,
 the qualified electors of the district must approve the excess in a referendum
 called by the Board and to provide for the referendum, including its costs; to
 authorize the Board to levy for the general operation of the district in any
 year a tax millage not exceeding eighty-nine mills and provide that this limit
 does not apply to increases approved by the Board pursuant to other provisions
 of this Act; and to require that an independent auditor periodically conduct
 fiscal and management audits of the district at the district's expense and to
 require that a copy of the audit be forwarded to the Greenville County
 legislative delegation.-amended title

   05/01/91  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-9
   05/09/91  House  Amended HJ-56
   05/09/91  House  Read second time HJ-67
   05/14/91  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-8
   05/15/91  Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference SJ-11
   05/22/91  Senate Amended SJ-30
   05/22/91  Senate Read second time SJ-30
   05/22/91  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-31
   05/23/91  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-10
   05/27/91  House  Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-9
   06/05/91  Senate Senate insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Sens. Mitchell, Bryan,
                     Stilwell SJ-5
   06/05/91  House  Conference committee appointed Jaskwhich, Manly &
                     Fair HJ-36
   06/06/91  House  Conference report received and adopted HJ-73
   06/06/91  Senate Conference report received and adopted SJ-45
   06/06/91  House  Ordered enrolled for ratification HJ-87
   09/23/91         Ratified R 250
   09/25/91         Signed By Governor
   09/25/91         Effective date 09/25/91
   09/25/91         Act No. 251
   10/03/91         Copies available

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT, BEGINNING IN 1992, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY INCREASE THE TAX MILLAGE LEVIED FOR THE OPERATION OF THE DISTRICT BY NOT MORE THAN TWO MILLS IN ANY ONE YEAR AND BY NOT MORE THAN A TOTAL OF THREE MILLS IN ANY TWO-YEAR PERIOD; TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THE DISTRICT UNDER THE EDUCATION FINANCE ACT IS CONSIDERED TO BE PROVIDING ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE LOCAL EFFORT REQUIRED, NO MILLAGE INCREASES MAY THEREAFTER BE IMPOSED WHILE SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST; TO PROVIDE THAT FOR ANY TAX MILLAGE TO BE LEVIED ABOVE THE LIMITS CONTAINED IN THIS ACT, THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT MUST APPROVE THE EXCESS IN A REFERENDUM CALLED BY THE BOARD AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFERENDUM, INCLUDING ITS COSTS; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO LEVY FOR THE GENERAL OPERATION OF THE DISTRICT IN ANY YEAR A TAX MILLAGE NOT EXCEEDING EIGHTY-NINE MILLS AND PROVIDE THAT THIS LIMIT DOES NOT APPLY TO INCREASES APPROVED BY THE BOARD PURSUANT TO OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND TO REQUIRE THAT AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR PERIODICALLY CONDUCT FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT AUDITS OF THE DISTRICT AT THE DISTRICT'S EXPENSE AND TO REQUIRE THAT A COPY OF THE AUDIT BE FORWARDED TO THE GREENVILLE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION.

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

Tax millage, increase

SECTION 1. Beginning in 1992, the Board of Trustees of the Greenville County School District is authorized to increase the tax millage levied for the operation of the district by not more than two mills in any one year and by not more than a total of three mills in any two-year period.

No millage increases under certain conditions

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding the above provisions of this act, when the Greenville County School District under the Education Finance Act is considered to be providing one hundred percent of the local effort required, no millage increases may thereafter be imposed while such circumstances exist.

Additional millage increases; referendum

SECTION 3. For any tax millage to be levied above the limits contained in this act, the qualified electors of the district must approve such excess in a referendum called for this purpose by the board. Notice of the referendum must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district at least sixty days before the referendum and again at least thirty days before the referendum. The board shall frame the question for the referendum and the costs of the referendum must be borne by the district.

Normal tax millage

SECTION 4. The Board of Trustees of the Greenville County School District may levy for the general operation of the school district in any year a tax millage not exceeding eighty-nine mills. This limit does not apply to increases approved by the school board pursuant to Section 1 of this act.

Fiscal and management audits

SECTION 5. An independent auditor who reports directly to the board must periodically conduct fiscal and management audits of the district at the district's expense and a copy of the audit must be forwarded to the Greenville County Legislative Delegation.

Time effective

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