S*1375(Rat #0504, Act #0526 of 1996)  General Bill, By Matthews
 A Bill to provide that Orangeburg County on July 1, 1997, shall consist of
 three consolidated school districts, each to be composed of certain of the
 eight present school districts of the county with these eight present school
 districts of the county being abolished on July 1, 1997; to provide that each
 consolidated school district shall be governed by a board of trustees who
 shall be elected in nonpartisan elections on specified dates; to provide for
 the composition and manner of election of each consolidated board; to
 establish an Orangeburg County Board of Education on July 1, 1997, to be
 composed of seven members elected in nonpartisan elections in the manner
 specified; to provide for the powers and duties of the County Board and the
 consolidated boards; to provide for the manner in which school budgets must be
 prepared and school tax millage determined and levied including an imposition
 of countywide school millage levies to be distributed based on specified
 formulas, to provide procedures for the revisions of these formulas and for a
 delay in implementation under certain conditions; to provide for the transfer
 of the assets and liabilities of the eight present school districts to the
 respective consolidated districts of which they are a part with certain
 exceptions; to provide for the manner in which the constitutional debt
 limitation of the consolidated school districts for the issuance of general
 obligation bonds shall be determined; and to provide for the realization of
 certain administrative cost savings by July 1, 2000.-amended title

   04/18/96  Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference SJ-5
   04/18/96  Senate Unanimous consent for second reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-5
   04/19/96  Senate Read second time SJ-1
   04/19/96  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-1
   04/25/96  Senate Amended SJ-13
   04/25/96  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-13
   04/25/96  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-93
   04/30/96  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 8, 1996 HJ-33
   05/08/96  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 15, 1996 HJ-13
   05/15/96  House  Debate adjourned HJ-35
   05/15/96  House  Debate interrupted HJ-58
   05/16/96  House  Debate adjourned HJ-8
   05/16/96  House  Amended HJ-55
   05/16/96  House  Read second time HJ-88
   05/21/96  House  Amended HJ-26
   05/21/96  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-59
   05/21/96  House  Roll call Yeas-4  Nays-1 HJ-59
   05/22/96  Senate Committed to delegation from Orangeburg SJ-8
   05/29/96  Senate Recalled from delegation Orangeburg SJ-72
   05/29/96  Senate House amendment amended SJ-72
   05/29/96  Senate Returned to House with amendments SJ-72
   05/30/96  House  24 hour point of order HJ-96
   05/30/96  Senate Recalled from House SJ-25
   05/30/96  House  Returned HJ-114
   05/30/96  Senate Reconsidered SJ-25
   05/30/96  Senate Amended SJ-25
   05/30/96  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-25
   05/30/96  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-134
   06/13/96         Ratified R 504
   06/20/96         Became law without Governor's signature
   06/20/96         Effective date 06/20/96
   07/03/96         Copies available
   08/29/96         Act No. 526

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ORANGEBURG COUNTY ON JULY 1, 1997, SHALL CONSIST OF THREE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS, EACH TO BE COMPOSED OF CERTAIN OF THE EIGHT PRESENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE COUNTY WITH THESE EIGHT PRESENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE COUNTY BEING ABOLISHED ON JULY 1, 1997; TO PROVIDE THAT EACH CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO SHALL BE ELECTED IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS ON SPECIFIED DATES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION AND MANNER OF ELECTION OF EACH CONSOLIDATED BOARD; TO ESTABLISH AN ORANGEBURG COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ON JULY 1, 1997, TO BE COMPOSED OF SEVEN MEMBERS ELECTED IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS IN THE MANNER SPECIFIED; TO PROVIDE FOR THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COUNTY BOARD AND THE CONSOLIDATED BOARDS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH SCHOOL BUDGETS MUST BE PREPARED AND SCHOOL TAX MILLAGE DETERMINED AND LEVIED INCLUDING AN IMPOSITION OF COUNTYWIDE SCHOOL MILLAGE LEVIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED BASED ON SPECIFIED FORMULAS, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE REVISIONS OF THESE FORMULAS AND FOR A DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE EIGHT PRESENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO THE RESPECTIVE CONSOLIDATED DISTRICTS OF WHICH THEY ARE A PART WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEBT LIMITATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS SHALL BE DETERMINED; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REALIZATION OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE COST SAVINGS BY JULY 1, 2000.

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

Three consolidated school districts; election districts for trustees

SECTION 1. (A) Effective July 1, 1997, Orangeburg County shall consist of three school districts to be known as Orangeburg County Consolidated School District Three, Orangeburg County Consolidated School District Four, and Orangeburg County Consolidated School District Five. Each consolidated school district shall consist of the following areas:

(1) Orangeburg County Consolidated School District Four--the boundaries of present school districts One, Four, and Eight;

(2) Orangeburg County Consolidated School District Five--the boundaries of present school districts Two, Five, and Six; and

(3) Orangeburg County Consolidated School District Three--the boundaries of present school districts Three and Seven.

