Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:5091 Primary Sponsor:Quinn Committee Number:21 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Lexington and Richland school district No. 5 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Computer Document Number:PT/1191DW.94 Introduced Date:19940414 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940414 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Quinn Type of Legislation:General Bill
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5091 House 19940414 Introduced, read first time, 21
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TO PROVIDE THAT OF THE SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 5 IN LEXINGTON AND RICHLAND COUNTIES, FOUR MUST RESIDE IN LEXINGTON COUNTY AND THREE MUST RESIDE IN RICHLAND COUNTY, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL MUST BE ELECTED FROM NUMBERED SEATS, DECLARE THE MOST RECENTLY FILLED SEAT FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM BY THE LEXINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION VACANT AND REQUIRE THAT IT MUST BE FILLED BY A QUALIFIED ELECTOR OF RICHLAND COUNTY AT AN ELECTION TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE TIME OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Of the seven members of the Trustees of School District Number 5 in Lexington and Richland Counties, four must reside in Lexington County and three must reside in Richland County. All members must be elected from numbered seats. The seat most recently filled for an unexpired term by the Lexington County Board of Education is declared vacant and must be filled by a qualified elector of Richland County at an election conducted at the time of the General Election pursuant to the provisions of Act 187 of 1987.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.