S*1298(Rat #0312, Act #0250 of 2010)  General Bill, By McGill
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL AND UTILITY VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAYS
 DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT
 WHEN CERTAIN FEDERAL REGULATIONS TRIGGER RELIEF FROM FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER
 REGULATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA OR GEORGIA, THE GOVERNOR MUST DECLARE THAT
 EMERGENCY IN THIS STATE FOR THE SAME PURPOSES, TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE
 ENFORCEMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE STATE EMERGENCY, TO PROVIDE THAT CITATIONS
 FOR SPEEDING AND DISREGARDING TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, EXCEPT TOLL COLLECTION
 ENFORCEMENT, BASED SOLELY ON PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE ONLY MAY BE ISSUED FOR
 VIOLATIONS THAT OCCUR WHILE RELIEF FROM THESE FEDERAL REGULATIONS ARE IN FORCE
 DUE TO AN EMERGENCY, AND TO REQUIRE SERVICE OF THE CITATION WITHIN ONE HOUR OF
 THE VIOLATION. - ratified title

   03/18/10  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-4
   03/18/10  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-4
   04/21/10  Senate Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-15
   04/27/10  Senate Read second time SJ-20
   04/28/10  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-31
   04/29/10  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-19
   04/29/10  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-19
   05/20/10  House  Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
                     Works HJ-65
   05/25/10  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Crawford,
                     Herbkersman, Lowe, Duncan, Toole, JH Neal, MA
                     Pitts, Hosey, and Chalk HJ-82
   05/26/10  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Herbkersman,
                     Chalk, Lowe, Duncan, Hosey, and MA Pitts HJ-31
   05/26/10  House  Amended HJ-31
   05/26/10  House  Read second time HJ-31
   05/27/10  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-33
   06/01/10         Scrivener's error corrected
   06/02/10  Senate House amendment amended SJ-206
   06/02/10  Senate Returned to House with amendments SJ-206
   06/03/10  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-18
   06/03/10  House  Roll call Yeas-106  Nays-0 HJ-18
   06/07/10         Ratified R 312
   06/11/10         Signed By Governor
   07/01/10         Effective date 06/11/10
   07/08/10         Act No. 250

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(R151, S1298)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 84 OF 2011, RELATING TO THE FLORENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER THREE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SO AS TO MODIFY THE PROCEDURE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT BUDGET AND PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND FINAL APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE DISTRICT.

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

Public participation in budgetary process

SECTION    1.    SECTION 3 of Act 84 of 2011 is amended to read:

"SECTION    3.    (A)    Prior to the adoption of the final district budget for the ensuing fiscal year, the Board of Trustees of Florence County School District Number Three shall hold at least two public meetings, open to all residents of the district, for the purpose of a review and explanation of the proposed budget for the district for the ensuing fiscal year.

(B)    Not later than the second day of April each year, the board of trustees of the district shall publish its proposed budget for the operation of the school or schools within the district, together with the estimated millage necessary to carry the budget into effect. The proposed budget must be available for review at the Lake City Library, at the district office, on the district's website as a downloadable file, and in other ways convenient to public access.

(C)    The board shall conduct the two public meetings as required in SECTION 3(A) sometime between April first and the regularly scheduled board meeting in May of the same year. The board will publish the dates of these meetings at least one week in advance of each meeting. The publishing of the dates of the two public meetings must be by, but not limited to, notice in the local newspaper, on the district's website, and in other ways convenient to public access. The two public meetings must be a minimum of one week apart. Each meeting will have a time set aside for public comment. As with all board meetings, minutes must be taken and made available to the public.

(D)    The budget offered by the board of trustees must maintain a tax millage levy equal to at least the level of per pupil financial effort established in the previous fiscal year.

(E)    The district administration shall maintain a register of all persons who have indicated, in writing, their desire to receive notices, communications, reports, and any other periodic information involving the budget from the district. Citizens interested in being listed on the register must file their names and addresses by which they desire to receive communications in person at the district office or by written communication mailed or delivered to the district office."

Annual budget and millage certification

SECTION    2.    SECTION 4 of Act 84 of 2011 is amended to read:

"SECTION    4.    One week following the adoption of the final budget for the district, but not later than the last day of June, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Florence County School District Number Three, shall certify the budget and millage to the county auditor who shall levy the millage upon all taxable property within the school district. The Treasurer of Florence County shall collect taxes levied and the proceeds derived from the levy. The treasurer shall keep these proceeds and disburse them to the district upon warrants issued or drawn by the school district. A tax levied under the provisions of this act may not be repealed at any subsequent meeting of the district board of trustees occurring after the approval of the budget and the millage as provided for in SECTION 3."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor

Ratified the 29th day of March, 2012.

Approved the 2nd day of April, 2012. -- L.