South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 3863


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    3863
Ratification Number:            66
Act Number:                     189
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19950323
Primary Sponsor:                Beatty
All Sponsors:                   Beatty, Walker, Lanford,
                                Littlejohn, Allison and Davenport 
Drafted Document Number:        BBM\9934JM.95
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19950405
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19950426
Subject:                        Spartanburg County Education
                                Board

History



Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19950426  Act No. A189
------  19950426  Signed by Governor
------  19950420  Ratified R66
Senate  19950405  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
Senate  19950404  Read second time, ordered to
                  receive third reading on 
                  Wednesday, 19950405
Senate  19950330  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference
House   19950329  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19950328  Read second time
House   19950323  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference

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(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A189, R66, H3863)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE FISCAL AUTONOMY OF THE SEVEN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE POWERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATIONAL BUDGET OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COUNTY BOARD'S MEETINGS; AND TO REPEAL ACT 610 OF 1994, RELATING TO THE ABOLITION OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Boards of trustees vested with fiscal autonomy

SECTION 1. Each of the seven boards of trustees of the school districts within Spartanburg County are vested and allocated with total fiscal autonomy.

Powers of County Board of Education; etc.

SECTION 2. The County Board of Education of Spartanburg County is empowered to:

(A) ensure that the minimum foundation program money is distributed to the seven Spartanburg County school districts on a fair and equitable basis, based on the prevailing funding formula utilized during the 1993-94 school year for the distribution of minimum foundation funds;

(B) ensure that for school districts within the county to receive funds from the minimum foundation program they must maintain a common teacher salary schedule throughout the seven school districts of the county;

(C) employ a secretary to the County Board of Education of Spartanburg County for the purpose of performing the administrative functions of the board. If a secretary of the board is employed, the secretary's office must be maintained within the space provided free of charge by one of the seven local school districts. The secretary's salary must be derived and paid from the county board's operational budget.

All other powers, if any, formerly possessed by the County Board of Education of Spartanburg County are devolved, and otherwise allocated, upon the seven boards of trustees of the local districts of Spartanburg County.

Budget for County Board of Education

SECTION 3. The operational budget for the County Board of Education of Spartanburg County must be derived from the minimum foundation funds and shall not exceed one-half of one percent of the previous year's total minimum foundation funds for the county.

Meetings of County Board of Education

SECTION 4. The County Board of Education of Spartanburg County shall conduct its meetings in a place that must be provided by one of the seven local school districts of the county.

Sale of assets; distribution of proceeds; etc.

SECTION 5. All assets of the County Board of Education of Spartanburg County must be sold and the proceeds from the sale of assets must be distributed equally to the local seven school districts based upon an average daily attendance in each of the seven school districts in Spartanburg County. The sale and distribution must be accomplished expeditiously. In no event shall the sale and distribution of the proceeds occur twelve months later than the effective date of this act unless otherwise approved by the Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation. The sale of the assets must be conducted by the County Board of Education of Spartanburg County in accordance with the procedures prescribed by current state law and the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code.

Repeal

SECTION 6. Act 610 of 1994 is repealed.

Time effective

SECTION 7. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 26th day of April, 1995.