Current Status Bill Number:4113 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970507 Primary Sponsor:Altman All Sponsors:Altman Drafted Document Number:kgh\15211sd.97 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Education Committee 04 SED Date of Last Amendment:19980312 Subject:School districts, Superintendent of; not to receive supplement or other compensation for performance of duties
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19980318 Introduced, read first time, 04 SED referred to Committee House 19980317 Read third time, sent to Senate House 19980312 Amended, read second time House 19980311 Debate adjourned until Thursday, 19980312 House 19980310 Request for debate withdrawn by Representative Simrill House 19980225 Request for debate by Representative Scott Townsend Altman Walker Sharpe Stille Quinn Cooper Rodgers Klauber Carnell Simrill Knotts Harrell McMahand Hawkins Bailey Kennedy Riser House 19980225 Amended House 19980224 Debate adjourned until Wednesday, 19980225 House 19980218 Committee report: Favorable with 21 HEPW amendment House 19970507 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
AMENDED
March 12, 1998
H. 4113
S. Printed 3/12/98--H.
Read the first time May 7, 1997.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-24-45, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA SHALL NOT RECEIVE OR BE OFFERED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OR CONTINUATION OF HIS DUTIES A SUPPLEMENT, OTHER COMPENSATION, OR VALUABLE CONSIDERATION FROM ANY NONGOVERNMENTAL SOURCE, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE ABOVE PROVISIONS SHALL TAKE EFFECT MAY 1, 1997.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-24-45. A school district superintendent in South Carolina shall not receive directly or indirectly for the performance or continuation of his duties a salary supplement, salary compensation, or valuable consideration exceeding two hundred dollars or more from any nongovernmental source, nor may the same be offered, unless the source of funding is approved by the local school district's school board and is an approved educational foundation registered under Section 501(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or registered with the Attorney General of South Carolina.
Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.