South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 4038


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4038
Ratification Number:            434
Act Number:                     581
Primary Sponsor:                Rhoad
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Bamberg County school
                                districts
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   May 05, 1992
Computer Document Number:       DKA/3437.AL
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      May 15, 1992
Introduced Date:                Jun 04, 1991
Date of Last Amendment:         Apr 29, 1992
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              Oct 07, 1992
Last History Type:              Act No. 581
Scope of Legislation:           Local
All Sponsors:                   Rhoad
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 4038  ------  Oct 07, 1992  Act No. 581
 4038  ------  May 15, 1992  Signed by Governor
 4038  ------  May 13, 1992  Ratified R 434
 4038  House   May 05, 1992  Concurred in Senate
                             amendment, enrolled for
                             ratification
 4038  Senate  Apr 30, 1992  Read third time, returned to
                             House with amendment
 4038  Senate  Apr 29, 1992  Amended, read second time,
                             unanimous consent for third
                             reading on Thursday, April
                             30, 1992
 4038  Senate  Sep 23, 1991  Placed on Local and
                             Uncontested Calendar without
                             reference
 4038  Senate  Sep 23, 1991  Introduced, read first time
 4038  House   Jun 06, 1991  Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
 4038  House   Jun 05, 1991  Read second time
 4038  House   Jun 04, 1991  Unanimous consent for second
                             and third reading on the next
                             two consecutive Legislative
                             days
 4038  House   Jun 04, 1991  Introduced, read first time,
                             placed on Calendar without
                             reference

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(R434, 4038)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 1090 OF 1972, RELATING TO MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BAMBERG-EHRHARDT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE AND DENMARK-OLAR SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER TWO IN BAMBERG COUNTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE TRUSTEES BY SINGLE MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS; TO PROVIDE THE COMPOSITION OF THESE DISTRICTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SCHOOL TAX LEVY FOR GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES FOR EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PROVIDE THAT THE LEVY MAY NOT BE INCREASED MORE THAN THREE MILLS FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR UNLESS THE INCREASE IS APPROVED BY A REFERENDUM; TO ABOLISH THE BAMBERG COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION; AND TO REPEAL ACT 513 OF 1982, ACT 237 OF 1979, AND SECTIONS 1 AND 2 OF ACT 1090 OF 1972, RELATING TO THE BAMBERG COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

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

Board of trustees; elections; terms

SECTION 1. Section 3 of Act 1090 of 1972 is amended to read:

"Section 3. The Board of Trustees of Bamberg-Ehrhardt School District One and Denmark-Olar School District Number Two each must be composed of five members, to be elected from each of five defined single member districts in a nonpartisan election to be conducted the same time as the 1992 general election for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. The terms of the trustees begin January 1, 1993. Each trustee must be a resident of the district the trustee represents. Of the trustees first elected, the two candidates with the highest number of votes shall serve for terms of four years, and the three candidates with the lowest number of votes shall serve for terms of two years. Their successors must be elected in a nonpartisan election to be conducted on the second Tuesday in April and every two years after that time for those trustees whose terms expire, for terms of four years each. All vacancies must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term only. Members of the current boards of trustees for each school district shall serve until their successors are elected and qualify. The elections must be conducted by the Bamberg County Election Commission, at the district's expense."

Composition of districts

SECTION 2. The five defined single-member election districts for Bamberg-Ehrhardt School District One and Denmark-Olar School District Number Two, from which members of the Board of Trustees of Bamberg-Ehrhardt School District One and Denmark-Olar School District Number Two must be elected, are as follows:

DISTRICT 1

Area Population

Bamberg County

SOUTH BAMBERG

Tract 9602.00

Blocks: 321, 322, 323, 335, 336, 337, 338, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 370, 371, 403A, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416A, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433A, 433B, 434, 435, 436, 437A, 438, 439A, 440A, 628A, 628B, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633A, 633B, 633C, 634, 635, 647, 648, 649, 650A, 650B, 651A, 651B, 652A, 652B, 653, 654A, 654B, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 671, 672 1,692

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,692

DISTRICT 2

Area Population

Bamberg County

COLSTON

Tract 9603.98

Blocks: 169, 170, 171, 172, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194 117

Tract 9604.00

Blocks: 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 218, 219, 220, 221, 232 . . . . . 120

EHRHARDT . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,257

GOVAN

Tract 9603.98

Blocks: 164, 165, 166, 167, 168 0

KEARSE

Tract 9604.00

Blocks: 236, 268, 275, 276 . 12

SOUTH BAMBERG

Tract 9602.00

Blocks: 359, 360, 367, 368, 369, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394 218

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,724

DISTRICT 3

Area Population

Bamberg County

EDISTO . . . . . . . . . . . . 468

HUNTERS CHAPEL . . . . . . . . . 240

LITTLE SWAMP . . . . . . . . . . 239

NORTH BAMBERG

Tract 9602.00

Blocks: 201, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252 107

SOUTH BAMBERG

Tract 9602.00

Blocks: 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 397, 401, 402, 403B, 416B, 437B, 439B, 440B, 441, 442 729

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,783

DISTRICT 4

Area Population

Bamberg County

NORTH BAMBERG

Tract 9602.00

Blocks: 202A, 202B, 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, 236A, 236B, 237A, 237B, 238, 239, 240A, 240B, 240C, 241A, 241B, 242, 243A, 243B, 244, 253, 501A, 501B, 501C, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507A, 507B, 508, 509, 510A, 510B, 511A, 511B, 512A, 512B, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724 1,789

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,789

DISTRICT 5

Area Population

Bamberg County

COLSTON

Tract 9603.98

Blocks: 173, 174, 181. . . . 49

Tract 9604.00

Blocks: 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206 33

EAST DENMARK

Tract 9601.00

Blocks: 111, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 228, 232, 233, 237 40

