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121st Session, 2015-2016

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INTRODUCED

February 10, 2015

H. 3352

Introduced by Reps. Bowers, Herbkersman and Newton

L. Printed 2/10/15--S.

Read the first time February 10, 2015.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND ACT 476 OF 1998, RELATING TO JASPER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF JASPER COUNTY, SO AS TO REAPPORTION THE SPECIFIC ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE JASPER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MUST BE ELECTED BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS IN 2016, AND TO PROVIDE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION IN REGARD TO THESE NEWLY DRAWN ELECTION DISTRICTS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 2 of Act 476 of 1998 is amended to read:

"Section 2.    (A)    The single member districts of Jasper County School District shall be as follows:

DISTRICT 1

Area                                                                                        Population

Jasper County

GILLISONVILLE

Tract 9501.00

Blocks:    152, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162,

166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 172,

173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178,

179, 180, 181, 182, 184, 185,

186, 189, 190, 192, 193    611

GRAYS

Tract 9501.00

Blocks:    101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106,

107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112,

113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118,

119, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126,

127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132,

133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138,

139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144,

145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150,

151, 163, 164, 165, 171    680

PINELAND

Tract 9501.00

Blocks:    201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206,

207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212,

213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218,

219, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246,

247, 250, 251, 283, 284    425

DISTRICT TOTAL    1,716

PERCENT VARIATION    -0.290

DISTRICT 2

Area                                                                                        Population

