Current Status Bill Number:4527 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19980128 Primary Sponsor:Mack All Sponsors:Mack, Neilson, Woodrum, J. Hines, Breeland, Hinson, M. Hines, Govan, Moody-Lawrence, Cave, Bowers, Byrd, Clyburn, Baxley and Phillips Drafted Document Number:gjk\21084sd.98 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:School bonds, revenue raised as result of referendum to be used only for project; Bonds or Notes, School Districts
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House 19980128 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 59-71-180, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SCHOOL BONDS, SO AS TO PROVIDE REVENUE RAISED AS A RESULT OF THE PASSAGE OF A BOND REFERENDUM WHICH IDENTIFIES A PARTICULAR PROJECT OR PROJECTS MAY BE UTILIZED ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE PROJECT OR PROJECTS IDENTIFIED AT THE TIME OF CONSIDERATION OF THE ISSUE BY THE VOTERS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN FINANCIAL FORFEITURES FOR VIOLATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-71-180 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-71-180. (A) The proceeds derived from the sale of the bonds shall be deposited with the treasurer of the county wherein the operating school unit is located, in whole or in part, in a special fund to the credit of the operating school unit and shall be applied solely to the purposes for which the bonds were issued, except that the premium, if any, shall be placed in the sinking fund established by Section 59-71-150 and the accrued interest, if any, shall be used to discharge in part the first interest to become due on such bonds.
(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law on or after the effective date of this subsection, all proceeds of capital improvement bonds issued for school building or renovation which identify a specific project or projects in the issue placed on the ballot must be utilized solely for the particular project or projects identified at the time of consideration of the issue by the voters. Any school district which fails to comply with this subsection shall forfeit its annual allocation under the Education Finance Act, Chapter 28, Title 59, until the district complies with this subsection."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.