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. 56
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 referenceView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(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.