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S. 1218
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Sponsors: Senator Matthews
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Introduced in the Senate on March 30, 2022
Introduced in the House on April 7, 2022
Last Amended on April 6, 2022
Currently residing in the House Jasper Delegation
Summary: Jasper County Board of Education
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/30/2022 Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local &
uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 3)
3/31/2022 Scrivener's error corrected
4/5/2022 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 12)
4/6/2022 Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 11)
4/6/2022 Senate Read third time and sent to House
(Senate Journal-page 11)
4/7/2022 House Introduced and read first time
4/7/2022 House Referred to Jasper Delegation
4/7/2022 Scrivener's error corrected
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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE
April 6, 2022
S. 1218
L. Printed 4/6/22--S. [SEC 4/7/22 12:07 PM]
Read the first time March 30, 2022.
TO AMEND ACT 278 OF 1985, AS LAST AMENDED BY ACT 185 OF 2020, TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF JASPER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS FROM NINE TO SEVEN; TO STAGGER THE TERMS OF MEMBERS ELECTED IN 2022; AND TO ESTABLISH THE SEVEN SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Act 278 of 1985, as last amended by Act 185 of 2020 is further amended to read:
"Section 1. (A) The central authority of Jasper County's education system is the Jasper County Board of Education (board) which is, ex officio, the board of trustees of the Jasper County School District, and all powers and functions vested in school trustees by general or special enactment are vested in the board.
(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the The board is composed of nine seven members.
(C)(1) Except as provided in item (2), board members shall be elected to four-year terms. whose terms shall be four years except that the initial term for Districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 shall be two years and four years thereafter.
(2) In the 2022 General Election all seven seats on the board shall be up for election. The term for board members elected from Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 in the 2022 General Election shall be four years. The term for board members elected from Districts 2, 4, and 6 in the 2022 General Election shall be two years.
(3) The term for any board member serving on the previously constituted nine-member board shall terminate on the date of the 2022 General Election.
(D) Each trustee must be a resident elector of the single-member district from which the trustee is elected as designated in Section 2 of this act. A vacancy must be filled by special election as provided in Section 7-13-190.
(E) Notice of the election must be published by the Jasper County Board of Elections and Voter Registration in a newspaper of general circulation in the district which shall contain appropriate information concerning the election, such as the date of the election, the qualifications of a candidate for election, the method of securing a place on the ballot, all pertinent deadlines, and the authority to whom the candidate's statement of candidacy must be submitted. The notice must be published no earlier than one hundred fifty days, and no later than one hundred twenty days, before the date of the election. The notice published pursuant to this act is additional to any general law requirements of notice of election pursuant to Title 7 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.
(F) To have his name placed on the ballot as a candidate in the general election, a person shall submit to the Jasper County Board of Voter Registration and Elections a statement of candidacy no later than twelve o'clock noon on August first or, if August first falls on a Saturday or Sunday, no later than twelve o'clock noon on the following Monday. Section 7-13-352 of the 1976 Code shall govern the process of nomination by statement of candidacy and verification of candidates' qualifications for election."
SECTION 2. SECTION 2 of Act 476 of 1998 is amended to read:
"SECTION 2. (A) The single-member districts of the Jasper County School District shall be as follows:
DISTRICT 1
Area Population
Jasper County
GILLISONVILLE
Tract 9501.00
Blocks: 152, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 184, 185, 186, 189, 190, 192, 193 611
GRAYS
Tract 9501.00
Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 163, 164, 165, 171. . . . . 680
PINELAND
Tract 9501.00
Blocks: 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 250, 251, 283, 284 425
DISTRICT TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . .1,716
PERCENT VARIATION . . . . . . . . . -0.290
DISTRICT 2
Area Population
Jasper County
PINELAND
Tract 9501.00
Blocks: 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 248, 249, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 285 619
RIDGELAND 1
Tract 9501.00
Blocks: 301, 302, 303, 304, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338 344
Tract 9502.00
Blocks: 226, 227B. . . . . . 32
TILLMAN
Tract 9501.00
Blocks: 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 430, 432, 433, 436, 437, 439, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 466, 467, 495, 496, 497 697
DISTRICT TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . 1,692
PERCENT VARIATION . . . . . . . . . -1.685
DISTRICT 3
Area Population
Jasper County
COOSAWHATCHIE
Tract 9502.00
Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197. . . . . . . . . . 716
GRAHAMVILLE 2
Tract 9502.00
