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Bill 5146

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      5146
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020417
Primary Sponsor:                  Coleman
All Sponsors:                     Coleman, J. Young, G.M. Smith, Campsen, 
                                  Harvin
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\21242sd02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          Superintendent of Education has authority 
                                  to request audit of school district's 
                                  financial affairs if there is relevant 
                                  information of financial violation


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020430  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Harvin
House   20020417  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-17-105 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION HAS RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT IMPROPRIETIES MAY EXIST, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VIOLATIONS OF LAW, IN REGARD TO THE FISCAL AFFAIRS OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THIS STATE, THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY REQUIRE AN AUDIT OF THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL AFFAIRS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH THE AUDIT SHALL BE CONDUCTED.

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

SECTION    1.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 59-17-105.    When the Superintendent of Education has relevant information that improprieties may exist, including but not limited to violations of law, in regard to the fiscal affairs of a school district of this State, the Superintendent may require an audit of the district's financial affairs by the Department of Education. The Superintendent shall inform the board of trustees of the district before the audit of the relevant information in the possession of the Superintendent justifying the audit. The department for this purpose may use its own personnel or may engage outside auditors who shall report its results directly to the Superintendent. The board of trustees of the district also shall be informed by the Superintendent of the audit's results but otherwise may not object to the conduct of the audit. All district employees are required to cooperate with the department in regard to the audit."

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

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