The board of trustees of each consolidated school district shall be elected from single-member or other election districts as set forth below:

DISTRICT 3-1

Area Population

Orangeburg County

ELLOREE

Tract 0104.00

Blocks: 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116A, 116B, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121A, 121B, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127A, 127B, 128, 129, 130, 134A, 134B, 135, 136, 138A, 138B, 138C, 139A, 139B, 139C, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166A, 166B, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 174, 182A, 182B, 183A, 183B, 201, 202A, 202B, 203, 204A, 204B, 205A, 205B, 206, 207, 208, 209A, 209B, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216A, 216B, 217A, 217B, 217C, 218A, 218B, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279. . . . . 2,369

Tract 0121.97

Blocks: 392B, 394 . . . . . 0

Tract 0121.98

Blocks: 389B, 393B. . . . . 0

SANTEE

Tract 0103.00

Blocks: 234, 235, 236, 237, 239, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255 98

Tract 0104.00

Blocks: 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 258, 259 210

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . 2,677

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . -0.30

DISTRICT 3-2

Area Population

Orangeburg County

ELLOREE

Tract 0104.00

Blocks: 103, 104, 131, 132, 133, 137 165

PROVIDENCE

Tract 0103.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 121 349

Tract 0104.00

Blocks: 301, 302, 303, 346, 347 49

SANTEE

Tract 0103.00

Blocks: 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211A, 211B, 212A, 212B, 212C, 214, 215, 216, 217, 219, 220, 222, 230A, 230B, 231A, 231B, 231C, 232A, 232B, 232C, 233A, 233B, 238, 240A, 240B, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246A, 246B, 247, 248A, 248B, 249A, 249B, 250, 256, 257, 258, 259A, 259B, 260A, 260B, 261, 262A, 262B, 262C, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269A, 269B, 270A, 270B, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 332, 336, 341 1,890

Tract 0104.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 179, 180, 181 96

VANCE

Tract 0103.00

Blocks: 325, 326, 327, 438. 118

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,667

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . . -0.67

DISTRICT 3-3

Area Population

Orangeburg County

NORTH EUTAWVILLE

Tract 0101.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 301, 302, 303B, 304, 305, 306B, 322B, 326B, 327, 328B, 369, 370, 409 1,493

SANTEE

Tract 0103.00

Blocks: 213, 218, 221, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 301, 302, 303, 304, 337, 338, 339, 340, 342, 403 432

VANCE

Tract 0101.00

Blocks: 114, 115, 116, 117, 307 55

Tract 0103.00

Blocks: 401, 402, 404, 405, 406A, 406B, 407, 408A, 408B, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415A, 415B, 416A, 416B, 417A, 417B, 418, 419, 420A, 420B, 420C, 421A, 421B, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434A, 434B, 435, 436, 437A, 439, 446A. . . . 717

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,697

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . 0.45

DISTRICT 3-4

Area Population

Orangeburg County

EAST HOLLY HILL

Tract 0102.00

Blocks: 304, 305, 306, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342 279

NORTH EUTAWVILLE

Tract 0101.00

Blocks: 303A, 306A, 311A, 311B, 312A, 313A, 315A, 316A, 317A, 320, 321, 322A, 323, 324, 325, 326A, 328A, 364 188

SOUTH EUTAWVILLE . . . . . . . 2,273

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,740

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . 2.05

DISTRICT 3-5

Area Population

Orangeburg County

EAST HOLLY HILL

Tract 0102.00

Blocks: 307, 308, 309, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 402, 403, 404, 405, 407, 408A, 408B, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416A, 416B, 417A, 417B, 418A, 418B, 419, 420A, 420B, 421A, 421B, 421C, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429A, 429B, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436A, 436B, 437, 438A, 439A, 439B, 439C, 441, 442 1,979

WEST HOLLY HILL

Tract 0102.00

Blocks: 101A, 101B, 102A, 102B, 102C, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107A, 116A, 116B, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121A, 121B, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130A, 130B, 131, 132A, 132B, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140A, 140B, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145A, 145B, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153A, 153B. . . . . . . . . . . . 681

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,660

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . -0.93

DISTRICT 3-6

Area Population

Orangeburg County

EAST HOLLY HILL

Tract 0102.00

Blocks: 301, 302, 303, 310, 311, 401, 406 159

NORTH EUTAWVILLE

Tract 0101.00

Blocks: 311C, 312B, 313B, 314, 315B, 316B, 317B, 363, 365, 366, 367, 368 . . . . . . . 252

Tract 0102.00

Blocks: 201, 202, 208, 209, 210 52

PROVIDENCE

Tract 0103.00

Blocks: 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 165. . . . . 210

Tract 0104.00

Blocks: 360, 361, 374, 375. 26

VANCE

Tract 0101.00

Blocks: 308, 309, 310 . . . 37

Tract 0103.00

Blocks: 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 328, 329, 330, 331, 333, 334, 335, 437B, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446B, 447, 448, 449, 450 . . . . . . . . . . . . 890

WEST HOLLY HILL

Tract 0102.00

Blocks: 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 211, 212, 213A, 213B, 214A, 214B, 215A, 215B, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220 874

Tract 0103.00

Blocks: 150, 151, 152, 159, 172, 173 176

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,676

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . . -0.34

DISTRICT 3-7

Area Population

Orangeburg County

EAST HOLLY HILL

Tract 0102.00

Blocks: 332, 333, 334, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 438B, 440, 443, 444 353

