South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 876


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    876
Ratification Number:            443
Act Number:                     523
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19950529
Primary Sponsor:                Bryan 
All Sponsors:                   Bryan 
Drafted Document Number:        pfm\7555bdw.95
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960522
Governor's Action:              U  Became law without signature of
                                Governor
Date of Governor's Action:      19960606
Subject:                        Laurens County School District No.
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History



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

------  19960829  Act No. A523
------  19960606  Unsigned, became law without
                  signature of Governor
------  19960530  Ratified R443
Senate  19960522  Concurred in House amendment, 
                  enrolled for ratification
House   19960522  Amended, read third time, 
                  returned to Senate with amendment
House   19960522  Debate adjourned
House   19960521  Read second time
House   19960521  Debate adjourned
House   19960514  Debate adjourned until
                  Tuesday, 19960521
House   19960509  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference
Senate  19960508  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19960507  Read second time, unanimous consent
                  for third reading on Wednesday,
                  19960508
Senate  19950529  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference
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(A523, R443, S876)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 171 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS 55 AND 56 AND THEIR ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGETS AND TAX LEVIES, SO AS TO ALLOW BOTH DISTRICTS TO LEVY A PERMANENT SIX MILLS FOR ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS AND OTHER CLASSROOM ENHANCEMENTS.

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

Tax millage revised

SECTION 1. Section 1 of Act 171 of 1967, as last amended by Act 214 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 1. On or before the first day of July for each year, the boards of trustees of School Districts Fifty-five and Fifty-six in Laurens County shall annually prepare operating budgets and recommend to the county auditor the amount of tax levy necessary to defray the cost of the budgets. The board of trustees of each school district in preparing the budgets may grant to teachers fringe benefits, in lieu of salaries, in forms as it may determine. Certified copies of the budgets signed by a majority of the boards of trustees of the districts must be filed with the auditor and treasurer. Copies of the budget must also be furnished to the county legislative delegation and a summary of the budgets published in a newspaper having general circulation within the district. For each tax year, an annual uniform millage for operating purposes must be levied on all taxable property in School Districts Fifty-five and Fifty-six of Laurens County. Monies derived from the levy first must be distributed to each school district to provide the amount necessary under the South Carolina Education Finance Act for required local support. Any monies not paid for required local support must be distributed to the school districts according to the current year's one hundred thirty-five day EFA weighted pupil units. School District Fifty-five and School District Fifty-six of Laurens County shall share the forestry funds according to the current year's one hundred thirty-five day EFA weighted pupil units. Beginning with the school year 1994-95 and thereafter, the boards of trustees of School Districts Fifty-five and Fifty-six may recommend a tax levy increase of up to two mills per year above the base authorization. A tax increase of more than two mills above the base authorization for the school year 1994-95 and thereafter must be approved at a referendum by the electors of the school districts prior to its levy. The referendum must be ordered by the board of trustees and held at places as the boards may designate in each attendance area of the school districts. Notice must be given by publication in all of the newspapers in the county at least once a week for three consecutive weeks prior to the referendum. The notice must give the date of the referendum, the question to be voted upon, and any other information which would aid the voters to understand the question being presented. The boards shall order the referendum to be held not later than the fourth Tuesday in May. If the recommended levy is approved in the referendum, the county auditor shall levy and the treasurer collect the amount specified.

If the board of trustees of either School District Fifty-five or Fifty-six, pursuant to the requirements of Section 59-21-1030 of the 1976 Code, increases the millage of their respective district in any year, the millage increase which that board is authorized to recommend without a referendum as provided herein is reduced by a like amount for that year, and the limitation on the total amount of increased millage which the board may recommend without a referendum in any one-year period is also reduced by a like amount.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other provision of law, commencing in the 1996-97 school year, a permanent six mills shall be levied to be used for alternative schools and other classroom enhancements."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 6/6/96.