Bill 4101

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    4101
Ratification Number:            248
Act Number:                     178
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19970501
Primary Sponsor:                Edge
All Sponsors:                   Edge, Kelley, Keegan, Witherspoon
                                and Barfield 
Drafted Document Number:        gjk\20590sd.97
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19970605
Date of Last Amendment:         19970604
Governor's Action:              U Became law without signature of
                                Governor
Date of Governor's Action:      19970615
Subject:                        Horry County Education Board,
                                election provisions for chairman;
                                Schools and School Districts

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

------  19970918  Act No. A178
------  19970615  Unsigned, became law without
                  signature of Governor
------  19970609  Ratified R248
House   19970605  Concurred in Senate amendment,
                  enrolled for ratification
Senate  19970604  Amended, read third time,
                  returned to House with amendment
Senate  19970529  Read second time
Senate  19970527  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference
House   19970523  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19970522  Read second time, unanimous consent
                  for third reading on the next
                  Legislative day
House   19970522  Amended
House   19970521  Recalled from Horry Delegation           97 HLD
House   19970501  Introduced, read first time,             97 HLD
                  referred to Horry Delegation

(A178, R248, H4101)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 287 OF 1989, RELATING TO THE HORRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING IN 1998, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD SHALL CONSTITUTE A TWELFTH SEPARATE SEAT ON THE BOARD, AND THE CHAIRMAN SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE COUNTY AT LARGE AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF CHAIRMAN SHALL BE FILLED.

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

Chairman to be elected

SECTION 1. Section 1(D) of Act 287 of 1989 is amended to read:

"(D) The board shall elect a chairman and those other officers it considers necessary from among its membership for terms as officers as set by the board; provided, that beginning in 1998, the office of chairman of the board shall constitute a twelfth separate seat on the board. The chairman at the 1998 general election and at the general election every four years thereafter shall be elected for a term of four years and until his successor is elected and qualifies by the qualified electors of the county at large. A person desiring to be elected chairman must specifically file for this office. If a vacancy occurs in the office of chairman, it shall be filled at the next regularly scheduled general election for a full term, irrespective of the remaining time in the unexpired term. Until the vacancy in the office of chairman is filled, the vice-chairman of the board shall perform the duties of the chairman."

Time effective

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

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 6/15/97.