South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 4650

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4650
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19980218
Primary Sponsor:                   Edge
All Sponsors:                      Edge, Barfield, Witherspoon and
                                   Kelley 
Drafted Document Number:           gjk\21185sd.98
Residing Body:                     Senate
Subject:                           Horry Education Board, terms
                                   and election provisions, Schools and
                                   School Districts
History


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

Senate  19980224  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference
House   19980220  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19980219  Read second time, unanimous consent
                  for third reading on the next
                  Legislative day
House   19980218  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference
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INTRODUCED

February 24, 1998

H. 4650

Introduced by Reps. Edge, Barfield, Witherspoon and Kelley

L. Printed 2/24/98--S.

Read the first time February 24, 1998.

A BILL

TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE HORRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTED IN THE YEAR 2000 ONLY AS PROVIDED BY LAW SHALL SERVE FOR TERMS OF TWO YEARS EACH RATHER THAN FOR TERMS OF FOUR YEARS EACH, AND TO PROVIDE THAT AT THE 2002 GENERAL ELECTION, FOUR-YEAR TERMS MUST BE RESUMED, AND THE BOARD SHALL BE REDUCED TO SEVEN MEMBERS, WITH SIX MEMBERS ELECTED FROM DEFINED SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED AND DRAWN BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE YEAR 2000 CENSUS AND THE SEVENTH MEMBER WHO SHALL CONTINUE TO BE THE CHAIRMAN ELECTED FROM THE COUNTY AT LARGE.

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

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 287 of 1989, members of the Horry County Board of Education elected in the year 2000 only as provided by law shall serve for terms of two years each rather than for terms of four years each. At the 2002 general election, four-year terms must be resumed, and the board shall be reduced to seven members, with six members elected from defined single-member election districts established and drawn based on the results of the year 2000 census for terms of office to be provided by the General Assembly by law. The chairman of the County Board of Education, who shall be the seventh member of the board elected from the county at large, shall also be elected in 2002 in the manner provided by law.

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

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