H 3216 General Bill, By Crawford, Fry and Hewitt
Summary: County wide school district
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-17-165 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ON JULY 1, 2020, THE AREA OF EACH COUNTY OF THIS STATE ALSO MUST BE CONSTITUTED AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND A COUNTY MAY NOT HAVE MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY LOCAL LAW BEFORE JULY 1, 2020, SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE GOVERNANCE, FISCAL AUTHORITY, AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR A COUNTY-WIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE NO PROVISIONS OF LAW NOW APPLY; AND TO PROVIDE THAT ALL ACTS OR PARTS OF ACTS RELATING TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS NOT A COUNTY-WIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUIRED BY SECTION 59-17-165 ARE REPEALED AS OF JULY 1, 2020.
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12/18/18	House	Prefiled
12/18/18	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
01/08/19	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 129)
01/08/19	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 129)
01/15/19	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt
04/30/19	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: B.Newton