A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 4-10-470, RELATING TO COUNTIES IN WHICH THE EDUCATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS SALES AND USE TAX MAY BE IMPOSED, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS.

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

SECTION 1.  Section 4-10-470 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

    (G)(1) The Education Capital Improvements Sales and Use Tax authorized by this article also may be imposed in a county which does not meet the collection requirements of subsection (A) so long as the county is only imposing the local option sales tax imposed pursuant to Article 1, and the county has only imposed that tax for less than ten years as of the date of the imposition of the education capital improvements sales tax authorized in this article and:

           (a) the county in which the tax is to be imposed is encompassed completely by one entire school district; and

           (b) the county collected less than fifty thousand dollars in state accommodations taxes as imposed pursuant to Section 12-36-920(A) in the most recent fiscal year for which full collection figures are available.

       (2) Once a county meets this threshold, it thereafter remains eligible to impose this tax pursuant to this subsection.

SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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