Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:261 Primary Sponsor:Washington Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Charleston County school district trustees Residing Body:Senate Computer Document Number:CYY/15016DW.93 Introduced Date:19930120 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19930204 Last History Type:Unanimous consent for placing on second reading local contested calendar Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Washington Ford Type of Legislation:General Bill
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INTRODUCED
January 20, 1993
S. 261
L. Printed 1/20/93--S.
Read the first time January 20, 1993.
TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 1994 GENERAL ELECTION THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSISTS OF NINE MEMBERS ELECTED FROM SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE FILLING OF VACANCIES FROM THE DISTRICTS, TO ESTABLISH THE NINE SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS, TO PROVIDE THAT TRUSTEES ELECTED IN 1992 SHALL SERVE UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR TERMS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE 1994 ELECTION FOR TRUSTEES FROM DISTRICTS ONE, TWO, FIVE, SIX, AND NINE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE 1996 ELECTION FOR TRUSTEES FROM DISTRICTS THREE, FOUR, SEVEN, AND EIGHT; AND TO AMEND ACT 340 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO CONFORM THE PETITION REQUIREMENT FOR NOMINATION TO THE SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATION PROVIDED IN THIS ACT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 340 of 1967, beginning with the 1994 general election, the governing body of the Charleston County School District consists of a board of trustees composed of:
(1) Nine members elected from single-member districts. Each of the nine must be a qualified elector of the district from which he is elected. Only those electors residing in the particular district are eligible to vote for the trustee representing the district. Vacancies must be filled as provided by Act 340 of 1967 from the appropriate districts.
(2) The single-member districts for election of trustees for the Charleston County School District are:
DISTRICT 1
Area Population
Charleston County
AWENDAW ......................... 1,276
CHRIST CHURCH 1................... 1,888
CHRIST CHURCH 2................... 2,180
CHRIST CHURCH 3................... 1,027
CHRIST CHURCH 4................... 793
CHRIST CHURCH 5................... 1,682
CHRIST CHURCH 6................... 468
CHRIST CHURCH 7................... 1,637
CHRIST CHURCH 8................... 7,248
CHRIST CHURCH 9................... 2,998
MCCLELLANVILLE 1.................. 852
MCCLELLANVILLE 2.................. 339
MOUNT PLEASANT 10.................. 1,110
MOUNT PLEASANT 11.................. 1,175
MOUNT PLEASANT 5.................. 1,637
MOUNT PLEASANT 7.................. 1,254
MOUNT PLEASANT 8.................. 1,334
MOUNT PLEASANT 9.................. 3,345
ST JAMES - SANTEE.................. 1,157
DISTRICT TOTAL....................... 33,400
PERCENT VARIATION...................... 1.884
DISTRICT 2
Area Population
Charleston County
CHARLESTON 10..................... 1,743
CHARLESTON 11..................... 564
CHARLESTON 1...................... 1,128
CHARLESTON 2...................... 1,203
CHARLESTON 3...................... 2,610
CHARLESTON 4...................... 478
CHARLESTON 5...................... 3,076
CHARLESTON 6...................... 1,471
CHARLESTON 7...................... 789
CHARLESTON 8...................... 1,438
JAMES ISLAND 17................... 950
JAMES ISLAND 18................... 496
JAMES ISLAND 19................... 749
JAMES ISLAND 20................... 1,507
JAMES ISLAND 21................... 1,372
JAMES ISLAND 22................... 1,809
SAINT ANDREWS 10.................. 1,082
SAINT ANDREWS 23.................. 2,181
SAINT ANDREWS 4................... 1,718
SAINT ANDREWS 5................... 1,418
SAINT ANDREWS 6................... 288
SAINT ANDREWS 7................... 1,627
SAINT ANDREWS 8................... 1,067
SAINT ANDREWS 9................... 1,065
DISTRICT TOTAL....................... 31,829
PERCENT VARIATION.....................- 2.907
DISTRICT 3
Area Population
Charleston County
FOLLY BEACH....................... 1,255
ISLE OF PALMS 1................... 929
ISLE OF PALMS 2................... 2,751
JAMES ISLAND 10................... 1,718
JAMES ISLAND 11................... 1,898
JAMES ISLAND 12................... 1,586
JAMES ISLAND 13................... 965
JAMES ISLAND 14................... 1,223
JAMES ISLAND 15................... 2,259
JAMES ISLAND 16................... 594
JAMES ISLAND 2.................... 0
JAMES ISLAND 4.................... 809
JAMES ISLAND 5.................... 2,527
JAMES ISLAND 8.................... 1,289
JAMES ISLAND 9.................... 2,110
JOHNS ISLAND 5.................... 1,631
MOUNT PLEASANT 1.................. 824
MOUNT PLEASANT 2.................. 1,790
MOUNT PLEASANT 3.................. 1,308
MOUNT PLEASANT 4.................. 1,054
MOUNT PLEASANT 6.................. 1,905
SULLIVANS ISLAND.................. 1,623
DISTRICT TOTAL....................... 32,048
PERCENT VARIATION.....................- 2.239
DISTRICT 4
Area Population
Charleston County
CHARLESTON 12..................... 734
CHARLESTON 13..................... 1,116
CHARLESTON 14..................... 881
CHARLESTON 15..................... 722
CHARLESTON 16..................... 984
CHARLESTON 17..................... 1,676
CHARLESTON 18..................... 1,469
CHARLESTON 20..................... 1,570
CHARLESTON 21..................... 1,338
CHARLESTON 22..................... 730
CHARLESTON 9...................... 1,123
SAINT ANDREWS 11.................. 1,726
SAINT ANDREWS 12.................. 2,272
SAINT ANDREWS 13.................. 1,983
SAINT ANDREWS 14.................. 2,108
SAINT ANDREWS 19.................. 1,966
SAINT ANDREWS 1................... 1,141