PROVIDENCE

Tract 0103.00

Blocks: 122, 123, 124, 164, 166, 167, 168 91

Tract 0104.00

Blocks: 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382. . . . . . . . . . 1,258

WEST HOLLY HILL

Tract 0102.00

Blocks: 107B, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175 582

Tract 0103.00

Blocks: 160, 161, 162, 163, 169, 170, 171, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178 . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,678

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . . -0.26

DISTRICT 4-1

Area Population

Orangeburg County

EAST SPRINGFIELD

Tract 0118.00

Blocks: 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 315, 320, 321, 323, 327, 328, 329A, 329B, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350A, 350B, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357A, 357B, 358, 359A, 359B, 360A, 360B, 361A, 361B, 362, 363A, 363B, 364A, 364B, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369A, 369B, 370, 371, 372, 553, 554, 558, 559, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597 . . 674

Tract 0119.00

Blocks: 117, 118, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144 68

NEESES-LIVINGSTON

Tract 0119.00

Blocks: 119, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 211, 230C 197

NORWAY

Tract 0118.00

Blocks: 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 290, 292, 297 115

WEST NORTH

Tract 0118.00

Blocks: 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 555, 556, 557 472

Tract 0119.00

Blocks: 107 . . . . . . . . 0

Tract 0120.00

Blocks: 101A, 106 . . . . . 0

WEST SPRINGFIELD . . . . . . . 858

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,384

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . 0.72

DISTRICT 4-2

Area Population

Orangeburg County

EAST SPRINGFIELD

Tract 0118.00

Blocks: 314, 316, 318, 319, 322, 324, 325, 326 181

NEESES-LIVINGSTON

Tract 0118.00

Blocks: 205 . . . . . . . . 9

Tract 0119.00

Blocks: 131, 156A, 156B, 157, 158, 159A, 159B, 160A, 160B, 161, 162A, 162B, 163, 172, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 240B, 246A, 246B, 247, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266A, 266B, 267A, 267B, 268, 270. . . . 535

NORWAY

Tract 0118.00

Blocks: 123A, 123B, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140A, 140B, 141, 142, 143, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 202, 203, 204, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214A, 214B, 215A, 215B, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224A, 224B, 225, 226A, 226B, 227, 228, 229, 230, 237A, 237B, 238A, 238B, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251A, 251B, 251C, 252A, 252B, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257A, 257B, 258A, 258B, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282A, 282B, 283A, 283B, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 291, 294A, 294B, 295, 296, 317 . 1,574

SUBURBAN 9

Tract 0110.00

Blocks: 322A. . . . . . . . 0

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,299

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . -2.87

DISTRICT 4-3

Area Population

Orangeburg County

BROOKDALE

Tract 0111.00

Blocks: 113, 125. . . . . . 0

NEESES-LIVINGSTON

Tract 0119.00

Blocks: 169, 170, 171, 173. 38

NORWAY

Tract 0118.00

Blocks: 121, 122, 201, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270. . . . . 198

PINEHILL-BOLEN

Tract 0115.00

Blocks: 402 . . . . . . . . 0

Tract 0116.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126 571

Tract 0118.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 118, 120 396

Tract 0119.00

Blocks: 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 335, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356 1,044

SUBURBAN 6

Tract 0115.00

Blocks: 406, 422, 423, 424. 231

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,478

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . 4.69

DISTRICT 4-4

Area Population

Orangeburg County

COPE . . . . . . . . . . . 736

CORDOVA

Tract 0116.00

Blocks: 108, 109, 110, 111, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 128, 131, 135, 139, 141, 204, 205 694

Tract 0117.00

Blocks: 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 420, 422, 423, 424, 425, 428 . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

EDISTO

Tract 0117.00

Blocks: 302, 303, 304, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 326, 327, 328, 329, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345 489

NORWAY

Tract 0118.00

Blocks: 144, 145, 146, 153. 58

PINEHILL-BOLEN

Tract 0116.00

Blocks: 106, 107. . . . . . 70

Tract 0118.00

Blocks: 119 . . . . . . . . 0

SUBURBAN 4

Tract 0113.00

Blocks: 323B, 326B. . . . . 0

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,270

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . . -4.10

DISTRICT 4-5

Area Population

Orangeburg County

CORDOVA

Tract 0116.00

Blocks: 112, 113, 201, 202A, 202B, 203A, 203B, 209A, 210A, 211, 212, 213, 214, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312A, 312B, 313, 314A, 315, 316A, 316B, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 336A 1,985

SUBURBAN 5

Tract 0115.00

Blocks: 118, 119. . . . . . 61

SUBURBAN 6

Tract 0115.00

Blocks: 407, 408, 411, 412, 413, 414, 417, 418 291

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,337

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . . -1.02

DISTRICT 4-6

Area Population

Orangeburg County

CORDOVA

Tract 0116.00

Blocks: 127, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137, 138, 206, 207, 208, 209B, 210B, 215, 216, 314B, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336B, 337, 339, 341, 342, 344, 345, 346 1,347