NORTH BAMBERG

Tract 9601.00

Blocks: 229, 230, 231. . . . 0

Tract 9602.00

Blocks: 701, 702, 703, 704, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712A, 712B, 712C, 713, 714, 715, 716A, 716B, 717A, 717B, 718, 725A, 725B, 726A, 726B, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 734A, 734B, 734C, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742, 743 703

SOUTH BAMBERG

Tract 9601.00

Blocks: 234, 235, 236. . . . 16

Tract 9602.00

Blocks: 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 601, 602, 603A, 603B, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608A, 608B, 609A, 609B, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626A, 626B, 626C, 627A, 627B, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 661A, 661B, 662, 663A, 663B, 664, 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670. . . 987

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,828

DISTRICT 1

Area Population

Bamberg County

EAST DENMARK

Tract 9601.00

Blocks: 204, 208, 209, 210, 211, 216A, 220A, 220B, 221, 222, 223A, 223B, 224A, 224B, 225, 226, 227A, 227B, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411A, 412A, 413A, 414, 508, 509, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 539, 726, 727, 728. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,670

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,670

DISTRICT 2

Area Population

Bamberg County

EAST DENMARK

Tract 9601.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 112, 113, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128A, 128B, 129, 130A, 130B, 131, 132, 133A, 133B, 134A, 134B, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 201, 202A, 202B, 203, 205, 206, 207, 212, 213A, 213B, 214, 216B, 217, 241, 418, 419, 420, 605, 606, 644, 645, 646, 652A, 652B, 653A, 653B, 654 1,601

NORTH BAMBERG

Tract 9601.00

Blocks: 215. . . . . . . . . 0

Tract 9602.00

Blocks: 705. . . . . . . . . 35

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,636

DISTRICT 3

Area Population

Bamberg County

WEST DENMARK

Tract 9601.00

Blocks: 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 540, 601, 602, 603, 604, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 635, 636, 637A, 637B, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 655, 656A, 656B, 659, 660, 665, 666, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 707, 708A, 709, 710A. . 1,635

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,635

DISTRICT 4

Area Population

Bamberg County

EAST DENMARK

Tract 9601.00

Blocks: 218, 219, 242, 243, 411B, 412B, 413B, 415, 416, 417, 421, 422, 423A, 423B, 424, 425, 426, 427 613

HIGHTOWERS MILL. . . . . . . . . 132

WEST DENMARK

Tract 9601.00

Blocks: 616, 633, 634, 657A, 657B, 657C, 658, 661, 662, 663, 664A, 664B, 667, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672, 706, 708B, 710B, 711, 712, 713, 714, 720, 721, 722A, 722B, 723, 724, 725, 729A, 729B, 730, 731A, 731B, 731C, 732A, 732B, 733A, 733B, 734A, 734B, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742A, 742B . . . . . . . . . . . . 816

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,561

DISTRICT 5

Area Population

Bamberg County

COLSTON

Tract 9603.98

Blocks: 187, 188 . . . . . . 6

Tract 9604.00

Blocks: 217, 233, 237. . . . 11

EAST DENMARK

Tract 9601.00

Blocks: 238, 239, 240, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 443, 444, 445, 446. . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

GOVAN

Tract 9603.98

Blocks: 109, 110, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122A, 122B, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134A, 134B, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142A, 142B, 143A, 143B, 144, 145, 146, 147, 151, 152, 153, 154A, 154B, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159A, 159B, 160A, 160B, 161A, 161B, 162, 163, 195, 196, 197 359

Tract 9605.98

Blocks: 192B . . . . . . . . 0

KEARSE

Tract 9603.98

Blocks: 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 271, 272, 277, 278, 280, 281, 294, 295, 296, 297 138

Tract 9604.00

Blocks: 234, 235, 269, 270, 271, 272, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290. . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

OLAR . . . . . . . . . . . . 781

SOUTH BAMBERG

Tract 9601.00

Blocks: 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 447, 448. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,584.

Tax levy

SECTION 3. Effective with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1993, and thereafter, the school tax levy for general operating purposes for Bamberg-Ehrhardt School District One and Denmark-Olar School District Number Two must be determined by the board of trustees of the respective districts. The tax levy for general operating purposes may not be increased more than three mills above the inflation factor from the previous fiscal year unless the increase is approved by a referendum, at the districts' expense, of the qualified electors of the district. Before the budget is finalized by the board, there must be a public hearing with notice to the public. The notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the respective school districts and must state the time, date, and location of the hearing. The notice must be published at least two weeks before the date of the hearing. Residents of the school district must have the opportunity to give input on the proposed budget.

County Board of Education abolished

SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Bamberg County Board of Education is abolished upon the election and qualification of the board of trustees of each school district as provided in Section 1 of this act, and the powers and duties of that board are devolved upon the respective boards of trustees of the school districts of the county.

County superintendent abolished

SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the office of the county superintendent of education is abolished effective December 31, 1992, and the powers and duties of that office are devolved upon the respective boards of trustees of the school districts of the county.

Districts consolidated

SECTION 6. Bamberg-Ehrhardt School District One and Denmark-Olar School District Number Two may be consolidated only if the provisions of Section 59-17-20(2)(a) and (2)(c) are satisfied.

Repealer

SECTION 7. Act 513 of 1982, Act 237 of 1979, and Sections 1 and 2 of Act 1090 of 1972 are repealed.

Time effective

SECTION 8. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

In the Senate House May 13, 1992.

Nick A. Theodore,

President of the Senate

Robert J. Sheheen,

Speaker of the House of

Representatives

Approved the 15th day of May, 1992.

Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.,

Governor

Printer's Date -- June 23, 1992 -- L.

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