Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:5228 Primary Sponsor:Stone Committee Number:00 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Edgefield County school district trustees, budget Residing Body:Senate Computer Document Number:WWW/30249DW.94 Introduced Date:19940524 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940602 Last History Type:Recommitted to Edgefield Delegation Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Stone Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ____ ______ ____________ ______________________________ ___ ____________ 5228 Senate 19940602 Recommitted to Edgefield 00 Delegation 5228 Senate 19940526 Introduced, read first time, placed on local and uncontested Calendar without reference 5228 House 19940526 Read third time, sent to Senate 5228 House 19940525 Read second time 5228 House 19940524 Introduced, read first time, placed on Calendar without referenceView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
INTRODUCED
May 26, 1994
H. 5228
L. Printed 5/26/94--S.
Read the first time May 26, 1994.
TO PROHIBIT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE EDGEFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM INCREASING ITS ANNUAL BUDGET MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR WITHOUT A FAVORABLE VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT APPROVING THE INCREASE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The Board of Trustees of the Edgefield County School District is prohibited from increasing its annual budget more than five percent from the previous fiscal year without a favorable vote of the qualified electors of the school district approving the increase. A referendum may be called by the board at any time and must be conducted by the county election commission according to the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandis.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.