Blocks: 301, 302, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 333, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 445, 446, 447, 448, 4491,014
GRAYS
Tract 9501.00
Blocks: 120, 121, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157 22
DISTRICT TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . 1,752
PERCENT VARIATION . . . . . . . . ..+1.801
DISTRICT 4
Area Population
Jasper County
COOSAWHATCHIE
Tract 9502.00
Blocks: 134, 135, 136, 137, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160 178
GILLISONVILLE
Tract 9501.00
Blocks: 183, 187, 188, 191, 194, 195, 196, 197 135
RIDGELAND 1
Tract 9501.00
Blocks: 305, 306, 307, 308, 322, 323, 324, 325 200
Tract 9502.00
Blocks: 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213A, 213B, 213C, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222A, 222B, 223, 224, 225, 227A, 228, 229A, 229B, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238A, 238B, 239A, 239B, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309A, 309B, 310, 342, 343, 344A, 344B, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350A, 350B, 351A, 351B, 352A, 352B, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371 1,259
DISTRICT TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . 1,772
PERCENT VARIATION . . . . . . . . . +2.963
DISTRICT 5
Area Population
Jasper County
GRAHAMVILLE 1
Tract 9502.00
Blocks: 501, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 558, 559, 618, 619 . . 369
RIDGELAND 1
Tract 9501.00
Blocks: 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354 199
RIDGELAND 2 . . . . . . . . . . . 1,194
TILLMAN
Tract 9501.00
Blocks: 438. . . . . . . . 0
DISTRICT TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . 1,762
PERCENT VARIATION . . . . . . . . . +2.382
DISTRICT 6
Area Population
Jasper County
HARDEEVILLE 1
Tract 9503.00
Blocks: 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226C, 227B, 228, 229, 230, 235B, 236, 237B, 238, 239B, 259 269
HARDEEVILLE 2 . . . . . . . . . . .1,189
TILLMAN
Tract 9501.00
Blocks: 428, 429, 431, 434, 435, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 465, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494. . . . . . . . . . 121
Tract 9503.00
Blocks: 101B, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 125, 126, 135, 136, 194 79
DISTRICT TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . 1,658
PERCENT VARIATION . -3.660
DISTRICT 7
Area Population
Jasper County
GRAHAMVILLE 1
Tract 9502.00
Blocks: 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 670, 694, 695, 696, 697 739
GRAHAMVILLE 2
Tract 9502.00
Blocks: 311, 332, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 432, 441, 442, 443, 444, 450, 451. . . . . 657
OKATIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
DISTRICT TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . 1,724
PERCENT VARIATION . . . . . . . . . +0.174
DISTRICT 8
Area Population
Jasper County
HARDEEVILLE 1
Tract 9503.00
Blocks: 226A, 226B, 227A, 231, 232, 233A, 233B, 233C, 234A, 234B, 235A, 237A, 239A, 240, 241, 242, 243A, 243B, 244, 245A, 245B, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252A, 252B, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 301A, 301B, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306A, 306B, 307A, 307B, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332A, 333A, 333B, 333C, 340A, 341A, 341B, 342, 343, 344A, 344B, 345, 346, 414, 415, 416. . . . . . . . . . 1,759
DISTRICT TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . 1,759
PERCENT VARIATION . . . . . . . . . +2.208
DISTRICT 9
Area Population
Jasper County
LEVY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,652
DISTRICT TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . 1,652
PERCENT VARIATION . . . . . . . . . -4.009
District Pop. Dev. %Dev. Hisp. %Hisp.
1 4,023 43 1.08% 998 24.81%
2 3,809 -171 -4.30% 1,135 29.80%
3 3,976 -4 -0.10% 770 19.37%
4 3,991 11 0.28% 300 7.52%
5 4,046 66 1.66% 703 17.38%
6 3,887 -93 -2.34% 304 7.82%
7 4,132 152 3.82% 830 20.09%
Totals 27,864 5,040 18.09%
District NH White %NH White NH DOJ Blk %NH DOJ Blk VAP %VAP
1 1,583 39.35% 1,297 32.24% 2,975 73.95%
2 1,102 28.93% 1,445 37.94% 2,823 74.11%
3 1,666 41.90% 1,403 35.29% 3,026 76.11%
4 1,686 42.25% 1,914 47.96% 3,095 77.55%
5 1,358 33.56% 1,896 46.86% 3,159 78.08%
6 3,249 83.59% 218 5.61% 3,698 95.14%
7 2,183 52.83% 996 24.10% 3,399 82.26%
Totals 12,827 46.03% 9,169 32.91% 22,175
District HVAP %HVAP NHWVAP %NHWVAP NHDOJBVAP %NHDOJBVAP
1 583 19.60% 1,324 44.50% 968 32.54%
2 701 24.83% 936 33.16% 1107 39.21%
3 474 15.66% 1,424 47.06% 1,013 33.48%
4 191 6.17% 1,369 44.23% 1,466 47.37%
5 470 14.88% 1,138 36.02% 1,484 46.98%
6 223 6.03% 3,195 86.40% 178 4.81%
7 562 16.53% 2,001 58.87% 731 21.51%
Totals 3,204 14.45% 11,387 51.35% 6,947 31.33%
(B) The Office of Research and Statistical Services of the Budget and Control Board shall maintain an official map of the districts established in subsection (A) and shall, upon request, assist the local election officials and the district in implementing the provisions of this act. Notwithstanding another provision of law, beginning with the school district elections conducted in 2022, the election districts for the members of the Board of Trustees of the Jasper County School District are established and delineated on map number S-53-00-22 as maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.
(C) The exterior boundaries of the Jasper County School District are not altered by the provisions of this act. These school district lines are as defined by law and any census blocks which may be divided are done so only for statistical purposes and to establish a population base."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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