Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4158 Ratification Number:503 Act Number:602 Primary Sponsor:Manly Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Greenville County school districts, tax levy Date Bill Passed both Bodies:May 14, 1992 Computer Document Number:DKA/3505.SD Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:Jun 01, 1992 Introduced Date:Jan 15, 1992 Date of Last Amendment:May 06, 1992 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:Oct 07, 1992 Last History Type:Act No. 602 Scope of Legislation:Local All Sponsors:Manly Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4158 ------ Oct 07, 1992 Act No. 602
4158 ------ Jun 01, 1992 Signed by Governor
4158 ------ May 27, 1992 Ratified R 503
4158 House May 14, 1992 Concurred in Senate
amendment, enrolled for
ratification
4158 Senate May 07, 1992 Read third time, returned
with amendment
4158 Senate May 06, 1992 Amended, read second time,
unanimous consent for third
reading on Thursday, May 7,
1992
4158 Senate Mar 12, 1992 Amended
4158 Senate Feb 12, 1992 Introduced, read first time,
placed on Local and
Uncontested Calendar without
reference
4158 House Feb 11, 1992 Amended, read third time,
sent to Senate
4158 House Feb 06, 1992 Debate adjourned until
Tuesday, February 11, 1992
4158 House Feb 05, 1992 Amended, read second time
4158 House Feb 04, 1992 Debate adjourned until
Wednesday, February 5, 1992
4158 House Jan 28, 1992 Debate adjourned until
Tuesday, February 4, 1992
4158 House Jan 21, 1992 Debate adjourned until
Tuesday, January 28, 1992
4158 House Jan 15, 1992 Introduced, read first time,
placed on Calendar without
reference
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(R503, H4158)
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH THE ANNUAL BUDGET AND TAX MILLAGE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF GREENVILLE COUNTY MUST BE DETERMINED, TO PROVIDE THAT GREENVILLE COUNTY TAX NOTICES MAY CONTAIN CERTAIN CHECK-OFF OPTIONS, AND TO REPEAL ACT 284 OF 1989 AND ACT 251 OF 1991 RELATING TO THE AUTHORIZED TAX MILLAGE FOR THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Determination of budget and tax millage; check-off options
SECTION 1. (A) Notwithstanding other provisions of law, the annual budget for the School District of Greenville County must be determined in accordance with this act.
(B) The board of trustees of the district annually shall prepare a budget and recommend to the county auditor the amount of tax millage, computed to the nearest whole mill, necessary to defray the cost of the budget. As used in this act, "budget" means that amount of the total cost of operating the schools of the district and does not include bonded indebtedness.
(C) For a given fiscal year the board may increase millage to raise funds based on the prior year's consumer price index for the southeast published by the United States Department of Labor as reported by the State Budget and Control Board as it applies to the amount of the budget in the prior fiscal year, plus the amount required to fund new unfunded federal and state mandates, plus the amount of reductions in federal and state monies not accompanied by corresponding program cuts, and minus new total anticipated income from all sources available to the district. Errors in projected income must be taken into consideration in the next year's funding calculations. For purposes of this subsection, reductions in federal and state monies means actual reductions in total federal and state funds to be received by the district in the prior fiscal year. This subsection does not restrict the total budget of the district.
(D) The board may increase the budget to the amount necessary to raise revenue to the level of combined mandates, reductions, and inflation, not to exceed four mills in any one year. If the board finds it necessary to increase the budget beyond the limits prescribed in this subsection, it shall submit the question to the qualified electors of the district by referendum.
(E) An independent auditor who reports directly to the board periodically shall conduct fiscal and management audits of the district at the district's expense, and a copy of the audit must be forwarded to the Greenville County Legislative Delegation. The auditor serves at the pleasure of the board.
(F)(1) After property reassessment the school millage must be adjusted to reflect the appropriate millage under the new assessed property value. The new millage rate becomes the base rate. Tax revenues may not exceed the total tax revenue for the immediately preceding year by more than one percent as provided in Section 12-43-280 of the 1976 Code. The board may not increase the new base rate after reassessment except pursuant to this section.
(2) The school district shall provide to each member of the Greenville County Legislative Delegation the following as information:
(a) total revenue received by the district in the preceding fiscal year;
(b) new unfunded mandates from the federal and state governments;
(c) reductions in funding from the federal and state governments;
(d) total anticipated revenue available to the district for the upcoming fiscal year.
(G) At the discretion of the board, Greenville County tax notices must contain a check-off option for the taxpayer to contribute voluntarily to the funding of a district-wide special project designated by the board. The option must be substantially in the following form: "By checking `Yes' for this contribution, I voluntarily contribute an amount above my required tax bill to be used only for the special project listed on this option.
[] Yes [] No"
Repeal
SECTION 2. Act 284 of 1989 and Act 251 of 1991 are repealed.
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
In the Senate House May 27, 1992.
Nick A. Theodore,
President of the Senate
David M. Beasley,
Speaker Pro Tempore of the
House of Representatives
Approved the 1st day of June, 1992.
Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.,
Governor
Printer's Date -- June 29, 1992 -- L.