SAINT ANDREWS 20.................. 2,929
SAINT ANDREWS 21.................. 1,849
SAINT ANDREWS 22.................. 1,417
SAINT ANDREWS 2................... 1,745
SAINT ANDREWS 3................... 1,132
DISTRICT TOTAL....................... 32,611
PERCENT VARIATION.....................- 0.521
DISTRICT 5
Area Population
Charleston County
CHARLESTON 19..................... 2,864
CHARLESTON 23..................... 1,296
CHARLESTON 24..................... 879
CHARLESTON 25..................... 1,552
CHARLESTON 26..................... 952
CHARLESTON 27..................... 994
CHARLESTON 28..................... 992
CHARLESTON 29..................... 1,047
CHARLESTON 30..................... 2,795
NORTH CHARLESTON 4................. 1,481
NORTH CHARLESTON 10................ 1,265
NORTH CHARLESTON 11................ 2,091
NORTH CHARLESTON 12................ 4,176
NORTH CHARLESTON 2................. 1,080
NORTH CHARLESTON 3................. 2,945
NORTH CHARLESTON 5................. 1,952
NORTH CHARLESTON 6................. 1,767
NORTH CHARLESTON 7................. 2,072
NORTH CHARLESTON 8................. 1,533
DISTRICT TOTAL....................... 33,733
PERCENT VARIATION...................... 2.900
DISTRICT 6
Area Population
Charleston County
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 10.............. 182
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 11.............. 90
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 12.............. 314
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 13.............. 398
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 14.............. 309
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 15.............. 172
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 16.............. 0
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 17.............. 346
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 18.............. 0
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 19.............. 0
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 1............... 0
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 20.............. 0
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 2............... 617
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 3............... 704
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 4............... 524
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 5............... 19
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 6............... 305
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 7............... 116
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 8............... 120
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 9............... 62
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 10.............. 24
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 11.............. 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 12.............. 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 13.............. 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 14.............. 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 15.............. 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 16.............. 2
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 17.............. 110
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 18.............. 56
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 19.............. 256
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 1............... 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 20.............. 33
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 2............... 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 3............... 5,694
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 4............... 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 5............... 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 6............... 4
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 7............... 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 8............... 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 9............... 92 NORTH CHARLESTON 16................ 1,300
NORTH CHARLESTON 17................ 1,886
NORTH CHARLESTON 18................ 1,701
NORTH CHARLESTON 19................ 1,479
NORTH CHARLESTON 1................. 3,431
NORTH CHARLESTON 20................ 1,564
NORTH CHARLESTON 21................ 727
NORTH CHARLESTON 22................ 681
NORTH CHARLESTON 23................ 1,195
NORTH CHARLESTON 24................ 1,282
NORTH CHARLESTON 25................ 1,168
NORTH CHARLESTON 26................ 1,750
NORTH CHARLESTON 27................ 623
NORTH CHARLESTON 9................. 3,541
DISTRICT TOTAL....................... 32,877
PERCENT VARIATION...................... 0.289
DISTRICT 7
Area Population
Charleston County
DEER PARK 1....................... 3,600
DEER PARK 2....................... 5,771
DEER PARK 3....................... 2,300
LADSON ......................... 3,133
LINCOLNVILLE...................... 1,050
NORTH CHARLESTON 15................ 1,949
NORTH CHARLESTON 28................ 1,155
NORTH CHARLESTON 29................ 1,155
NORTH CHARLESTON 30................ 2,190
NORTH CHARLESTON 31................ 2,195
NORTH CHARLESTON 32................ 3,632
NORTH CHARLESTON 33................ 4,531
DISTRICT TOTAL....................... 32,661
PERCENT VARIATION.....................- 0.369
DISTRICT 8
Area Population
Charleston County
NORTH CHARLESTON 13................ 3,617
NORTH CHARLESTON 14................ 4,852
SAINT ANDREWS 15.................. 871
SAINT ANDREWS 16.................. 1,567
SAINT ANDREWS 17.................. 2,193
SAINT ANDREWS 18.................. 990
SAINT ANDREWS 26.................. 1,004
SAINT ANDREWS 27.................. 2,781
SAINT ANDREWS 28.................. 2,294
SAINT ANDREWS 29.................. 3,146
SAINT ANDREWS 30.................. 1,032
SAINT ANDREWS 31.................. 5,830
