Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4038 Ratification Number:434 Act Number:581 Primary Sponsor:Rhoad Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Bamberg County school districts Date Bill Passed both Bodies:May 05, 1992 Computer Document Number:DKA/3437.AL Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:May 15, 1992 Introduced Date:Jun 04, 1991 Date of Last Amendment:Apr 29, 1992 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:Oct 07, 1992 Last History Type:Act No. 581 Scope of Legislation:Local All Sponsors:Rhoad Type of Legislation:General Bill
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4038 ------ Oct 07, 1992 Act No. 581
4038 ------ May 15, 1992 Signed by Governor
4038 ------ May 13, 1992 Ratified R 434
4038 House May 05, 1992 Concurred in Senate
amendment, enrolled for
ratification
4038 Senate Apr 30, 1992 Read third time, returned to
House with amendment
4038 Senate Apr 29, 1992 Amended, read second time,
unanimous consent for third
reading on Thursday, April
30, 1992
4038 Senate Sep 23, 1991 Placed on Local and
Uncontested Calendar without
reference
4038 Senate Sep 23, 1991 Introduced, read first time
4038 House Jun 06, 1991 Read third time, sent to
Senate
4038 House Jun 05, 1991 Read second time
4038 House Jun 04, 1991 Unanimous consent for second
and third reading on the next
two consecutive Legislative
days
4038 House Jun 04, 1991 Introduced, read first time,
placed on Calendar without
reference
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(R434, 4038)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 1090 OF 1972, RELATING TO MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BAMBERG-EHRHARDT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE AND DENMARK-OLAR SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER TWO IN BAMBERG COUNTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE TRUSTEES BY SINGLE MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS; TO PROVIDE THE COMPOSITION OF THESE DISTRICTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SCHOOL TAX LEVY FOR GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES FOR EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PROVIDE THAT THE LEVY MAY NOT BE INCREASED MORE THAN THREE MILLS FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR UNLESS THE INCREASE IS APPROVED BY A REFERENDUM; TO ABOLISH THE BAMBERG COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION; AND TO REPEAL ACT 513 OF 1982, ACT 237 OF 1979, AND SECTIONS 1 AND 2 OF ACT 1090 OF 1972, RELATING TO THE BAMBERG COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Board of trustees; elections; terms
SECTION 1. Section 3 of Act 1090 of 1972 is amended to read:
"Section 3. The Board of Trustees of Bamberg-Ehrhardt School District One and Denmark-Olar School District Number Two each must be composed of five members, to be elected from each of five defined single member districts in a nonpartisan election to be conducted the same time as the 1992 general election for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. The terms of the trustees begin January 1, 1993. Each trustee must be a resident of the district the trustee represents. Of the trustees first elected, the two candidates with the highest number of votes shall serve for terms of four years, and the three candidates with the lowest number of votes shall serve for terms of two years. Their successors must be elected in a nonpartisan election to be conducted on the second Tuesday in April and every two years after that time for those trustees whose terms expire, for terms of four years each. All vacancies must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term only. Members of the current boards of trustees for each school district shall serve until their successors are elected and qualify. The elections must be conducted by the Bamberg County Election Commission, at the district's expense."
Composition of districts
SECTION 2. The five defined single-member election districts for Bamberg-Ehrhardt School District One and Denmark-Olar School District Number Two, from which members of the Board of Trustees of Bamberg-Ehrhardt School District One and Denmark-Olar School District Number Two must be elected, are as follows:
DISTRICT 1
Area Population
Bamberg County
SOUTH BAMBERG
Tract 9602.00
Blocks: 321, 322, 323, 335, 336, 337, 338, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 370, 371, 403A, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416A, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433A, 433B, 434, 435, 436, 437A, 438, 439A, 440A, 628A, 628B, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633A, 633B, 633C, 634, 635, 647, 648, 649, 650A, 650B, 651A, 651B, 652A, 652B, 653, 654A, 654B, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 671, 672 1,692
DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,692
DISTRICT 2
Area Population
Bamberg County
COLSTON
Tract 9603.98
Blocks: 169, 170, 171, 172, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194 117
Tract 9604.00
Blocks: 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 218, 219, 220, 221, 232 . . . . . 120
EHRHARDT . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,257
GOVAN
Tract 9603.98
Blocks: 164, 165, 166, 167, 168 0
KEARSE
Tract 9604.00
Blocks: 236, 268, 275, 276 . 12
SOUTH BAMBERG
Tract 9602.00
Blocks: 359, 360, 367, 368, 369, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394 218
DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,724
DISTRICT 3
Area Population
Bamberg County
EDISTO . . . . . . . . . . . . 468
HUNTERS CHAPEL . . . . . . . . . 240
LITTLE SWAMP . . . . . . . . . . 239
NORTH BAMBERG
Tract 9602.00
Blocks: 201, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252 107
SOUTH BAMBERG
Tract 9602.00
Blocks: 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 397, 401, 402, 403B, 416B, 437B, 439B, 440B, 441, 442 729
DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,783
DISTRICT 4
Area Population
Bamberg County
NORTH BAMBERG
Tract 9602.00
Blocks: 202A, 202B, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236A, 236B, 237A, 237B, 238, 239, 240A, 240B, 240C, 241A, 241B, 242, 243A, 243B, 244, 253, 501A, 501B, 501C, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507A, 507B, 508, 509, 510A, 510B, 511A, 511B, 512A, 512B, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724 1,789
DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,789
DISTRICT 5
Area Population
Bamberg County
COLSTON
Tract 9603.98
Blocks: 173, 174, 181. . . . 49
Tract 9604.00
Blocks: 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206 33
EAST DENMARK
Tract 9601.00
Blocks: 111, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 228, 232, 233, 237 40