Tract 0117.00

Blocks: 426 . . . . . . . . 1

EDISTO

Tract 0116.00

Blocks: 338, 340, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360 . . 245

Tract 0117.00

Blocks: 301, 305, 306, 307, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356. . . . . . . . . . 542

ROWESVILLE

Tract 0106.00

Blocks: 136, 154, 155, 171B, 172, 174, 175, 176, 177B, 188B, 189B, 191, 192, 193, 194. . 160

Tract 0117.00

Blocks: 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212 83

SUBURBAN 2

Tract 0107.00

Blocks: 319A. . . . . . . . 0

WHITTAKER

Tract 0107.00

Blocks: 216 . . . . . . . . 0

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,378

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . .46

DISTRICT 4-7

Area Population

Orangeburg County

NORTH BOWMAN

Tract 0105.00

Blocks: 344, 349. . . . . . 0

NORTH BRANCHVILLE

Tract 0105.00

Blocks: 169, 171, 172, 173, 174, 186, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 352, 353. . . . . 103

Tract 0117.00

Blocks: 101A, 101B, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 213, 214, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226A, 226B, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240A, 240B, 241, 242A, 242B, 243, 244A, 244B, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253A, 253B, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258A, 258B, 259A, 259B, 260A, 260B, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282A, 282B, 283, 284A, 284B, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289A, 289B, 290A, 290B, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296 1,265

ROWESVILLE

Tract 0105.00

Blocks: 341, 342, 343, 345, 346, 347, 348 14

Tract 0117.00

Blocks: 201, 215, 216 . . . 32

SOUTH BOWMAN

Tract 0105.00

Blocks: 149, 157, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 187 . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

SOUTH BRANCHVILLE. . . . . . . 785

SUBURBAN 3

Tract 0113.00

Blocks: 317D. . . . . . . . 0

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,373

PERCENT VARIATION . . . . . . . . 0.25

DISTRICT 5-1

Area Population

Orangeburg County

EAST NORTH . . . . . . . . . . 1,581

LIMESTONE

Tract 0109.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 140, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 269, 270 2,021

Tract 0120.00

Blocks: 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397. . . . . 681

NEESES-LIVINGSTON

Tract 0119.00

Blocks: 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 174, 182, 201, 202, 203, 204A, 204B, 205A, 205B, 206A, 206B, 207A, 207B, 208, 209, 210, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220A, 220B, 221A, 221B, 222, 223, 224A, 224B, 225, 226, 227, 228A, 228B, 229A, 229B, 229C, 230A, 230B, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240A, 241A, 241B, 242, 243A, 243B, 244A, 244B, 245, 248, 269A, 269B, 271A, 271B, 272A, 272B, 272C, 273, 274, 275, 307, 308, 311 1,005

PINEHILL-BOLEN

Tract 0119.00

Blocks: 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 309, 310, 312, 313, 314, 323, 324, 325, 333, 334, 336, 337 339

WEST NORTH

Tract 0118.00

Blocks: 531, 563. . . . . . 2

Tract 0119.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127 216

Tract 0120.00

Blocks: 101B, 102A, 102B, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113A, 113B, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120A, 120B, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127A, 127B, 128A, 128B, 129A, 129B, 130, 131, 132A, 132B, 133A, 133B, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148A, 148B, 149A, 149B, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157A, 157B, 158A, 158B, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177A, 177B, 178, 179, 180, 181A, 181B, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188A, 188B, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 1,148

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 6,993

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . . -1.08

DISTRICT 5-2

Area Population

Orangeburg County

JAMISON . . . . . . . . . . . 1,965

LIMESTONE

Tract 0109.00

Blocks: 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142 73

SUBURBAN 7 . . . . . . . . . . 1,890

SUBURBAN 8 . . . . . . . . . . 1,039

SUBURBAN 9

Tract 0110.00

Blocks: 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 301B, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307B, 319, 321 2,234

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . 7,201

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . 1.87

DISTRICT 5-3

Area Population

Orangeburg County

BROOKDALE

Tract 0108.00

Blocks: 204, 205, 206 . . . 42

Tract 0111.00

Blocks: 114, 122, 123, 124, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 203 . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

NIX . . . . . . . . . . . 3,098

ORANGEBURG WARD 10 . . . . . . 1,103

ORANGEBURG WARD 4

Tract 0112.00

Blocks: 113B, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 123, 124B 194

ORANGEBURG WARD 5

Tract 0110.00

Blocks: 320A, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429 . . 313

Tract 0114.00

Blocks: 401, 403. . . . . . 78

ORANGEBURG WARD 8. . . . . . . 788

ORANGEBURG WARD 9. . . . . . . 797

SUBURBAN 1

Tract 0111.00

Blocks: 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 414, 417, 418, 419 . . 446

SUBURBAN 9

Tract 0110.00

Blocks: 308B, 311B, 312B, 314, 320B, 322B 149

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 7,046

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . . -0.33

DISTRICT 5-4

Area Population

Orangeburg County

CORDOVA

Tract 0117.00

Blocks: 427 . . . . . . . . 0

ORANGEBURG WARD 1. . . . . . . 1,246

ORANGEBURG WARD 2. . . . . . . 1,426

ORANGEBURG WARD 5

Tract 0114.00

Blocks: 402, 404, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414 547

ORANGEBURG WARD 6. . . . . . . 1,357

ORANGEBURG WARD 7. . . . . . . 887

SUBURBAN 5

Tract 0115.00

Blocks: 204, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213 388

SUBURBAN 6

Tract 0115.00

Blocks: 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 401, 403, 404, 405, 409, 410, 415, 416, 419, 420, 421 1,267

