South Carolina General Assembly
107th Session, 1987-1988

Bill 3184

                    Current Status

BillNumber:                3184
Ratification Number:       279
Act Number:                255
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                   Authority to limit and levy school taxes in Calhoun 
                           County
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(A255, R279, H3184)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO TRANSFER AUTHORITY TO LIMIT AND LEVY SCHOOL TAXES IN CALHOUN COUNTY FROM THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1987-88 AND TO ESTABLISH THE CALHOUN COUNTY SPECIAL SELECT COMMITTEE AND PROVIDE FOR ITS FUNCTION AND COMPOSITION.

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

Authority transferred

SECTION 1. For the school year 1987-88, the governing body of Calhoun County constitutes the authority for the limiting and levy of school taxes in the county and any authority previously vested in the General Assembly and the legislative delegation is transferred to and vested in the governing body of Calhoun County by this act; provided, that for 1987-88, Calhoun County Council shall approve a 1987-88 operating budget for the Calhoun County Public Schools which provides for a general fund per pupil expenditure for noncapital programs not less than the prior year's general fund per pupil expenditure, adjusted by the 1987-88 Education Finance Act inflation factor.

Committee established

SECTION 2. There is established a Calhoun County Special Select Committee to study the limiting and levy of school taxes in the county. This Special Select Committee must be composed of nine members as follows:

(1) the chairman of the Calhoun County Legislative Delegation, who shall also be the chairman of the Special Select Committee;

(2) two members appointed by the Calhoun County Legislative Delegation;

(3) two members appointed by the Calhoun County Council;

(4) two members appointed by the Calhoun County School District Board of Trustees;

(5) two members appointed by the Calhoun County Board of Education.

The members appointed pursuant to items (2), (3), (4), and (5) above may be members or nonmembers of those appointing bodies. This Special Select Committee shall make its recommendations to the Calhoun County Legislative Delegation by December 1, 1987.

Time effective

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

Approved the 30th day of June, 1987.