Bill 351

                    Current Status

BillNumber:                351
Ratification Number:       20
Act Number:                257
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Increase the terms of members of the Chesterfield 
                           County Board of Education

(A257, R20, S351)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 584 OF 1984, RELATING TO THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION TO FOUR YEARS BEGINNING AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 59-19-315 OF THE 1976 CODE AND TO STAGGER THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED IN THE ELECTION IN 1988.

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

Chesterfield County School District Board of

Trustees terms increased to four years

SECTION 1. The first paragraph of Section 1 of Act 584 of 1984 is amended to read:

"The district board of education of the Chesterfield County School District shall consist of nine members, one elected from each of the seven single-member election districts established by Act 528 of 1982 for county council election districts and two elected from the school district at large. Members shall serve for terms of four years beginning as provided by Section 59-19-315 of the 1976 Code and until their successors are elected and qualify. The three members of the Board elected in the 1988 election from single-member districts and the member from the district at large receiving the smallest number of votes shall serve for terms of two years. Their successors must be elected for regular four-year terms. Any vacancy must be filled by the county legislative delegation for the unexpired portion of the term."

Time effective

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

Approved the 16th day of March, 1987.