H 4800 {Rat #132} General Bill, By McGarry and Crawford
 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 777 OF 1988, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
 THE LANCASTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF
 SCHOOL TRUSTEES IN PARTISAN INSTEAD OF NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS BEGINNING IN 2024
 AND FOR THE NOMINATION, TERMS, AND ELECTION PROCEDURES OF CANDIDATES FOR THESE
 OFFICES. - ratified title

   01/13/22  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 1)
   01/13/22  House  Referred to Lancaster Delegation (House Journal-page 1)
   01/19/22  House  Delegation report: Favorable Lancaster Delegation
                     (House Journal-page 1)
   01/20/22  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s).  Brawley,
                     Cobb-Hunter, Jefferson, R Williams, JL Johnson,
                     Govan, Garvin, KO Johnson, Ott, S Williams,
                     McKnight, Anderson, Gilliard, Henegan, King
                     (House Journal-page 5)
   01/27/22  House  Debate adjourned until  Tue., 2-1-22
                     (House Journal-page 13)
   02/02/22  House  Debate adjourned until  Thur., 2-3-22
                     (House Journal-page 31)
   02/10/22  House  Rejected (House Journal-page 14)
   02/10/22  House  Roll call Yeas-47  Nays-49 (House Journal-page 16)
   02/16/22  House  Reconsidered (House Journal-page 31)
   02/16/22  House  Roll call Yeas-62  Nays-39 (House Journal-page 31)
   02/16/22  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 31)
   02/16/22  House  Roll call Yeas-57  Nays-39 (House Journal-page 32)
   02/17/22  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 47)
   02/17/22  House  Roll call Yeas-59  Nays-44 (House Journal-page 47)
   02/17/22  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local &
                     uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 8)
   02/18/22         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/22/22  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 9)
   02/24/22  Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 6)
   03/09/22         Ratified R  132
   03/14/22         Vetoed by Governor
   03/29/22  House  Veto Continued (House Journal-page 54)

NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(R132, H4800)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 777 OF 1988, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES IN PARTISAN INSTEAD OF NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS BEGINNING IN 2024 AND FOR THE NOMINATION, TERMS, AND ELECTION PROCEDURES OF CANDIDATES FOR THESE OFFICES.

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

Lancaster County School District, partisan elections

SECTION    1.    Act 777 of 1988, as last amended by Act 607 of 1992, is further amended by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION at the end to read:

"( )    Notwithstanding another provision of law, the election of the members of the board of trustees must be by partisan election beginning in 2024. Successors to members of the board whose terms expire in 2024 and thereafter shall be elected on a partisan basis as provided herein for terms of four years each. Beginning in 2024, candidates may be nominated for office in the manner provided by law, and candidates must be elected at the general election and the primary election, respectively, according to the provisions of Title 7 of the 1976 Code, mutatis mutandis.

All other provisions of law relating to election of these school trustees including areas from which members must be elected by the qualified electors of the county shall continue to apply except for provisions of law relating to the nonpartisan election of such trustees. Present members of the board elected on a nonpartisan basis whose terms expire after 2024 shall continue to serve in office but shall declare their political affiliation by affidavit filed with the Lancaster County Board of Voter Registration and Elections. Nothing herein prevents a current trustee elected on a nonpartisan basis from offering and being elected as a partisan candidate."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 9th day of March, 2022.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the ____________ day of _____________________2022.

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Governor