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 7,118

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . 0.69

DISTRICT 5-5

Area Population

Orangeburg County

ORANGEBURG WARD 3. . . . . . . 1,098

ORANGEBURG WARD 4

Tract 0112.00

Blocks: 117, 120, 121, 122, 127B, 128, 129, 130B, 131B, 132B, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 150A, 151A, 201B, 202, 203B, 204, 205, 206, 207 3,101

Tract 0113.00

Blocks: 201A, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 229, 230, 231, 232, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247 . . . . . . . . . . . . 540

SUBURBAN 4

Tract 0106.00

Blocks: 342, 343, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406C, 407B, 407C, 407D, 407E, 407F, 407G, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 419, 420, 421, 422A, 422B, 422C, 423, 424, 425, 426A, 426B, 426C, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438. . . . . . . . . . 891

Tract 0113.00

Blocks: 325B. . . . . . . . 0

SUBURBAN 5

Tract 0115.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 201, 202, 203, 205, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235 1,502

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 7,132

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . . 0.89

DISTRICT 5-6

Area Population

Orangeburg County

BROOKDALE

Tract 0108.00

Blocks: 201, 202, 203, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242. . . . . 1,064

Tract 0112.00

Blocks: 112 . . . . . . . . 8

FOUR HOLES . . . . . . . . . . 864

SUBURBAN 1

Tract 0108.00

Blocks: 302, 303, 304, 305, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414 1,022

Tract 0111.00

Blocks: 413 . . . . . . . . 73

Tract 0112.00

Blocks: 113A, 124A, 125, 126, 127A, 130A, 131A, 132A, 201A, 203A. . . . . . . . . 129

SUBURBAN 2

Tract 0107.00

Blocks: 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 314B, 315, 319B, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328 738

Tract 0112.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150B, 151B, 152, 153, 154. . . . . . . . . . 930

Tract 0113.00

Blocks: 201B. . . . . . . . 31

WHITTAKER

Tract 0107.00

Blocks: 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 217, 218, 220, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425. . . . . 2,098

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 6,957

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . -1.52

DISTRICT 5-7

Area Population

Orangeburg County

BETHEL . . . . . . . . . . . 809

CORDOVA

Tract 0116.00

Blocks: 343 . . . . . . . . 0

NORTH BOWMAN

Tract 0105.00

Blocks: 201, 202A, 202B, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209A, 209B, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240A, 240B, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 249, 250, 251A, 251B, 252A, 252B, 253A, 253B, 254A, 254B, 255, 256, 257, 258, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322A, 322B, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332A, 332B, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 350, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 455, 459. . . . . 2,353

NORTH BRANCHVILLE

Tract 0105.00

Blocks: 143, 144, 351 . . . 32

ORANGEBURG WARD 4

Tract 0106.00

Blocks: 301A, 302, 303, 304A, 305A 49

Tract 0107.00

Blocks: 312, 313, 314A, 316, 317, 318 85

Tract 0113.00

Blocks: 228 . . . . . . . . 0

ROWESVILLE

Tract 0105.00

Blocks: 340 . . . . . . . . 1

Tract 0106.00

Blocks: 123, 124A, 124B, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 135, 156, 157, 158A, 158B, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164A, 164B, 165A, 165B, 166A, 166B, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171A, 173, 177A, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188A, 189A, 190, 195, 196, 197. . 435

SOUTH BOWMAN

Tract 0105.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108A, 108B, 109, 110A, 110B, 111, 112A, 112B, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 145, 146, 147, 148, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 158, 170, 195, 196, 197, 229, 230, 231, 248, 451, 452, 453, 454, 456, 457, 458, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467 1,069

SUBURBAN 3

Tract 0106.00

Blocks: 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 301B, 304B, 305B, 306B, 312B, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322A, 322B, 323, 324B, 325B, 325C, 325D, 331B, 332B, 333B, 336B, 337C, 338B, 339B, 340B, 341, 344, 345 . . . . . . . 2,122

Tract 0113.00

Blocks: 317B, 317C. . . . . 0

SUBURBAN 4

Tract 0106.00

Blocks: 416, 417, 418, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445 87

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 7,042

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . -0.38

(B) The eight present school districts of the county shall be abolished on July 1, 1997, and the powers and duties of the respective boards of trustees of each district devolved upon the board of trustees for the applicable consolidated school district except as hereinafter established.

