South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3290

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Altman
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3130sl03.doc

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: No salary supplements for school district superintendents

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/14/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-114
   1/14/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-114

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1/14/2003

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A BILL

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 MAY NOT RECEIVE OR MUST NOT BE OFFERED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OR CONTINUATION OF HIS DUTIES A SALARY SUPPLEMENT OR OTHER CONSIDERATION ABOVE A SPECIFIED LIMIT FROM A NONGOVERNMENTAL SOURCE EXCEPT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 24, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-24-45.    (A)    A school district superintendent in South Carolina may not receive or must not be offered directly or indirectly for the performance or continuation of his duties a salary supplement, salary compensation, or valuable consideration exceeding two hundred dollars from a nongovernmental source, unless the source of funding is approved by the local school district's board and the nongovernmental source 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.

(B)    A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must 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.

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