S*1207(Rat #0372, Act #0777 of 1988)  General Bill, By C.T. Hinson

Similar(H 3787)
 A Bill to establish the Lancaster County School District, to establish
 single-member election districts for the election of trustees, to abolish the
 County Board of Education and the District Superintendent of Education and
 devolve their duties and responsibilities upon the Board of Trustees; and to
 repeal Act 848 of 1976 relating to the election and composition of the
 Lancaster County Board of Education and the area boards of trustees of the
 school district of the county.

   02/18/88  Senate  Intd. & placed on loc. & uncontested cal. w/o
                     referenc SJ-5
   02/18/88  Senate Unanimous consent for second reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-5
   02/18/88  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-5
   02/19/88  Senate Read second time SJ-3
   02/23/88  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-17
   02/24/88  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-1426
   02/24/88  House  Referred to delegation from Lancaster HJ-1426
   02/24/88  House  Delegation report: Favorable Lancaster HJ-1447
   02/25/88  House  Read second time HJ-1517
   02/25/88  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-1518
   02/26/88  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-1535
   03/08/88         Ratified R 372
   03/14/88         Signed By Governor
   03/14/88         Effective date 03/14/88
   03/14/88         Act No. 777
   03/22/88         Copies available

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE LANCASTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO ESTABLISH SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS FOR THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES, TO ABOLISH THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION AND DEVOLVE THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES UPON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES; AND TO REPEAL ACT 848 OF 1976 RELATING TO THE ELECTION AND COMPOSITION OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE AREA BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE COUNTY.

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

School district created

SECTION 1. There is created the Lancaster County School District, a body politic and corporate with a governing body known as the Lancaster County School District Board of Trustees. The district is vested with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities as other school districts possess under the provisions of the general law of South Carolina. The area and boundaries of the district are the same as the area and boundaries of the county.

Composition of board

SECTION 2. Beginning with the certification of the members of the board of trustees elected at the time of the general election of 1988, the Lancaster County School District Board of Trustees shall consist of nine members who must be elected from single-member election districts as provided in Section 3. The terms of all present at-large members expire at that time. However, the four members of the current Lancaster County School Board of Education who represent Andrew Jackson, Buford, Indian Land, and Lancaster area boards of trustees shall holdover and be members of the Lancaster County School District until the successors to the members elected from Districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 are elected in the general election of 1990 as provided in this section. An election of the trustees must be held at the time of the general election in 1988. The members first elected after the effective date of this act from Districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 shall serve until their successors are elected in the general election of 1990. The members first elected after the effective date of this act from Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 shall serve until their successors are elected in the general election of 1992. At the 1990 general election, the members must be elected for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualify. The candidate receiving the highest number of the votes in each district in the general election must be declared elected. Vacancies on the board must be filled by special election if the vacancy occurs ninety days or more prior to the general election. If the vacancy occurs less than ninety days prior to the general election, the vacancy may not be filled.

Single member districts

SECTION 3. The Lancaster County School District Board of Trustees must be elected from each of the following single-member election districts:

District No. Population of Variance

and Composition Districts

District No. 1

Lancaster Div. (Pt)

ED 968 0

ED 969 0

ED 970 235

ED 928 606

ED 971 124

Lancaster City (Pt)

T. 107 4,806

5,771 -2.66

District No. 2

Van Wyck Div. 4,080

Lancaster Div. (Pt)

ED 952 1,136

ED 953 276

ED 960 258

5,750 -3.02

District No. 3

Lancaster Div. (Pt)

ED 943 2,057

ED 945 464

ED 946 536

ED 944 0

ED 966 1,596

ED 939 442

ED 954 703

5,798 -2.21

District No. 4

Lancaster Div. (Pt)

ED 951 1,972

ED 955 54

ED 957(A) 22

ED 956 30

ED 958 0

T. 109 Pt:

BG 1 777

BG 2 1,205

BG 3 420

T. 108 Pt:

BG 1 742

BG 2 Pt: 696

Less B. 214-218 (237)

BG 3 Pt:

B. 301-305,

309-314 282

5,963 + .57

District No. 5

Lancaster Div. (Pt)

ED 929 875

ED 930(A) 269

ED 931 389

ED 1018(C) 0

ED 932 7

ED 933 1,308

ED 964 391

ED 965 2,006

ED 1003 0

ED 963 19

T. 108 Pt: 2,117

Less BG 1 (742)

Less BG 2 Pt: (696)

(Less B.

214-218) 237

Less BG 3 Pt:

B. 301-305,

309-314 (282)

Lancaster City Pt:

T. 105 278

Rest-of-Division:

T. 105 303

Less ED 960 (258)

6,221 +4.92

District No. 6

Tradesville Div. Pt: 2,355

Less ED 975 (380)

Less ED 976 (398)

Lancaster Div.

ED 937 552

ED 938 477

ED 950 452

ED 940 1,071

ED 941 302

ED 942 527

ED 947 1,094

6,052 +2.07

District No. 7

Lancaster Div.

ED 961 1,694

ED 962 462

ED 935 1,373

ED 934 892

ED 935 363

Heath Springs Div.

ED 999 334

ED 1000 753

5,871 - .98

District No. 8

Kershaw Div. Pt: 7,211

Less District VIII (6,192)

Heath Springs Div. Pt: 4,754

Less ED 999 (334)

Less ED 1000 (753)

Lancaster Div.

ED 948 127

ED 949 142

Tradesville Div. Pt:

ED 975 380

ED 976 398

5,743 -3.14

District No. 9

Kershaw Div.

ED 989 674

ED 988 60

ED 990(A) 0

ED 987 1,015

ED 983 265

ED 984 582

ED 985 184

Kershaw Town 1,993

Spring Mills CDP 1,419

6,192 +4.44

Superintendent and board abolished

SECTION 4. Effective with the certification of the board of trustees elected at the general election of 1988, the office of the County Superintendent of Education for Lancaster County and the Lancaster County Board of Education are abolished and all powers and duties exercised previously by the superintendent and the board of education are devolved upon the Lancaster County School District Board of Trustees. The Lancaster County School District Board of Trustees has the power to appoint a district superintendent of education.

Office to be declared vacant

SECTION 5. If a member of the board moves his residence from the election area from which he was elected, his office becomes vacant automatically and his successor must be chosen in the manner prescribed in Section 2.

Candidates

SECTION 6. All persons desiring to qualify as a candidate for election to the board of trustees shall file with the county election commission a statement of candidacy at least forty-five days before the general election. The county election commission shall conduct and supervise all elections for members of the board in the manner governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandi. The commission shall prepare a nonpartisan ballot to be used for the election of all members of the board which shall comply substantially with the provisions of Article 3, Chapter 13, Title 7 of the 1976 Code, appoint managers for the voting precincts, and do all things necessary to carry out the election, including the counting of ballots and declaring the results. The commission shall advertise the date of the election sixty days preceding the election in a newspaper of general circulation published in Lancaster County and shall publish a second notice two weeks thereafter. The members of the board of trustees shall take office upon the certification of their election.

Title to property

SECTION 7. Title to all school property in Lancaster County, real or personal, which is used for school purposes, as well as that which may be acquired after the effective date of this act, is vested in the school district of Lancaster County.

Repealed

SECTION 8. Act 848 of 1976 is repealed.

Time effective

SECTION 9. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.