Boards of consolidated districts

SECTION 2. (A) Each consolidated school district shall be governed by a board of trustees of seven members who must be elected in nonpartisan elections to be held beginning in 1997 in the manner hereinafter provided. Each member of the board must be a resident of and elected from single-member election districts provided in this act. The members of each board shall elect a chairman and such other officers as they deem necessary to serve for terms of one year in these capacities. The 1997 nonpartisan election shall be held on the third Tuesday in January, 1997. After the 1997 election, members of each board shall thereafter be elected at nonpartisan elections to be conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November every two or four years thereafter as applicable beginning in 1999. Members of each board shall be elected for four-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualify, except that of the seven members of each board elected in 1997, the members elected from election districts one, three, five, and seven shall serve for initial terms to expire in November, 2001, when their successors elected at the 2001 election qualify and take office, and the members elected from election districts two, four, and six shall serve for initial terms to expire in November, 1999, when their successors elected at the 1999 election qualify and take office. In the event of a vacancy on the board occurring for any reason other than expiration of a term, the board shall call a special election to fill the unexpired term, so long as the vacancy does not occur within one hundred eighty days of a regular trustee election. In this case, the vacancy must be filled for the unexpired term through appointment by the county legislative delegation. All members of each board shall serve until their successors are elected and qualify.

Each member of the board must be elected by the qualified electors of the single-member district from which he seeks election. All persons desiring to qualify as a candidate shall file written notice of candidacy with the county election commission on forms furnished by the commission. This notice of candidacy must be a sworn statement and must include the candidate's name, age, election district from which he resides and seeks election, voting precinct, period of residence in the county and election district, and other information as the county election commission requires. The filing period opens on the first day of November, 1996, at noon to run for two weeks for the 1997 election to expire at noon of the last day of the filing period and thereafter is as provided in Section 7-13-352 of the 1976 Code. The results of the elections must be determined by the nonpartisan plurality method as contained in Section 5-15-61 of the 1976 Code.

The county commissioners of election shall conduct and supervise the elections for members of each 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 the counting of ballots and declaring the results. The commission shall publish notices of the elections in the same manner provided in Section 7-13-35 of the 1976 Code. The results of the elections must be determined by the nonpartisan plurality method as contained in Section 5-15-61 of the 1976 Code.

The members of each board elected in these nonpartisan elections shall take office one week following certification of their election as provided in Section 59-19-315 of the 1976 Code.

(B) Each board shall employ a superintendent for its district. The district superintendent shall be the chief operating officer of the district and shall be responsible to the board for the proper administration of all affairs of the district and subject to all other provisions of law relating to his duties. He shall:

(1) appoint and, when necessary for the good of the district, remove any appointive officer or employee of the district and fix the salaries of these officers and employees, unless otherwise provided by law and except as he may authorize the head of a department or office to appoint and remove subordinates in the department or office;

(2) prepare the budget annually, submit it to the board, and be responsible for its administration after adoption;

(3) prepare and submit to the board at the end of each fiscal year a complete annual report on the finances and administrative activities of the board for the preceding year and make other financial reports from time to time as may be required by the board or by law;

(4) keep the board advised of the financial condition and future needs of the district and make recommendations as may seem desirable; and

(5) perform other duties as may be prescribed by law or required of him by the board not inconsistent with the provisions of law.

County Board of Education

SECTION 3. (A) There is also established an Orangeburg County Board of Education on July 1, 1997. The county board of education shall consist of seven members elected in nonpartisan elections beginning in 1997 from the same seven single-member election districts as are members of the governing body of the county. The 1997 nonpartisan election shall be held on the third Tuesday in January, 1997. After the 1997 election, members of the board shall thereafter be elected at nonpartisan elections to be conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two or four years thereafter as applicable beginning in 1999. Members of the board shall be elected for four-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualify, except that of the seven members elected in 1997, the four members elected with the largest number of votes shall serve for initial terms to expire in November, 2001, when their successors elected at the 2001 election qualify and take office, and the three members elected with the fewest number of votes shall serve for initial terms to expire in November, 1999, when their successors elected at the 1999 election qualify and take office. In the event of a vacancy on the board occurring for any reason other than expiration of a term, the board shall call a special election to fill the unexpired term, so long as the vacancy does not occur within one hundred eighty days of a regular trustee election. In this case, the vacancy must be filled for the unexpired term through appointment by the county legislative delegation. All members of the county board shall serve until their successors are elected and qualify.

Each member of the board must be elected by the qualified electors of the single-member district from which he seeks election. All persons desiring to qualify as a candidate shall file written notice of candidacy with the county election commission on forms furnished by the commission. This notice of candidacy must be a sworn statement and must include the candidate's name, age, election district from which he resides and seeks election, voting precinct, period of residence in the county and election district, and other information as the county election commission requires. The filing period opens on the first day of November, 1996, at noon to run for two weeks for the 1997 election to expire at noon of the last day of the filing period and thereafter is as provided in Section 7-13-352 of the 1976 Code.

The county commissioners of election shall conduct and supervise the elections for members of the county 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 the counting of ballots and declaring the results. The commission shall publish notices of the elections in the same manner provided in Section 7-13-35 of the 1976 Code. The results of the elections must be determined by the nonpartisan plurality method as contained in Section 5-15-61 of the 1976 Code.

The members of the board elected in these nonpartisan elections shall take office one week following certification of their election as provided in Section 59-19-315 of the 1976 Code.

(B) The primary role of the county board of education shall be to equalize funding among the three consolidated districts in the manner provided by this act.

