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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE

March 5, 2015

H. 3352

Introduced by Reps. Bowers, Herbkersman and Newton

L. Printed 3/5/15--S.    [SEC 3/6/15 11:17 AM]

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.

Amend Title To Conform

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-53-00-15C 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    %NH_WHT    NH_BLK %NH_BLK

1        2,608        1    0.04%        127        4.87%            767            29.41%            1,702        65.26%

2        2,607        0    0%        902        34.60%            969            37.17%            688        26.39%

3        2,607        0    0%        434        16.65%            689            26.43%            1,467        56.27%

4        2,607        0    0%        251        9.63%        1,494            57.31%            844        32.37%

5        2,608        1    0.04%        276        10.58%            761            29.18%            1,540        59.05%

6        2,608        1    0.04%        267        10.24%        1,794            68.79%            492        18.87%

7        2,608        1    0.04%        227        8.70%            960            36.81%            1,387        53.18%

8        2,607        0    0%        828        31.76%        546            20.94%            1,151        44.15%

9        2,607        0    0%        372        14.27%        942            36.13%            1,239        47.53%

Total    23,467                    3,684        15.70%        8,922            38.02%        10,510        44.79%

District    VAP    H18    %H18 NHWVAP    %NHWVAP    NHBVAP %NHBVAP AllOth AllOthVAP

1        1,985    73    3.68%            617            31.08%        1,286        64.79%            12            9

2        1,953    590    30.21%            824            42.19%        501        25.65%            48            38

3        1,866    245    13.13%            556            29.80%        1,052        56.38%            17            13

4        1,945    150    7.71%        1,152            59.23%        627        32.24%            18            16

5        1,911    189    9.89%            618            32.34%        1,079        56.46%            31            25

6        1,971    182    9.23%        1,429            72.50%        324        16.44%            55            36

7        1,919    135    7.03%            787            41.01%        974        50.76%            34            23

8        1,854    552    29.77%            449            24.22%        800        43.15%            82            53

9        1,925    230    11.95%            748            38.86%        910        47.27%            54            37

Total    17,329    2,346    13.54%        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.    (A)    Notwithstanding another provision of law, a special election for all seats on the reapportioned Jasper County Board of Education must be conducted on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in August of 2015. The special election must be conducted by the Jasper County Board of Voter Registration and Elections (county board). The county board shall give notice by publication seventy-five days prior to the election and a second notice two weeks after the first notice, in one or more newspapers with general circulation in Jasper County. Filing for election to the Jasper County Board of Education opens on June 1, 2015, at noon to run for a period of fifteen days until noon on June 15, 2015. 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 as provided by this section. In order to stagger the terms, board members representing odd-numbered districts who are elected in the August 2015 Special Election shall serve only until their successors are elected in the 2016 General Election. Board members representing even-numbered districts who are elected in the August 2015 Special Election shall serve only until their successors are elected in the 2018 General Election. Upon the expiration of the initial terms of those board members elected in the August 2015 Special Election, members of the Jasper County Board of Education must be elected for terms of four years. Members may succeed themselves.

(B)    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 Jasper County Board of Voter Registration and Elections 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 the 2018 General Election, 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 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. 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.

(C)    In the event of a vacancy on the Jasper County Board of Education occurring for any reason other than expiration of a term, the board shall call a special election to fill the unexpired term, so long as the vacancy does not occur within ten months of a regular board of education election. In this case, the vacancy must be filled for the unexpired term or for a full term, as appropriate, at the next regular election.

(D)    The Jasper County Board of Voter Registration and Elections 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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