Current Status Bill Number:3788 Ratification Number:107 Act Number:180 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970401 Primary Sponsor:Wilder All Sponsors:Wilder, Stoddard and Carnell Drafted Document Number:kgh\15053htc.97 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19970506 Date of Last Amendment:19970424 Governor's Action:U Became law without signature of Governor Date of Governor's Action:19970522 Subject:Lauren County school districts, No. 55, 56; trustees may increase millage rates, budget approval, positive majority
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19970918 Act No. A180 ------ 19970522 Unsigned, became law without signature of Governor ------ 19970515 Ratified R107 House 19970506 Concurred in Senate amendment, enrolled for ratification House 19970501 Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Tuesday, 19970506 Senate 19970429 Read third time, returned to House with amendment Senate 19970424 Amended, read second time Senate 19970423 Introduced, read first time, placed on local and uncontested Calendar without reference House 19970422 Read third time, sent to Senate House 19970417 Amended, read second time House 19970416 Laurens Delegation report: 97 HLD Favorable with amendment House 19970401 Introduced, read first time, 97 HLD referred to Laurens DelegationView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A180, R107, H3788)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 171 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO FISCAL MATTERS AND THE IMPOSITION OF SCHOOL TAXES FOR LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS FIFTY-FIVE AND FIFTY-SIX, SO AS TO REVISE THE DATE FOR APPROVING THE BUDGET AND RECOMMENDING THE TAX MILLAGE, TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF THESE DISTRICTS TO INCREASE MILLAGE RATES UP TO SEVEN MILLS A YEAR PLUS THE MILLAGE NECESSARY TO MEET MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIREMENTS, TO LIMIT THE TOTAL MILLAGE INCREASE IN A YEAR TO TEN MILLS, TO REQUIRE A "POSITIVE MAJORITY" TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL SCHOOL MILLAGE AND TO DEFINE "POSITIVE MAJORITY".
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
School taxes
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Act 171 of 1967, as last amended by Act 608 of 1992, is further amended to read:
"Section 1. On or before the first day of September 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 must first 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. The boards of trustees of these districts may recommend a tax levy increase of up to seven mills a year plus any millage required to meet state-imposed maintenance of local effort requirements but the total increase may not exceed ten mills in one year. The millage applicable for a school year must be approved by a positive majority of the board. For purposes of this section, a positive majority is a majority of the total membership of the board less any vacancy."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 5/22/97.