Current Status Bill Number:1149 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19980325 Primary Sponsor:Washington All Sponsors:Washington Drafted Document Number:res1665.mw Residing Body:Senate Subject:Charleston County school districts, constituent; consolidated to three; Trustees, election of
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INTRODUCED
March 25, 1998
S. 1149
L. Printed 3/25/98--S.
Read the first time March 25, 1998.
TO AMEND ACT 340 OF 1967, AS LAST AMENDED BY ACT 936 OF 1970, RELATING TO THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SO AS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CONSTITUENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE CHARLESTON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM EIGHT TO THREE, TO ESTABLISH NINE NUMBERED SEATS FOR THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES, TO REQUIRE A MEMBER ELECTED TO A SEAT TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE CONSTITUENT DISTRICT WHERE THE SEAT IS ESTABLISHED, TO PROVIDE FOR ELECTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR PRECLEARANCE SUBMISSION OF THE ACT TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Act 340 of 1967, as last amended by Act 936 of 1970, is amended to read:
"Section 1. (A) The Charleston County School District shall be divided into three constituent school districts which shall be special districts for administrative purposes.
(B) The constituent school districts of the Charleston County School District shall be as follows:
Constituent District 1
Area Population
Charleston County
AWENDAW . . . . . . . . . . . 1,276
CHARLESTON 10 . . . . . . . . 1,743
CHARLESTON 11 . . . . . . . . 564
CHARLESTON 12 . . . . . . . . 734
CHARLESTON 1. . . . . . . . . 1,128
CHARLESTON 2. . . . . . . . . 1,203
CHARLESTON 3. . . . . . . . . 2,610
CHARLESTON 4. . . . . . . . . 478
CHARLESTON 5. . . . . . . . . 3,076
CHARLESTON 6. . . . . . . . . 1,471
CHARLESTON 7. . . . . . . . . 789
CHARLESTON 8. . . . . . . . . 1,438
CHARLESTON 9. . . . . . . . . 1,123
CHRIST CHURCH 1 . . . . . . . 1,888
CHRIST CHURCH 2 . . . . . . . 2,180
CHRIST CHURCH 3 . . . . . . . 1,027
CHRIST CHURCH 4 . . . . . . . 793
CHRIST CHURCH 5 . . . . . . . 1,682
CHRIST CHURCH 6 . . . . . . . 468
CHRIST CHURCH 7 . . . . . . . 1,637
CHRIST CHURCH 8 . . . . . . . 7,248
CHRIST CHURCH 9 . . . . . . . 2,998
FOLLY BEACH . . . . . . . . . 1,255
ISLE OF PALMS 1 . . . . . . . 929
ISLE OF PALMS 2 . . . . . . . 2,751
JAMES ISLAND 10 . . . . . . . 1,718
JAMES ISLAND 11 . . . . . . . 1,898
JAMES ISLAND 12 . . . . . . . 1,586
JAMES ISLAND 13 . . . . . . . 965
JAMES ISLAND 14 . . . . . . . 1,223
JAMES ISLAND 15 . . . . . . . 2,259
JAMES ISLAND 16 . . . . . . . 594
JAMES ISLAND 17 . . . . . . . 950
JAMES ISLAND 18 . . . . . . . 496
JAMES ISLAND 19 . . . . . . . 749
JAMES ISLAND 1. . . . . . . . 1,323
JAMES ISLAND 20 . . . . . . . 1,507
JAMES ISLAND 21 . . . . . . . 1,372
JAMES ISLAND 22 . . . . . . . 1,809
JAMES ISLAND 2
Tract 0020.03
Blocks: 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 609, 610 0
JAMES ISLAND 3. . . . . . . . 1,428
JAMES ISLAND 4. . . . . . . . 809
JAMES ISLAND 5. . . . . . . . 2,527
JAMES ISLAND 6. . . . . . . . 1,243
JAMES ISLAND 7. . . . . . . . 859
JAMES ISLAND 8. . . . . . . . 1,289
JAMES ISLAND 9. . . . . . . . 2,110
MCCLELLANVILLE 1. . . . . . . 852
MCCLELLANVILLE 2. . . . . . . 339
MOUNT PLEASANT 10 . . . . . . 1,110
MOUNT PLEASANT 11 . . . . . . 1,175
MOUNT PLEASANT 1. . . . . . . 824
MOUNT PLEASANT 2. . . . . . . 1,790
MOUNT PLEASANT 3. . . . . . . 1,308
MOUNT PLEASANT 4. . . . . . . 1,054
MOUNT PLEASANT 5. . . . . . . 1,637
MOUNT PLEASANT 6. . . . . . . 1,905
MOUNT PLEASANT 7. . . . . . . 1,254
MOUNT PLEASANT 8. . . . . . . 1,334
MOUNT PLEASANT 9. . . . . . . 3,345
SAINT ANDREWS 4 . . . . . . . 1,718
SAINT ANDREWS 5 . . . . . . . 1,418
SAINT ANDREWS 6 . . . . . . . 288
SAINT ANDREWS 7 . . . . . . . 1,627
SAINT ANDREWS 8 . . . . . . . 1,067
ST JAMES - SANTEE . . . . . . 1,157
SULLIVANS ISLAND
Tract 0048.00
Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 215, 216, 217, 220, 221, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 328, 329, 330, 331, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620 1,623
DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 98,028
PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . - 0.323
Constituent District 2
Area Population
Charleston County
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 10 . . . . 182
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 11 . . . . 90