(C) The county board of education shall have only those powers, duties, and functions as provided in this act and not as provided by the general law, all of the other powers, duties, and functions being reserved to the boards of the particular consolidated school districts.

(D) The county board of education shall serve as a fiscal agent to distribute the countywide school millage levy for operating and debt service purposes to the three consolidated school districts of the county as provided in this act.

(E) The county board of education also shall:

(1) serve as arbitrator in disputes concerning school district lines;

(2) receive a copy of each district's annual audit of its financial affairs;

(3) adopt a budget for the operations of the county board which at no time may in dollar terms exceed the value of one-half mill; and

(4) prescribe a uniform salary schedule for all certified teachers to be effective beginning with school year 1997-98.

(F) The county board of education, in consultation with the boards of the three consolidated school districts, shall review annually the impact of the formula established in Section 5 of this act and shall recommend revisions as necessary or shall develop a new formula to provide for the equalization of the districts' per pupil funding to within plus or minus five percent of the county average local and EFA revenue per pupil, taking into consideration any differences in local tax effort, within five years of the effective date of this act. The recommendations on the formula must be presented to the county legislative delegation no later than March 30 of each year.

Millage levy

SECTION 4. (A) The board of trustees of each consolidated school district, before July first of each year beginning in 1997, shall prepare a school district budget for the ensuing school year. Before September second of each year beginning in 1997, the board shall notify the county auditor and treasurer in writing of the, millage required for the operation of the schools in the district for the ensuing school year. The notice by the board constitutes authority for the levying and collection of the millage upon all of the real and personal property within the school district. The levy must be placed to the credit of the district and expended for the district. Beginning in 1997, a school district may raise its millage by not more than three mills over that levied for the previous year, adjusted for the EFA inflation factor and sufficient to meet the requirements of Section 59-21-1030 of the 1976 Code; however, the millage increase above the EFA and EIA requirements must be approved by the county board. Any increase above this three mills for operations may be levied only after a majority of the registered electors of the district voting in a referendum called by the county board and conducted by the county election commission vote in favor of the millage increase. However, Consolidated District Four shall be permitted to adjust millage to compensate for the loss of Education Finance Act funding attributable to the assessed valuation of the Cope Electric Generating Station. The amount of decrease in the Education Finance Act funding resulting from the generating station must be certified by the State Department of Education. This millage adjustment shall occur only once and shall be limited to the millage needed to replace the Education Finance Act funds.

(B) Each consolidated board shall hold a public hearing prior to its final approval of the budget for the district. Notice of these public hearings must be placed in a newspaper of general circulation in the district at least fifteen days before the public hearing.

(C) For purposes of 1997 only, the millage levied for the previous year of a consolidated district must be derived by dividing the total revenue raised in 1996 from school tax millage by each of the former school districts of the county now a part of that consolidated district by the total 1996 assessed value of all taxable property of those former districts less thirty mills.

Countywide millage; formulas

SECTION 5. (A) Beginning with the year 1997, a countywide school tax millage levy of twenty-five mills for operating purposes is hereby imposed and shall be distributed by the county board to the consolidated school districts on the following formula:

Step 1. Determine the countywide wealth per student by dividing the total value of a countywide mill by the total average daily membership (ADM) of the three consolidated districts. The ADM will be determined by the prior year one hundred thirty-five day report for each district.

Step 2. Determine each district's wealth per student by dividing the total value of the district's mill by its ADM.

Step 3. Determine the variance of each district's wealth per student from the highest district's wealth per student.

Step 4. Equalize the wealth per student for the least wealthy district by multiplying that district's variance from the highest wealth per student by the district's ADM and multiplying by 25 mills; equalize the next least wealthy district by multiplying that district's variance from ninety-five percent of the highest wealth per student by the district's ADM and multiplying by 25 mills.

Step 5. The district with the lowest wealth per student is assigned one mill.

Step 6. Consolidated District Five will receive five mills for hold harmless purposes. These mills will be phased out by reducing the hold harmless mills by one each year beginning in 1998. The amount of hold harmless funds will be calculated by multiplying the value of a countywide mill times the number of hold harmless mills; less the district's equalized funds from the wealth per student calculation; plus the district share of the mill assigned to the district with the lowest wealth per student.

Step 7. The remaining funds from the countywide millage shall be divided equally among the three districts based on their percentage of the county's ADM.

(B) Beginning with the year 1997, a countywide school tax millage levy of five mills for capital improvements or debt service purposes is hereby imposed and shall be distributed by the county board to the consolidated school districts on the following formula:

Step 1. Determine the countywide wealth per student by dividing the total value of a countywide mill by the total average daily membership (ADM) of the three consolidated districts. The ADM will be determined by the prior year one hundred thirty-five day report for each district.

Step 2. Determine each district's wealth per student by dividing the total value of the district's mill by its ADM.

Step 3. Determine the variance of each district's wealth per student from the highest district's wealth per student.

Step 4. Equalize the wealth per student for the least wealthy district by multiplying that district's variance from the highest wealth per student by the district's ADM and multiplying by 25 mills; equalize the next least wealthy district by multiplying that district's variance from ninety-five percent of the highest wealth per student by the district's ADM and multiplying by 25 mills.

