Bill 3977

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    3977
Ratification Number:            89
Act Number:                     190
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19950411
Primary Sponsor:                Davenport 
All Sponsors:                   Davenport 
Drafted Document Number:        BR1\18366AC.95
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19950421
Governor's Action:              V
Date of Governor's Action:      19950517
Action on Governor's Veto:      O
Subject:                        North Spartanburg Area Fire and
                                Rescue District Board

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

------  19950525  Act No. A190
Senate  19950525  Veto overridden
House   19950524  Veto overridden
House   19950523  Debate adjourned upon Governor's Veto
House   19950518  Debate adjourned upon Governor's Veto
------  19950517  Vetoed by Governor
------  19950511  Ratified R89
Senate  19950421  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
Senate  19950420  Read second time, unanimous consent
                  for third reading on Friday,
                  19950421
Senate  19950418  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference
House   19950413  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19950412  Unanimous consent for third
                  reading on the next Legislative day
House   19950412  Read second time
House   19950411  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference

(A190, R89, H3977)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 172 OF 1969, RELATING TO THE NORTH SPARTANBURG AREA FIRE AND RESCUE DISTRICT BOARD OF FIRE AND RESCUE CONTROL, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MEMBERS ON THE BOARD FROM FIVE TO SEVEN AND TO PROVIDE FOR TERMS OF FOUR RATHER THAN SIX YEARS.

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

Membership and terms revised

SECTION 1. Section 2 of Act 172 of 1969 is amended to read:

"Section 2. There is established a board of fire and rescue control for the North Spartanburg Area Fire and Rescue District to be composed of seven members who must be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a majority of the Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation. Members shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. The members of the board shall serve without pay and shall file annually a report with the Spartanburg County Board of Control not later than the first of November of each year showing all activities and disbursements made by the board during the year.

If at least twenty percent of the qualified electors residing in the district petition the commissioners of election by the first of September of a general election year, the commissioners shall call an election to be held at the following general election for the purpose of electing a member to the board to succeed the member whose term expires during that year, for a four-year term. Thereafter, members must be elected in each succeeding general election for terms of four years."

Transition provisions

SECTION 2. Members of the Board of Fire and Rescue of the North Spartanburg Area Fire and Rescue District serving on this act's effective date shall continue to serve until their terms expire. Additional members elected to the board pursuant to this act and subsequent members elected shall serve terms of four years as provided for in this act.

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 5/17/95.

Veto overridden by House -- 5/24/95.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 5/25/95.