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 12 . . . . 314
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 13 . . . . 398
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 14 . . . . 309
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 15 . . . . 172
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 16 . . . . 0
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 17 . . . . 346
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 18 . . . . 0
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 19 . . . . 0
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 1. . . . . 0
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 20 . . . . 0
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 2. . . . . 617
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 3. . . . . 704
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 4. . . . . 524
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 5. . . . . 19
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 6. . . . . 305
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 7. . . . . 116
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 8. . . . . 120
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 9. . . . . 62
DEER PARK 1 . . . . . . . . . 3,600
DEER PARK 2 . . . . . . . . . 5,771
DEER PARK 3 . . . . . . . . . 2,300
LADSON . . . . . . . . . . . 3,133
LINCOLNVILLE. . . . . . . . . 1,050
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 10 . . . . 24
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 11 . . . . 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 12 . . . . 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 13 . . . . 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 14 . . . . 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 15 . . . . 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 16 . . . . 2
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 17 . . . . 110
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 18 . . . . 56
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 19 . . . . 256
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 1. . . . . 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 20 . . . . 33
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 2. . . . . 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 3
Tract 0042.00
Blocks: 903A. 0
Tract 0042.99
Blocks: 903Z. 5,694
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 4. . . . . 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 5. . . . . 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 6. . . . . 4
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 7. . . . . 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 8. . . . . 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 9. . . . . 92
NORTH CHARLESTON 10 . . . . . 1,265
NORTH CHARLESTON 11 . . . . . 2,091
NORTH CHARLESTON 12 . . . . . 4,176
NORTH CHARLESTON 13 . . . . . 3,617
NORTH CHARLESTON 14 . . . . . 4,852
NORTH CHARLESTON 15 . . . . . 1,949
NORTH CHARLESTON 16 . . . . . 1,300
NORTH CHARLESTON 17 . . . . . 1,886
NORTH CHARLESTON 18 . . . . . 1,701
NORTH CHARLESTON 19 . . . . . 1,479
NORTH CHARLESTON 20 . . . . . 1,564
NORTH CHARLESTON 21 . . . . . 727
NORTH CHARLESTON 22 . . . . . 681
NORTH CHARLESTON 23 . . . . . 1,195
NORTH CHARLESTON 24 . . . . . 1,282
NORTH CHARLESTON 25 . . . . . 1,168
NORTH CHARLESTON 26 . . . . . 1,750
NORTH CHARLESTON 27 . . . . . 623
NORTH CHARLESTON 28 . . . . . 1,155
NORTH CHARLESTON 29 . . . . . 1,155
NORTH CHARLESTON 30 . . . . . 2,190
NORTH CHARLESTON 31 . . . . . 2,195
NORTH CHARLESTON 32 . . . . . 3,632
NORTH CHARLESTON 33 . . . . . 4,531
NORTH CHARLESTON 3. . . . . . 2,945
NORTH CHARLESTON 6. . . . . . 1,767
NORTH CHARLESTON 7. . . . . . 2,072
NORTH CHARLESTON 9. . . . . . 3,541
SAINT ANDREWS 26. . . . . . . 1,004
SAINT ANDREWS 27. . . . . . . 2,781
SAINT ANDREWS 28. . . . . . . 2,294
SAINT ANDREWS 29. . . . . . . 3,146
SAINT ANDREWS 30. . . . . . . 1,032
SAINT ANDREWS 32. . . . . . . 3,670
DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 98,819
PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . . . . + 0.481
Constituent District 3
Area Population
Charleston County
ADAMS RUN 2 . . . . . . . . . 1,149
CHARLESTON 13 . . . . . . . . 1,116
CHARLESTON 14 . . . . . . . . 881
CHARLESTON 15 . . . . . . . . 722
CHARLESTON 16 . . . . . . . . 984
CHARLESTON 17 . . . . . . . . 1,676
CHARLESTON 18 . . . . . . . . 1,469
CHARLESTON 19 . . . . . . . . 2,864
CHARLESTON 20 . . . . . . . . 1,570
CHARLESTON 21 . . . . . . . . 1,338