Jasper County

PINELAND

Tract 9501.00

Blocks:    220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225,

226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231,

232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237,

238, 239, 240, 241, 248, 249,

252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257,

258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263,

264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269,

270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275,

276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281,

282, 285    619

RIDGELAND 1

Tract 9501.00

Blocks:    301, 302, 303, 304, 309, 310,

311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316,

317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 326,

327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332,

333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338    344

Tract 9502.00

Blocks:    226, 227B    32

TILLMAN

Tract 9501.00

Blocks:    401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406,

407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412,

413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418,

419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424,

425, 426, 427, 430, 432, 433,

436, 437, 439, 448, 449, 450,

451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456,

457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462,

463, 464, 466, 467, 495, 496,

497    697

DISTRICT TOTAL    1,692

PERCENT VARIATION    -1.685

DISTRICT 3

Area    Population

Jasper County

COOSAWHATCHIE

Tract 9502.00

Blocks:    101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106,

107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112,

113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118,

119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124,

125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130,

131, 132, 133, 138, 139, 140,

141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146,

147, 148, 161, 162, 163, 164,

165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170,

171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176,

177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182,

183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188,

189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194,

195, 196, 197    716

GRAHAMVILLE 2

Tract 9502.00

Blocks:    301, 302, 312, 313, 314, 315,

316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321,

322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327,

328, 329, 330, 331, 333, 401,

402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407,

408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413,

414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419,

420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425,

426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431,

433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438,

439, 440, 445, 446, 447, 448,

449    1,014

GRAYS

Tract 9501.00

Blocks:    120, 121, 153, 154, 155, 156,

157    22

DISTRICT TOTAL    1,752

PERCENT VARIATION    .+1.801

DISTRICT 4

Area    Population

Jasper County

COOSAWHATCHIE

Tract 9502.00

Blocks:    134, 135, 136, 137, 149, 150,

151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156,

157, 158, 159, 160    178

GILLISONVILLE

Tract 9501.00

Blocks:    183, 187, 188, 191, 194, 195,

196, 197    135

RIDGELAND 1

Tract 9501.00

Blocks:    305, 306, 307, 308, 322, 323,

324, 325    200

Tract 9502.00

Blocks:    201, 202, 203, 204, 206, 207,

208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213A,

213B, 213C, 214, 215, 216, 217,

218, 219, 220, 221, 222A, 222B,

223, 224, 225, 227A, 228, 229A,

229B, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234,

235, 236, 237, 238A, 238B, 239A,

239B, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244,

245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250,

251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256,

257, 258, 259, 303, 304, 305,

306, 307, 308, 309A, 309B, 310,

342, 343, 344A, 344B, 345, 346,

347, 348, 349, 350A, 350B,351A,

351B, 352A, 352B, 359, 360, 361,

362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367,

368, 369, 370, 371    1,259

DISTRICT TOTAL    1,772

PERCENT VARIATION    +2.963

DISTRICT 5

Area    Population

Jasper County

GRAHAMVILLE 1

Tract 9502.00

Blocks:    501, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546,

547, 548, 549, 550, 558, 559,

618, 619    369

RIDGELAND 1

Tract 9501.00

Blocks:    347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352,

353, 354    199

RIDGELAND 2    1,194

TILLMAN

Tract 9501.00

Blocks:    438    0

DISTRICT TOTAL    1,762

PERCENT VARIATION    +2.382

DISTRICT 6

Area    Population

Jasper County

HARDEEVILLE 1

Tract 9503.00

Blocks:    201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206,

207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212,

213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218,

219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224,

225, 226C, 227B, 228, 229, 230,

235B, 236, 237B, 238, 239B, 259    269     HARDEEVILLE 2    1,189

TILLMAN

Tract 9501.00

Blocks:    428, 429, 431, 434, 435, 440,

441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446,

447, 465, 468, 469, 470, 471,

472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477,

478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483,

484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489,

490, 491, 492, 493, 494    121

Tract 9503.00

Blocks:    101B, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106,

107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112,

113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118,

119, 120, 121, 122, 125, 126,

135, 136, 194    79

DISTRICT TOTAL    1,658

PERCENT VARIATION    -3.660

DISTRICT 7

Area    Population

Jasper County

GRAHAMVILLE 1

Tract 9502.00

Blocks:    601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606,

607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612,

613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 620,

621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626,

627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632,

633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638,

639, 640, 641, 655, 656, 657,

658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663,

664, 665, 670, 694, 695, 696,

697    739

GRAHAMVILLE 2

Tract 9502.00

Blocks:    311, 332, 334, 335, 336, 337,

338, 339, 340, 341, 353, 354,

355, 356, 357, 358, 432, 441,

442, 443, 444, 450, 451    657

OKATIE        328

DISTRICT TOTAL    1,724

PERCENT VARIATION    +0.174

DISTRICT 8

Area    Population

Jasper County

HARDEEVILLE 1

Tract 9503.00

Blocks:    226A, 226B, 227A, 231, 232, 233A,

233B, 233C, 234A, 234B, 235A, 237A,

239A, 240, 241, 242, 243A, 243B,

244, 245A, 245B, 246, 247, 248,

249, 250, 251, 252A, 252B, 253,

254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 260,

261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266,

267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272,

273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 301A,

301B, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306A,

306B, 307A, 307B, 308, 309, 310,

311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316,

317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322,

323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328,

329, 330, 331, 332A, 333A, 333B,

333C, 340A, 341A, 341B, 342, 343,

344A, 344B, 345, 346, 414, 415,

416    1,759

DISTRICT TOTAL    1,759

PERCENT VARIATION    +2.208

DISTRICT 9

Area    Population

Jasper County

LEVY.    1,652

DISTRICT TOTAL.    1,652

PERCENT VARIATION    -4.009

(B)    The Office of Research and Statistical Services of the Budget and Control Board shall maintain an official map of the districts established in subsection (A) and shall, upon request, assist the local election officials and the district in implementing the provisions of this act.

(1)    Notwithstanding another provision of law, beginning with school board elections in 2016, the nine single-member election districts from which members of the Jasper County Board of Education must be elected are as shown on the Jasper County Board of Education map S-53-00-15A as maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.

(2)    The demographic information shown on this map is as follows:

District        Pop            Dev.            %Dev.    Hisp        %Hisp        NH_WHT

1        2,608            1                0.04%        127            4.87%            767

2        2,607            0                    0%        902        34.60%            969

3        2,607            0                    0%        434        16.65%            689

4        2,607            0                    0%        251            9.63%        1,494

5        2,608            1                0.04%        276        10.58%        761

6        2,608            1                0.04%        296        11.35%        1,753

7        2,608            1            0.04%        198            7.59%        1,001

8        2,607            0                    0%        828        31.76%            546

9        2,607            0                    0%        372        14.27%            942

Totals    23,467                                        3,684        15.70%            8,922

District    %NH WHT        NH BLK        %NH BLK        VAP        H18        %H18

1            29.41%            1,702            65.26%        1,985        73        3.68%

2            37.17%            688            26.39%        1,953        590    30.21%

3            26.43%            1,467            56.27%        1,866        245    13.13%

4            57.31%            844            32.37%        1,945        150        7.71%

5            29.18%            1,540            59.05%        1,911        189        9.89%

6            67.22%            501            19.21%        1,951        193        9.89%

7            38.38%            1,378            52.84%        1,939        124        6.40%

8            20.94%            1,151            44.15%        1,854        552    29.77%

9            36.13%            1,239            47.53%        1,925        230    11.95%

Totals        38.02%            10,510            44.79%        17,329    2,346    13.54%

District    NHWVAP    %NHWVAP    NHBVAP    %NHBVAP    AllOth    AllOthVAP

1            617            31.08%            1,286            64.79%        12            9

2            824            42.19%            501            25.65%        48            38

3            556            29.08%            1,052            56.38%        17            13

4        1,152            59.23%            627            32.24%        18            16

5            618            32.34%            1,079            56.46%        31            25

6        1,391            71.30%            327            16.76%        58            40

7            825            42.55%            971            50.08%        31            19

8            449            24.22%            800            43.15%        82            53

9            748            38.86    %            910            47.27%        54            37

Totals    7,180            41.43%            7,553            43.59%        351            250

(B)    The boundaries of the school district of Jasper County are not altered by the provisions of this act. These school district lines are as defined by law and any census blocks that may be divided are done so only for statistical purposes and to establish a population base."

SECTION    2.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, beginning with the 2016 General Election, in order to qualify as a candidate for an odd numbered election district seat on the Jasper County Board of Education, a person shall file a statement of candidacy with the county board of elections and voter registration no earlier than August first, or if August first falls on Sunday, no earlier than the following Monday, and no later than twelve o'clock noon on August fifteenth, or if August fifteenth falls on Sunday, no later than twelve o'clock noon on the following Monday. In 2018 the even numbered election district seats on the Jasper County Board of Education shall offer for election by filing a statement of candidacy with the county board of elections and voter registration. The statement of candidacy must be a sworn statement and must include the candidate's name, age, voting precinct, and any other information the county board of elections and voter registration requires. A candidate for a single-member election district seat also shall indicate for which seat number he is filing. When more than one person is seeking election to a single seat on the Jasper County Board of Education, the candidate who receives the highest number of votes is declared the winner of the seat. The county board of elections and voter registration shall conduct and supervise the elections for board members in the manner governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandis.

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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