H*3129(Rat #0237, Act #0253 of 1987)  General Bill, By H.H. Keyserling, 
W.N. Cork and J.M. White
 A Bill to revise the manner in which members of the Beaufort County Board of
 Education must be elected beginning in 1988, including the establishment of
 single-member election districts from which certain members of the Board must
 be elected, and to provide for the terms of these members so elected, and to
 provide that in the event members of the governing body of Beaufort County are
 elected from nine single-member election districts, members of the county
 board of education must also be elected from the same nine districts.-amended
 title

   05/07/87  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-2574
   05/07/87  House  Unanimous consent for second reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-2575
   05/08/87  House  Read second time HJ-2593
   05/12/87  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2622
   05/14/87  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-1845
   05/14/87  Senate Referred to delegation from Beaufort SJ-1845
   05/27/87  Senate Recalled from delegation Beaufort SJ-2387
   05/27/87  Senate Read second time SJ-2387
   05/27/87  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-2387
   06/02/87  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-2535
   06/04/87         Ratified R 237
   06/08/87         Signed By Governor
   06/08/87         Effective date 06/08/87
   06/08/87         Act No. 253
   06/16/87         Copies available

AN ACT TO REVISE THE MANNER IN WHICH MEMBERS OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MUST BE ELECTED BEGINNING IN 1988, INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MUST BE ELECTED, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE TERMS OF THESE MEMBERS SO ELECTED, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE EVENT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF BEAUFORT COUNTY ARE ELECTED FROM NINE SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS, MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MUST ALSO BE ELECTED FROM THE SAME NINE DISTRICTS.

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

Election of certain members of Beaufort County Board of Education

SECTION 1. Beginning with the 1988 election, one member of the Beaufort County Board of Education must reside in and be elected from each of the following defined single-member election districts by the qualified electors of each district:

District and Population of Variance

Composition District

Beaufort District 1

BNA 9901, BG 1, 800

(less blks. 119-121) (114)

BNA 9901, BG 2 595

BNA 9901, BG 3 397

BNA 9901, BG 4 301

BNA 9901, BG 5 602

BNA 9901, BG 6 344

BNA 9901, BG 7 388

BNA 9902, BG 1 838

(less blks. 101-102) (248)

BNA 9902, BG 2 1,376

BNA 9902, BG 3 1,559

BNA 9902, BG 4 1,415

Town of Port Royal 2,969

11,222 +3.01%

Beaufort District 2

BNA 9901, BG 1,

Blks. 119-121 114

BNA 9902, BG 1,

Blks. 101-102 248

ED 509 82

ED 521 919

ED 506 2,631

ED 510 211

ED 511 405

ED 519 -0-

ED 528 1,879

ED 529 -0-

ED 503M 2,165

ED 504 619

ED 505 988

ED 524 116

10,377 -4.75%

Beaufort District 3

ED 512 2,475

ED 516B -0-

M ED 517 PT. 4,602

M ED 518 PT. 403

Town of Bluffton 541

ED 544A 2,501

ED 543 533

11,055 +1.48%

Hilton Head District 4

H. H. Precinct 1

(ED 540) 1,694

H. H. Precinct 2

(ED 539T) 1,205

(ED 539U) 1,936

(ED 540B) 9

(ED 540C) 7

H. H. Precinct 3

(ED 538) 2,497

H. H. Precinct 4

(ED 537) 2,367

H. H. Precinct 5

(ED 536) 1,629

Daufuskie (ED 544B) 59

11,403 +4.67%

St. Helena District 5

Lady's Island

Precinct 1-A:

BNA 9901p, Block

Group 1p 1

ED 530 2,315

Lady's Island

Precinct 1-B:

ED 531 805

Unallocated 8

BNA 9902p,

Block Group 5 -0-

St. Helena

Precinct 1-A:

ED 532 940

ED 533 213

St. Helena

Precinct 1-B:

ED 535 1,435

St. Helena

Precinct 2:

ED 534 2,426

Parris Island, PT.

ED 517-518 PT:

Building 330B 169

Officers Quarters 159

D. I. School 50

Ribaut Village 121

WRTC 665

Building 913 13

Building 289 23

2nd Recruit BTN 1,547

10,890 -0.04%

Sheldon District 6

Sheldon Precinct:

ED 500 275

ED 501 1,612

Seabrook Precinct:

ED 507 4,377

ED 508 163

ED 520 2,865

Dale-Lobeco

Precinct:

ED 502 1,107

Unallocated 18

10,417 -4.38%

At-large election of members

SECTION 2. In addition to the six members of the Beaufort County Board of Education elected in 1988 from the defined single-member election districts established in Section 1, three members of the board must be elected from the county at large. The present members of the board shall continue to serve until the members of the board elected in 1988 take office as provided by law.

Terms

SECTION 3. The members of the board must be elected for terms of four years each and until their successors are elected or appointed and qualify, provided that the members of the board elected in 1988 from Beaufort District 2, Hilton Head District 4, St. Helena District 5, and one member elected at-large must be elected for terms of two years each. The initial terms of the at-large members elected in 1988 must be determined by lot at the first meeting of the members of the board following their election in 1988. After the 1988 election, all members of the board must be elected for terms of four years each. Vacancies occurring on the board for any reason must be filled in the manner provided by law.

Revision of method of election

SECTION 4. In the event that the members of the governing body of Beaufort County are elected from nine defined single-member election districts, a member of the Beaufort County Board of Education must also be elected from each of these nine districts beginning with the next election following the establishment of these nine single-member election districts.

Governing law

SECTION 5. The provisions of law relating to the filing of candidacy, conduct of election, and method of election of members of the board continue to be the same as is now provided by law. The provisions of this act do not affect any other provision of law relating to the

election of members of the Board of Education of Beaufort County not inconsistent with the provisions of this act.

Time effective

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

Approved the 8th day of June, 1987.