Step 5. The district with the lowest wealth per student is assigned one mill.

Step 6. The remaining funds from the countywide millage shall be divided equally among the three districts based on their percentage of the county's ADM.

(C) The county board of education shall make the determinations and allocations required by the formula established in this section.

(D) The county board of education, before July first of each year beginning in 1998, shall determine whether the countywide tax millage levy of twenty-five mills is sufficient to meet the five-year phase-in of equalization of funding. Before September second of each year, the board shall notify the county auditor and treasurer in writing of the increase in countywide millage required for the equalization of funding. The notice by the county board constitutes authority for the levying and collection of the increase in countywide millage upon all the real and personal property within the county. Beginning in 1998, the county board may raise the countywide millage by no more than three mills over that levied for the previous year. This millage shall be added to the formula as the county board determines best contributes to the phase-in of equalization.

(E) The county board shall hold a public hearing prior to its final approval of any increase in the countywide millage. Notice of these public hearings must be placed in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least fifteen days before the public hearing.

(F) Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, if new construction and improvements are not exempted from any roll back millage requirement, the formula shall not be implemented until the millage can be adjusted to generate the projected revenue needed to fund the formula.

Powers and duties

SECTION 6. The board of trustees of each consolidated district shall have the powers, duties, and responsibilities as are provided by law including:

(1) employ a superintendent as the chief executive officer;

(2) establish other administrative departments upon the recommendation of the superintendent;

(3) adopt the proposed budget of the school district;

(4) have the power to inquire into the conduct of any office, department, or agency of the school district;

(5) adopt and modify attendance zones of schools within the school district except that through school year 1998-99, existing attendance zones cannot be changed;

(6) provide for an independent annual audit of the books and business affairs of the school district and for a general survey of school district business;

(7) cooperate to establish and maintain a central purchasing system for the purchase of contractual services, equipment, and supplies;

(8) cooperate to establish and maintain educational consortia; and

(9) be responsible for policymaking action and the review of regulations established to put these policies into operation.

Assets and liabilities transferred; bonded debt limit

SECTION 7. (A) On July 1, 1997, the assets and liabilities of the eight present school districts shall be transferred to the respective consolidated district of which they are a part. The records and employees of the eight present school districts of the county must be transferred to and, if applicable, assumed by the consolidated school district of which they become a part.

(B) The constitutional debt limitation on the issuance of general obligation bonds applicable to consolidated districts is to be computed based on the assessed value of all taxable property in the consolidated district minus that bonded indebtedness of each of the present school districts made a part of the consolidated district which was includable against the constitutional debt limit of those present school districts.

Administrative cost savings

SECTION 8. In creating the consolidated districts, it is anticipated that there will be savings in the total district level administrative costs from the former individual districts; therefore, district level administrative costs in each consolidated district will be no more than four percent of federal, state, and local revenues by July 1, 2000. Administrative costs shall be those defined in the State Department of Education financial analysis model.

Abolishment of present districts; terms of members

SECTION 9. (A) The eight present school districts of Orangeburg County shall be abolished on July 1, 1997, at which time the consolidated school districts of the county as herein provided shall be established. The terms of all members of the boards of trustees of the eight present school districts of the county shall expire on this date. However, the members of the board of trustees of each consolidated school district elected at the 1997 nonpartisan election shall take office one week following certification of their election as provided in Section 59-19-315 of the 1976 Code. From this date and until July 1, 1997, the boards may organize, begin planning for the changeover to a consolidated district, enter into contracts to effectuate these purposes, and perform other related matters pertaining thereto, except that the responsibility and authority to manage the schools of the county rests solely with the individual boards for each of the eight present districts until July 1, 1997, and no consolidated board may do anything to interfere with this authority.

(B) Any member of one of the eight present school boards of the county may seek election to a consolidated school district board or to the county board of education in 1997. However, if they are elected to such office, prior to assuming the duties thereof, they must first resign as a member of their present board. In this event and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the vacancy on the present board they are vacating shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by appointment of the county legislative delegation.

(C) The members of the county board of education elected at the 1997 election shall take office one week following certification of their election as provided in Section 59-19-315 of the 1976 Code. From this date until July 1, 1997, the county board may organize, begin planning for the changeover to the new school system of the county, enter into contracts to effectuate these purposes, and perform other related matters thereto, except that the responsibility and authority to manage the schools of the county rests solely with the individual boards for each of the eight present districts until July 1, 1997, and the county board may do nothing to interfere with this authority.

Inconsistent local acts repealed

SECTION 10. All local acts pertaining to any school district of Orangeburg County inconsistent with the provisions of this act are repealed as of July 1, 1997, it being the intent of the General Assembly to have this act and the general law be the only provisions of law governing the consolidated school districts of the county and the county board of education.

Severability

SECTION 11. If any provision of this act for any reason is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not affect the constitutionality or validity of the remaining portions of this act. The General Assembly hereby declares that it would have passed this act and each and every provision herein irrespective of the fact that any one or more provisions hereof may be declared to be unconstitutional, invalid, or otherwise ineffective.

Time effective

SECTION 12. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 6/20/96.