CHARLESTON 22 . . . . . . . . 730
CHARLESTON 23 . . . . . . . . 1,296
CHARLESTON 24 . . . . . . . . 879
CHARLESTON 25 . . . . . . . . 1,552
CHARLESTON 26 . . . . . . . . 952
CHARLESTON 27 . . . . . . . . 994
CHARLESTON 28 . . . . . . . . 992
CHARLESTON 29 . . . . . . . . 1,047
CHARLESTON 30 . . . . . . . . 2,795
EDISTO . . . . . . . . . . . 1,318
HOLLYWOOD . . . . . . . . . . 2,198
JOHNS ISLAND 1. . . . . . . . 3,057
JOHNS ISLAND 2. . . . . . . . 1,557
JOHNS ISLAND 3. . . . . . . . 3,004
JOHNS ISLAND 4. . . . . . . . 1,157
JOHNS ISLAND 5. . . . . . . . 1,631
MEGGETT 1 . . . . . . . . . . 2,340
MEGGETT 2 . . . . . . . . . . 969
no name for (0190154) . . . . 1,764
NORTH CHARLESTON 4 . . . . . 1,481
NORTH CHARLESTON 1. . . . . . 3,431
NORTH CHARLESTON 2. . . . . . 1,080
NORTH CHARLESTON 5. . . . . . 1,952
NORTH CHARLESTON 8. . . . . . 1,533
RAVENEL 1 . . . . . . . . . . 1,738
RAVENEL 2 . . . . . . . . . . 1,210
SAINT ANDREWS 10. . . . . . . 1,082
SAINT ANDREWS 11. . . . . . . 1,726
SAINT ANDREWS 12. . . . . . . 2,272
SAINT ANDREWS 13. . . . . . . 1,983
SAINT ANDREWS 14. . . . . . . 2,108
SAINT ANDREWS 15. . . . . . . 871
SAINT ANDREWS 16. . . . . . . 1,567
SAINT ANDREWS 17. . . . . . . 2,193
SAINT ANDREWS 18. . . . . . . 990
SAINT ANDREWS 19. . . . . . . 1,966
SAINT ANDREWS 1 . . . . . . . 1,141
SAINT ANDREWS 20. . . . . . . 2,929
SAINT ANDREWS 21. . . . . . . 1,849
SAINT ANDREWS 22. . . . . . . 1,417
SAINT ANDREWS 23. . . . . . . 2,181
SAINT ANDREWS 24. . . . . . . 2,118
SAINT ANDREWS 25. . . . . . . 1,031
SAINT ANDREWS 2 . . . . . . . 1,745
SAINT ANDREWS 31. . . . . . . 5,830
SAINT ANDREWS 3 . . . . . . . 1,132
SAINT ANDREWS 9 . . . . . . . 1,065
WADMALAW 1. . . . . . . . . . 1,266
WADMALAW 2. . . . . . . . . . 1,304
DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 98,192
PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . . - 0.157"
SECTION 2. Section 2 of Act 340 of 1967 as last amended by Act 936 of 1970, is amended to read:
"Section 2. (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing body of the Charleston County School District is a board of trustees composed of nine members who shall be elected from the numbered seats established in this section. Members shall serve for a term of office of four years except that the initial term of office for the elections held under this act for seats 1, 4, and 7 shall be two years.
The seats for the respective constituent districts shall be:
Constituent District Seats
1 1, 2, 3
2 4, 5, 6
3 7, 8, 9
Each trustee must be a resident elector of the constituent school district where the seat is established for each of the school districts set forth in this section. Candidates running for seats 1, 4, and 7 must be resident electors of the respective constituent district corresponding to the seat number and elected by a vote of the registered electors of the entire county. Candidates for seats 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 must be resident electors of the respective constituent district corresponding to the seat number elected by a vote of the registered electors residing in the constituent school district for which the seat is established. Any vacancy must be filled by special election as provided in Section 7-13-190.
(B) To have his name placed on the ballot as a candidate for any of the respective seats, a person must submit to the county election commission a petition which, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7-11-70 of the 1976 Code, must contain the signatures of at least five hundred resident electors of Charleston County, not less than two hundred and fifty of whom must reside in the constituent district for the seat for which the candidate has filed. The election of members of the board of trustees shall be nonpartisan and candidates shall be nominated by petition filed with the county election commission prior to September the first of each election year. Candidates so nominated must be placed on the ballot in the general election without any party designation and in alphabetical order."
SECTION 3. Act 936 of 1970 is repealed.
SECTION 4. The office of the Attorney General shall be responsible for making the necessary submission to the U.S. Department of Justice to obtain preclearance of this act and to facilitate the conduct of the elections in the General Election of 1998.
SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor and, upon preclearance by the Department of Justice, elections must be held in the General Election of 1998 for each of the nine seats established by this act.