H*4583 Session 109 (1991-1992)
H*4583(Rat #0351, Act #0611 of 1992) General Bill, By Jennings and
D.M. Beasley
A Bill to amend Act 256 of 1981, as amended, relating to the school district
of Marlboro County, so as to change the Marlboro County Board of Education
from seven to nine members, to provide that all members must be elected in
1992 except those whose terms do not expire in 1992, to change the
single-member districts from six districts to eight districts which correspond
to the election districts for the election of members to the county council of
Marlboro County, and to provide per diem of thirty-five dollars a meeting.
03/19/92 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference HJ-8
03/19/92 House Unanimous consent for second reading on next
legislative day HJ-10
03/20/92 House Read second time HJ-1
03/24/92 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-17
03/25/92 Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
reference
03/26/92 Senate Read second time SJ-23
03/26/92 Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
legislative day SJ-23
03/27/92 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-1
04/02/92 Ratified R 351
04/08/92 Signed By Governor
04/08/92 Effective date 04/08/92
04/08/92 Act No. 611
04/24/92 Copies available
(R351, H4583)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 256 OF 1981, AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MARLBORO COUNTY,
SO AS TO CHANGE THE MARLBORO COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION FROM SEVEN TO NINE MEMBERS, TO PROVIDE
THAT ALL MEMBERS MUST BE ELECTED IN 1992 EXCEPT
THOSE WHOSE TERMS DO NOT EXPIRE IN 1992, TO CHANGE
THE SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS FROM SIX DISTRICTS TO
EIGHT DISTRICTS WHICH CORRESPOND TO THE ELECTION
DISTRICTS FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE COUNTY
COUNCIL OF MARLBORO COUNTY, AND TO PROVIDE PER DIEM
OF THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS A MEETING.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Marlboro County School Board members
SECTION 1. Section 3 of Act 256 of 1981 is amended to read:
"Section 3. The governing body of the School District of
Marlboro County is a board known as the Marlboro County Board of
Education. The board consists of nine members who, beginning with the
1992 election, must be elected in the manner specified in this act. The
members of the Marlboro County Board of Education serving in office on
the effective date of this act shall continue to serve until their terms expire,
at which time the members of the board elected in the manner specified by
this act shall take office. All members of the board must be elected in the
1992 election except those members of the board currently serving whose
terms do not expire in 1992 shall continue to serve and shall represent the
districts in which they reside until their terms expire."
Board members, elections, terms, vacancies
SECTION 2. Section 4 of Act 256 of 1981 is amended to read:
"Section 4. The members of the Marlboro County Board of
Education must be elected in a nonpartisan election to be held at the same
time as the general election for terms of office of four years each.
Successors to members must be elected in a nonpartisan election to be
held at the same time as the general election. Members of the board shall
serve until their successors are elected and qualify. Members shall take
office on the first day of January following their election. In any election,
the candidate receiving the highest number of votes is elected to the
board.
A vacancy occurring for a reason other than expiration of a term must
be filled by election of the board by majority vote until the next scheduled
election at which time a successor must be elected for the remainder of the
unexpired term or for a full term as the case may be."
Single-member election districts
SECTION 3. Section 5 of Act 256 of 1981 is amended to read:
"Section 5. For the purpose of electing members of the
Marlboro County Board of Education beginning in 1992, the School
District of Marlboro County is divided into eight single-member election
districts
corresponding with the eight single-member election districts for the
election of members to the county council of Marlboro County."
Residency requirements
SECTION 4. Section 6 of Act 256 of 1981, as last amended by Act 556
of 1982, is further amended to read:
"Section 6. One member of the Marlboro County Board of
Education must be elected from each of the eight single-member election
districts as provided for in Section 5 of this act and in addition the
chairman is the ninth member of the board and must be elected from the
school district at large by the qualified electors of the school district. The
office of chairman is a separate office and a person desiring to run for
chairman specifically shall file and run for the office. The member of the
board elected from each single-member election district must be a
resident of that district and must be elected by the qualified electors of that
district. A person desiring to qualify as a candidate and be elected to the
board from a specific district or as chairman shall file written notice of
candidacy with the county election commission at least thirty days before
the date set for the election but not earlier than sixty days before the
election. This notice of candidacy must be a sworn statement and must
include the candidate's name, age, voting precinct, single-member election
district in which the candidate resides, period of residence in the election
district and other information the county election commission
requires.
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 mutandis. The commissioners shall prepare the
necessary ballots, appoint managers for the voting precincts, and do all
things necessary to carry out the elections, including counting ballots and
declaring the results. The commissioners shall advertise the date of an
election sixty days before the election in a newspaper of general
circulation published in Marlboro County and shall publish a second
notice two weeks after the first notice. The cost of the election must be
borne by Marlboro County.
The results of the election must be determined in accordance with the
nonpartisan plurality method prescribed by Section 5-15-61 of the 1976
Code."
Board meetings and officers
SECTION 5. Section 7 of Act 256 of 1981, as last amended by Act 556
of 1982, is further amended to read:
"Section 7. The board shall hold regular monthly meetings upon
the call of the chairman and shall hold special meetings at other times as
may be necessary, also upon call of the chairman, or upon the call of three
members. The board shall elect a vice-chairman, a secretary, and other
officers as it considers necessary, who 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 of
thirty-five dollars for each meeting of the board. In addition, the chairman
shall receive additional compensation of one hundred fifty dollars a
month."
Time effective
SECTION 6. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
In the Senate House April 2, 1992.
Nick A. Theodore,
President of the Senate
Robert J. Sheheen,
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Approved the 8th day of April, 1992.
Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.,
Governor
Printer's Date -- April 15, 1992 -- L.
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