South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A388, R231, S1229

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Leventis
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20603sd08.doc

Introduced in the Senate on March 25, 2008
Introduced in the House on April 1, 2008
Last Amended on April 2, 2008
Passed by the General Assembly on April 9, 2008
Governor's Action: April 11, 2008, Signed

Summary: Sumter County School Districts

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/25/2008  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on local & 
                        uncontested calendar SJ-4
   3/26/2008  Senate  Read second time
   3/26/2008  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day
   3/27/2008  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-19
    4/1/2008  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-15
    4/2/2008  House   Amended HJ-24
    4/2/2008  House   Read second time HJ-25
    4/3/2008  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        HJ-24
    4/9/2008  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-110
   4/10/2008          Ratified R 231
   4/11/2008          Signed By Governor
   4/16/2008          Copies available
   4/16/2008          Effective date 04/11/08
    8/6/2008          Act No. 388

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/25/2008
3/25/2008
4/1/2008
4/2/2008

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A388, R231, S1229)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT UNTIL JULY 1, 2011, THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SUMTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS 2 AND 17 MAY NOT ENTER INTO CONTRACTS TO CONSTRUCT BUILDINGS OR OTHERWISE IMPROVE REAL PROPERTY AT A COST OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE SUMTER CONSOLIDATION TRANSITION COMMITTEE.

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

Approval of contracts

SECTION    1.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning upon the effective date of this section and until July 1, 2011, the boards of trustees of Sumter County School Districts 2 and 17 may not enter into contracts to construct buildings or otherwise improve real property at a cost of five hundred thousand dollars or more without the approval of the Sumter Consolidation Transition Committee established in Section 8 of Act 387 of 2008.

Multiple contracts on the same project which are individually less than five hundred thousand dollars but which collectively total or will total over five hundred thousand dollars also require Transition Committee approval as provided in this section.

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 10th day of April, 2008.

Approved the 11th day of April, 2008.

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