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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4644 Ratification Number:293 Act Number:439 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000216 Primary Sponsor:Lucas All Sponsors:Lucas, Harris, Jennings and Neilson Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20937sd00.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20000413 Date of Last Amendment:20000223 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20000501 Subject:Chesterfield County Education Advisory Councils, local councils provided, election, membership, School Districts History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20001108 Act No. A439 ------ 20000501 Signed by Governor ------ 20000426 Ratified R293 Senate 20000413 Read third time, enrolled for ratification Senate 20000412 Read second time ------ 20000225 Scrivener's error corrected Senate 20000224 Introduced, read first time, placed on local and uncontested Calendar without reference House 20000223 Amended, read third time, sent to Senate House 20000222 Reconsidered vote whereby read third time House 20000222 Recalled from Senate House 20000218 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20000217 Read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on Friday, 20000218 House 20000216 Introduced, read first time, placed on Calendar without reference Versions of This Bill Revised on February 16, 2000 - Word format Revised on February 23, 2000 - Word format Revised on February 24, 2000 - Word format Revised on February 25, 2000 - Word format
(A439, R293, H4644)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 1010 OF 1968, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR SIX LOCAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCILS FOR THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCILS AND ELECTION PROCEDURES FOR SUCH MEMBERS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Chesterfield County local education advisory councils
SECTION 1. Section 7 of Act 1010 of 1968, as last amended by Act 803 of 1976, is further amended to read:
"Section 7. There shall be six local education advisory councils in the Chesterfield County School District, one for each school attendance area. The six councils shall be Cheraw, Chesterfield, Ruby, Pageland, Jefferson, and McBee. Each advisory council shall have five members elected from their respective school attendance areas in the general election. Candidates must qualify and file in the same manner as members of the district board of education. Candidates who receive the highest number of votes in each election shall be declared the winners. Members shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are selected and qualify. Three members of each council shall be elected in 2000, and two members of each council shall be elected in 2002 in accordance with Act 803 of 1976 which provides for staggered terms for members. Members shall take office on January first after the November election. The councils shall meet and perform such duties as determined by the district board of education. Any vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by appointment by the county superintendent of education with approval of the district board of education.
Each council shall elect a chairman, a vice chairman, and a secretary and submit those names to the superintendent. The chairman and vice chairman of the Jefferson and Ruby councils shall also serve as ex officio members of the Pageland and Chesterfield councils, respectively, and may vote only on agenda items concerning Central and Chesterfield High Schools."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 26th day of April, 2000.
Approved the 1st day of May, 2000.
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