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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4422 Ratification Number:230 Act Number:463 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000112 Primary Sponsor:D. Smith All Sponsors:D. Smith and Littlejohn Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\pt\1755dw00.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20000121 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20000225 Subject:Spartanburg County Converse Area Fire District Control Board, membership increased History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20001108 Act No. A463 ------ 20000225 Signed by Governor ------ 20000223 Ratified R230 Senate 20000121 Read third time, enrolled for ratification Senate 20000120 Read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on Friday, 20000121 Senate 20000119 Introduced, read first time, placed on local and uncontested Calendar without reference House 20000118 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20000113 Read second time House 20000112 Introduced, read first time, placed on Calendar without reference Versions of This Bill Revised on January 12, 2000 - Word format Revised on January 19, 2000 - Word format
(A463, R230, H4422)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 178 OF 1963, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE CONVERSE AREA FIRE DISTRICT IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SO AS TO INCREASE THE BOARD OF FIRE CONTROL OF THE DISTRICT FROM THREE TO FIVE MEMBERS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Board increased
SECTION 1. Section 4 of Act 178 of 1963 is amended to read:
"Section 4. After the creation of the Converse Area Fire District, there is established a board of fire control for the district to be composed of five members who must be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a majority of the Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation. Provided, that of those first appointed one member shall serve for a term of two years, one member shall serve for a term of four years, and one member shall serve for a term of six years or until their successors are appointed and qualify. The members of the board shall serve without pay and shall file annually a report with the Spartanburg County Board of Control not later than the first of November of each year, showing all activities and disbursements made by the board during the year.
If at least twenty percent of the qualified electors residing in the district petition the commissioners of election by the first of September of any general election year, the commissioners shall call an election to be held at the following general election for the purpose of electing a member to the board to succeed the member whose term will expire during that year, for a six-year term. Thereafter, members must be elected in each succeeding general election for terms of six years."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 23rd day of February, 2000.
Approved the 25th day of February, 2000.
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