S 1198 Session 110 (1993-1994)
S 1198 General Bill, By M.T. Rose
A Bill to amend Act 535 of 1982, as amended, relating to the Board of Trustees
of Summerville School District No. 2 of Dorchester County, so as to delete
references to the County Legislative Delegation and provide that the County
Council will appoint members of the Board.
02/17/94 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-3
02/17/94 Senate Referred to delegation from Dorchester SJ-3
A BILL
TO AMEND ACT 535 OF 1982, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SUMMERVILLE SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. 2 OF DORCHESTER COUNTY, SO AS TO
DELETE REFERENCES TO THE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE
DELEGATION AND PROVIDE THAT THE COUNTY COUNCIL
WILL APPOINT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2(b) of Act 535 of 1982, as last amended
by Act 281 of 1989, 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 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 council 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 of the 1976 Code.
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."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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