South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A375, R187, H4315

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. R. Brown and Hodges
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11838dw08.doc

Introduced in the House on January 8, 2008
Introduced in the Senate on January 15, 2008
Passed by the General Assembly on January 24, 2008
Governor's Action: February 4, 2008, Signed

Summary: Colleton County School District Board of Trustees

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/5/2007  House   Prefiled
   12/5/2007  House   Referred to Colleton Delegation
    1/8/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-29
    1/8/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Colleton Delegation HJ-29
    1/9/2008  House   Recalled from Colleton Delegation HJ-74
   1/10/2008  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hodges
   1/10/2008  House   Read second time HJ-362
   1/10/2008  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-362
   1/11/2008  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
   1/15/2008  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on local & 
                        uncontested calendar SJ-16
   1/23/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-23
   1/23/2008  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day SJ-23
   1/24/2008  Senate  Read third time and enrolled SJ-8
   1/31/2008          Ratified R 187
    2/4/2008          Signed By Governor
   2/11/2008          Copies available
   2/11/2008          Effective date 02/04/08
    8/6/2008          Act No. 375

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/5/2007
1/9/2008
1/15/2008


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(A375, R187, H4315)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 190 OF 1991, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF COLLETON COUNTY, SO AS TO CHANGE THE TIME FOR FILING THE STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY TO BE ELECTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND TO CORRECT INCORRECT REFERENCES.

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

Time for filing changed

SECTION    1.    Section 1(B) of Act 190 of 1991 is amended to read:

"(B)    Each member of the board must be a qualified elector and resident of the election district from which elected and must be elected by the qualified electors of that district. All persons desiring to qualify as a candidate and be elected to the board shall file the statement of candidacy with the county board of elections and voter registration not later than twelve o'clock noon on August fifteenth or, if August fifteenth falls on Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, not later than twelve o'clock noon on the following business day. A filing fee of twenty dollars to be remitted to the county general fund must accompany the statement of candidacy. This statement of candidacy must be a sworn statement and shall include the candidate's name, age, voting precinct, period of residence in the county or election district from which election is sought, if applicable, and other information as the county board of elections and voter registration requires."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 31st day of January, 2008.

Approved the 4th day of February, 2008.

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