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TO AMEND ACT 595 OF 1994, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GREENWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT 50, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A VACANCY MUST BE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT, UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL TO THE GREENWOOD COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR ELECTION OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The first paragraph of Section 1(A) of Act 595 of 1994, as last amended by Section 2 of Act 145 of 2001, is further amended to read:
"(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of Trustees of Greenwood School District 50 consists of nine members who must be elected in nonpartisan elections to be held beginning in 1994 at the same time as the general election in the year specified or required in the manner hereinafter provided. Based on the implementation schedule provided in subsection (B), one member of the board must be a resident of and elected from each of the nine defined single-member election districts established in Section 2 of this act. Except for initial terms otherwise provided in subsection (B), members of the board shall be elected for four-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualify. In the event of a vacancy on the board occurring for any reason other than expiration of a term, the Greenwood County Election Commission shall call a special election to fill the unexpired term, so long as the vacancy does not occur within ten months of a regular trustee election. In this case, the vacancy must be filled Council shall make recommendations to the Greenwood County Legislative Delegation, and the delegation shall fill the vacancy by appointment until a successor is elected and qualifies at the next regular trustee election held in the school district, for the unexpired term or for a full term as appropriate at the next regular election."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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