Current Status BillNumber: 3196 Ratification Number: 296 Act Number: 268 Introducing Body: House Subject: Dorchester County School District No. 4View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A268, R296, H3196)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 536 OF 1986, RELATING TO DORCHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 4 AND OTHER SCHOOL MATTERS OF THE COUNTY, SO AS TO ESTABLISH FIVE EQUALLY APPORTIONED SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH FIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF DORCHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 4 MUST BE ELECTED IN 1988; AND TO ABOLISH THE DORCHESTER COUNTY BOARD AND DEVOLVE ITS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES UPON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Whereas, Section 2(C) of Act 536 of 1986 provides:
"(C) In 1988, five members of the board of trustees of Dorchester County School District No. 4 must be elected from each of the five equally apportioned single-member election districts which the General Assembly establishes in 1987 based on the 1980 general census figures and two members must be appointed from the district at large by a majority vote of the Dorchester County Legislative Delegation for terms of two years. In 1992, all seven members of the board must be elected from seven single-member districts which the General Assembly shall establish."; and
Whereas, the General Assembly, by this legislation, has determined to establish the five single-member election districts pursuant to Act 536 of 1986. Now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Single-member election districts for Dorchester County School District No. 4 Board of trustees; Board of Education abolished
SECTION 1. Act 536 of 1986 is amended by adding:
"Section 2A. The five equally apportioned single-member election districts from which one member of the board of trustees of Dorchester County School District No. 4 must be elected from
each district in 1988 are as follows:
District and Population of Variance
Composition District
District 1
ED 615 1,146
ED 616 852
ED 611 865
ED 610 9
ED 614 3
2,875 + 1.59%
District 2
Reevesville Town 241
ED 609 1,198
ED 603 520
ED 602 1,027
2,986 + 5.51%
District 3
St. George Town 2,134
ED 608 649
2,783 - 1.66%
District 4
Harleyville Town 606
Ridgeville Town 603
ED 601A 1,148
ED 619 237
ED 621 pt. 326
2,920 +3.18%
District 5
ED 604 954
ED 622 pt. 15
ED 623 pt. 88
ED 620 565
ED 605 723
ED 617 241
2,586 -8.62%."
Board abolished; duties devolved
SECTION 2. The Board of Education of Dorchester County is abolished, and the duties and responsibilities of the board are devolved upon the elected board of trustees of the respective school districts in Dorchester County.
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor, except for the section abolishing the Board of Education of Dorchester County which takes effect October 31, 1988.
Approved the 30th day of June, 1987.