NORTH BAMBERG
Tract 9601.00
Blocks: 229, 230, 231. . . . 0
Tract 9602.00
Blocks: 701, 702, 703, 704, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712A, 712B, 712C, 713, 714, 715, 716A, 716B, 717A, 717B, 718, 725A, 725B, 726A, 726B, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 734A, 734B, 734C, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742, 743 703
SOUTH BAMBERG
Tract 9601.00
Blocks: 234, 235, 236. . . . 16
Tract 9602.00
Blocks: 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 601, 602, 603A, 603B, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608A, 608B, 609A, 609B, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626A, 626B, 626C, 627A, 627B, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 661A, 661B, 662, 663A, 663B, 664, 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670. . . 987
DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,828
DISTRICT 1
Area Population
Bamberg County
EAST DENMARK
Tract 9601.00
Blocks: 204, 208, 209, 210, 211, 216A, 220A, 220B, 221, 222, 223A, 223B, 224A, 224B, 225, 226, 227A, 227B, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411A, 412A, 413A, 414, 508, 509, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 539, 726, 727, 728. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,670
DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,670
DISTRICT 2
Area Population
Bamberg County
EAST DENMARK
Tract 9601.00
Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 112, 113, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128A, 128B, 129, 130A, 130B, 131, 132, 133A, 133B, 134A, 134B, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 201, 202A, 202B, 203, 205, 206, 207, 212, 213A, 213B, 214, 216B, 217, 241, 418, 419, 420, 605, 606, 644, 645, 646, 652A, 652B, 653A, 653B, 654 1,601
NORTH BAMBERG
Tract 9601.00
Blocks: 215. . . . . . . . . 0
Tract 9602.00
Blocks: 705. . . . . . . . . 35
DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,636
DISTRICT 3
Area Population
Bamberg County
WEST DENMARK
Tract 9601.00
Blocks: 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 540, 601, 602, 603, 604, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 635, 636, 637A, 637B, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 655, 656A, 656B, 659, 660, 665, 666, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 707, 708A, 709, 710A. . 1,635
DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,635
DISTRICT 4
Area Population
Bamberg County
EAST DENMARK
Tract 9601.00
Blocks: 218, 219, 242, 243, 411B, 412B, 413B, 415, 416, 417, 421, 422, 423A, 423B, 424, 425, 426, 427 613
HIGHTOWERS MILL. . . . . . . . . 132
WEST DENMARK
Tract 9601.00
Blocks: 616, 633, 634, 657A, 657B, 657C, 658, 661, 662, 663, 664A, 664B, 667, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672, 706, 708B, 710B, 711, 712, 713, 714, 720, 721, 722A, 722B, 723, 724, 725, 729A, 729B, 730, 731A, 731B, 731C, 732A, 732B, 733A, 733B, 734A, 734B, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742A, 742B . . . . . . . . . . . . 816
DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,561
DISTRICT 5
Area Population
Bamberg County
COLSTON
Tract 9603.98
Blocks: 187, 188 . . . . . . 6
Tract 9604.00
Blocks: 217, 233, 237. . . . 11
EAST DENMARK
Tract 9601.00
Blocks: 238, 239, 240, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 443, 444, 445, 446. . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
GOVAN
Tract 9603.98
Blocks: 109, 110, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122A, 122B, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134A, 134B, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142A, 142B, 143A, 143B, 144, 145, 146, 147, 151, 152, 153, 154A, 154B, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159A, 159B, 160A, 160B, 161A, 161B, 162, 163, 195, 196, 197 359
Tract 9605.98
Blocks: 192B . . . . . . . . 0
KEARSE
Tract 9603.98
Blocks: 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 271, 272, 277, 278, 280, 281, 294, 295, 296, 297 138
Tract 9604.00
Blocks: 234, 235, 269, 270, 271, 272, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290. . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
OLAR . . . . . . . . . . . . 781
SOUTH BAMBERG
Tract 9601.00
Blocks: 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 447, 448. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 1,584.
Tax levy
SECTION 3. Effective with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1993, and thereafter, the school tax levy for general operating purposes for Bamberg-Ehrhardt School District One and Denmark-Olar School District Number Two must be determined by the board of trustees of the respective districts. The tax levy for general operating purposes may not be increased more than three mills above the inflation factor from the previous fiscal year unless the increase is approved by a referendum, at the districts' expense, of the qualified electors of the district. Before the budget is finalized by the board, there must be a public hearing with notice to the public. The notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the respective school districts and must state the time, date, and location of the hearing. The notice must be published at least two weeks before the date of the hearing. Residents of the school district must have the opportunity to give input on the proposed budget.
County Board of Education abolished
SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Bamberg County Board of Education is abolished upon the election and qualification of the board of trustees of each school district as provided in Section 1 of this act, and the powers and duties of that board are devolved upon the respective boards of trustees of the school districts of the county.
County superintendent abolished
SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the office of the county superintendent of education is abolished effective December 31, 1992, and the powers and duties of that office are devolved upon the respective boards of trustees of the school districts of the county.
Districts consolidated
SECTION 6. Bamberg-Ehrhardt School District One and Denmark-Olar School District Number Two may be consolidated only if the provisions of Section 59-17-20(2)(a) and (2)(c) are satisfied.
Repealer
SECTION 7. Act 513 of 1982, Act 237 of 1979, and Sections 1 and 2 of Act 1090 of 1972 are repealed.
Time effective
SECTION 8. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
In the Senate House May 13, 1992.
Nick A. Theodore,
President of the Senate
Robert J. Sheheen,
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Approved the 15th day of May, 1992.
Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.,
Governor
Printer's Date -- June 23, 1992 -- L.