SAINT ANDREWS 32.................. 3,670
DISTRICT TOTAL....................... 33,847
PERCENT VARIATION...................... 3.248
DISTRICT 9
Area Population
Charleston County
ADAMS RUN 2....................... 1,149
EDISTO ......................... 1,318
HOLLYWOOD........................ 2,198
JAMES ISLAND 1.................... 1,323
JAMES ISLAND 3.................... 1,428
JAMES ISLAND 6.................... 1,243
JAMES ISLAND 7.................... 859
JOHNS ISLAND 1.................... 3,057
JOHNS ISLAND 2.................... 1,557
JOHNS ISLAND 3.................... 3,004
JOHNS ISLAND 4.................... 1,157
MEGGETT 1........................ 2,340
MEGGETT 2........................ 969
no name for (0190154).............. 1,764
RAVENEL 1........................ 1,738
RAVENEL 2........................ 1,210
SAINT ANDREWS 24.................. 2,118
SAINT ANDREWS 25.................. 1,031
WADMALAW 1....................... 1,266
WADMALAW 2....................... 1,304
DISTRICT TOTAL....................... 32,033
PERCENT VARIATION.....................- 2.285
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1 of this act, trustees of the Charleston County School District elected in the general election of 1992 shall continue to serve until the expiration of their terms. Any vacancy occurring among these holdover trustees must be filled as provided by Act 340 of 1967. In the general election of 1994, elections must be held for the trustees representing districts one, two, five, six, and nine. In the general election of 1996, elections must be held for trustees representing districts three, four, seven, and eight.
SECTION 3. Section 2A of Act 340 of 1967, as added by Act 936 of 1970, is amended to read: "Section 2A. The election of the members of the board of trustees shall be is nonpartisan and candidates for the board of trustees of the Charleston County School District, shall be nominated by petition only filed with the county election commission prior to September first of each election year signed by not less than five hundred qualified resident electors of Charleston County, not less than two hundred fifty of whom shall also be residents of the area which the candidate nominated represents shall file with the county election commission before September first by paying a filing fee of twenty-five dollars. Candidates so nominated shall must be placed upon the ballot in the general election without any party designation and in alphabetical order."
SECTION 4. Section 10 of Act 340 of 1967, as last amended by Act 1602 of 1972, is further amended to read:
"Section 10. The Board of Trustees of the Charleston School District shall prepare and submit to the Charleston County Legislative Delegation Council, as information, on or before the fifteenth day of August of each year beginning in 1968 a proposed budget for the ensuing school year. In order to obtain funds for school purposes the board is authorized to impose an annual tax levy, commencing in 1968, not to exceed ninety mills, exclusive of any millage imposed for bond debt service. In the event If the board determines that the annual tax levy should exceed ninety mills cap on the maximum annual millage should be raised, the board shall hold a public hearing on the question at least two weeks prior to before submitting such the request to the legislative delegation Charleston County Council. Notice of such the public hearing shall must be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, and shall must state the date, time, and place of the hearing as well as a clearly worded statement of the requested annual tax levy. Charleston County Council may raise or lower the cap on the maximum annual millage at any time, whether or not a request for a change has been received from the Board of Trustees of the Charleston County School District. Action by Charleston County Council changing the maximum annual millage may be either permanent or for a fixed number of years, as the council may determine from time to time. Should the council reject a request from the board for an increase in the maximum annual millage cap, the board may call for a referendum to approve a temporary increase in the cap, and upon favorable approval by referendum, the temporary increase becomes effective. The referendum proposal may be for an increase in the cap for a period of not more than two years and no temporary increase in the cap may exceed the previous cap by more than ten percent, with the exact term and amount to be determined by the board. No more than one referendum may be held each two calendar years. The school district shall bear the cost of the referendum. No public funds may be expended on the costs of the referendum except for those necessary to place the referendum on the ballot, conduct the election, and provide factual information relating to the referendum question. In no event may public funds be used for publication or distribution of advertising to influence the outcome of the referendum. Upon certification by the board to the county auditor of the tax levy to be imposed in each year, the auditor shall levy and the county treasurer shall collect the millage so certified upon all taxable property in the district."
SECTION 5. This act takes effect January 1, 1994, unless a referendum on the question of whether Charleston County School District trustees should be elected from single member districts as specified in this act is held prior to the expiration of this time period. If the result of the referendum favors the single member district method of election, a plan as specified in this act must be submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice within forty-five days from the date of the referendum. If the result of the referendum does not favor the single member district method of election, then the method of election in effect prior to the date of the Governor's approval shall remain in effect notwithstanding the provisions of this act.