Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1016 Primary Sponsor:Reese Committee Number:04 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:School employee may not serve as trustee of district Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Education Computer Document Number:BBM/10827SD.94 Introduced Date:19940112 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940112 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Reese Type of Legislation:General Bill
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1016 Senate 19940112 Introduced, read first time, 04
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-19-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON WHO IS EMPLOYED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THIS STATE MAY SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THAT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON SERVING AS A MEMBER OF A SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION WHO IS ALSO EMPLOYED BY THAT SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY CONTINUE TO SERVE THE TERM FOR WHICH HE WAS ELECTED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-19-35. No person who is employed by a school district of this State may serve as a member of the board of trustees of that school district. Any person serving as a member of a school board of trustees on the effective date of this section who is also employed by that school district may continue to serve the term for which he was elected.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.