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A316, R284, H4945
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. M.A. Pitts, Duncan and Willis
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\4007dw10.docx
Introduced in the House on May 6, 2010
Introduced in the Senate on May 12, 2010
Last Amended on May 13, 2010
Passed by the General Assembly on May 26, 2010
Governor's Action: June 7, 2010, Signed
Summary: Laurens County School Districts
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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5/6/2010 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without
reference HJ-16
5/11/2010 House Read second time HJ-13
5/12/2010 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-20
5/12/2010 Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local &
uncontested calendar SJ-7
5/13/2010 Senate Amended SJ-25
5/13/2010 Senate Read second time SJ-25
5/25/2010 Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments
SJ-25
5/26/2010 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-52
5/26/2010 House Roll call Yeas-4 Nays-0 HJ-52
6/1/2010 Ratified R 284
6/7/2010 Signed By Governor
6/16/2010 Effective date 06/07/10
9/9/2010 Act No. 316
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
5/6/2010
5/6/2010-A
5/12/2010
5/13/2010
(A316, R284, H4945)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 779 OF 1988, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS 55 AND 56, SO AS TO REVISE AND REDEFINE THE SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS FROM WHICH TRUSTEES ARE ELECTED, TO REDESIGNATE MAP NUMBERS ON WHICH THESE DISTRICTS ARE DELINEATED, TO AUTHORIZE A NONRESIDENT STUDENT ATTENDING A SCHOOL IN EITHER SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CHOOSE TO ATTEND THE SCHOOL HE IS ATTENDING OR ANOTHER SCHOOL IN EITHER SCHOOL DISTRICT UNTIL HIS SECONDARY EDUCATION IS COMPLETED, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS AFFECTED BY CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Boundaries redefined, District 55
SECTION 1. Section 1B of Act 779 of 1988, as added by Act 447 of 2002, is amended to read:
"Section 1B. (A) One member of the Board of Trustees of School District 55 of Laurens County must reside in and be elected from each of the seven defined single-member election districts by the electors within each election district as delineated in subsection (B) of this section.
(B) Beginning after the primary election conducted in 2010, the seven defined single-member election districts, from which each member of the Board of Trustees of Laurens County School District 55 must be elected by the qualified electors of that district, as revised by the change to the boundary line defining Laurens County School District 55 where it is contiguous with Laurens County School District 56, are as shown on the official map designated as S-59-55-10 prepared by and on file with the Office of Research and Statistics of the State Budget and Control Board. The Office of Research and Statistics of the State Budget and Control Board must provide a certified copy of the map to the school district and the Laurens County Registration and Election Commission. The official map must not be changed except by an act of the General Assembly or by a court of competent jurisdiction."
Boundaries redefined, District 56
SECTION 2. Section 2B of Act 779 of 1988, as added by Act 447 of 2002, is amended to read:
"Section 2B. (A) One member of the Board of Trustees of School District 56 of Laurens County must reside in and be elected from each of the seven defined single-member election districts by the electors within each election district as delineated in subsection (B) of this section.
(B) Beginning after the primary election conducted in 2010, the seven defined single-member election districts, from which each member of the Board of Trustees of Laurens County School District 56 must be elected by the qualified electors of that district, as revised by the change to the boundary line defining Laurens County School District 56 where it is contiguous with Laurens County School District 55, are as shown on the official map designated as S-59-56-10 prepared by and on file with the Office of Research and Statistics of the State Budget and Control Board. The Office of Research and Statistics of the State Budget and Control Board must provide a certified copy of the map to the school district and the Laurens County Registration and Election Commission. The official map must not be changed except by an act of the General Assembly or by a court of competent jurisdiction."
Maps
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding another provision of law, the maps referenced in this act only alter the boundary between Laurens County School Districts 55 and 56, and do not alter the boundaries of other school districts contiguous with Laurens County School Districts 55 and 56.
Attendance
SECTION 4. A nonresident student attending a school in either Laurens County School District 55 or 56 on the effective date of this act may choose to attend the school he is attending or another school in either school district as assigned by the district in which he is enrolled until his secondary education is completed.
Transportation costs
SECTION 5. Transportation costs for the transporting of students, affected by the provisions of SECTION 4 of this act, from or to either Laurens County School District 55 or 56 to schools in either Laurens County School District 55 or 56 is not the responsibility of and shall not be borne by either Laurens County School District 55 or 56. These transportation costs shall continue to be the responsibility of the State Department of Education.
Time effective
SECTION 6. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 1st day of June, 2010.
Approved the 7th day of June, 2010.
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