South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

Bill 1292

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Introduced

April 25, 2024

 

S. 1292

 

Introduced by Senator Massey

 

L. Printed 04/25/24--S.

Read the first time April 25, 2024

 

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A bill

 

TO AMEND ACT 595 OF 1992, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE EDGEFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO REAPPORTION THE SEVEN SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS FROM WHICH THE TRUSTEES ARE ELECTED BEGINNING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS IN 2024, TO REDESIGNATE THE MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THESE ELECTION DISTRICTS ARE DELINEATED, AND TO PROVIDE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE REAPPORTIONED ELECTION DISTRICTS.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  SECTION 1 of Act 595 of 1992, as last amended by Act 305 of 2014, is further amended to read:

 

    SECTION 1. (A) The Edgefield County School District must be composed of seven single-member districts from which members of the board of trustees of the district must be elected beginning with the next general election for school trustees by the qualified electors of that district as delineated on map

number S-37-00-14S-37-00-24, maintained by the Office of Research and Statistics of the State Budget and Control BoardRevenue and Fiscal Affairs.

    (B) The demographic information shown on this map is as follows:

 

31

District

Pop

Dev.

%Dev.

NH_WHT

%NH_WHT

NH_BLK

%NH_BLK

32

1

3,508

46

1.33%

1,261

35.95%

2,116

60.32%

33

2

3,519

57

1.65%

2,101

59.70%

1,051

29.87%

34

3

3,551

89

2.57%

1,281

36.07%

2,107

59.34%

35

4

2,548

86

2.48%

2,700

76.10%

630

17.76%

36

5

3,381

-81

-2.34%

1,275

37.71%

2,039

60.31%

37

6

3,469

7

0.20%

2,888

83.25%

489

14.10%

38

7

3,257

-205

-5.92%

3,012

92.48%

129

3.96%

39

Total

24,233

 

 

14,518

 

8,561

 

 

1

2

District

VAP

NHWVAP

%NHWVAP

NHBVAP

%NHBVAP

AllOth

AllOthVAP

3

1

2,645

1,005

38.00%

1,547

58.49%

131

93

4

2

2,722

1,652

60.69%

722

28.36%

367

298

5

3

2,605

981

37.66%

1,519

58.31%

163

105

6

4

2,779

2,156

77.58%

467

16.80%

218

156

7

5

2,629

1,051

39.98%

1,531

58.24%

67

47

8

6

2,614

2,223

85.04%

324

12.39%

92

67

9

7

2,480

2,307

93.02%

91

3.67%

116

82

10

Total

18,474

11,375

 

6,251

 

1,154

848

 

12

District

Pop

Dev.

%Dev.

Hisp.

%Hisp

NH Wht

%NH Wht

13

1

3,230

-142

-4.21%

255

7.89%

1,101

34.09%

14

2

3,209

-163

-4.83%

208

6.48%

2,067

64.41%

15

3

3,445

73

2.16%

205

5.95%

1,363

39.56%

16

4

3,520

148

4.39%

164

4.66%

2,703

76.79%

17

5

3,252

-120

-3.56%

46

1.41%

1,309

40.25%

18

6

3,483

111

3.29%

125

3.59%

2,630

75.51%

19

7

3,465

93

2.76%

91

2.63%

3,106

89.64%

20

Total

23,604

 

 

1,094

 

14,279

 

 

22

District

NH Blk

%NH Blk

VAP.

%VAP

HVAP

%HVAP

23

1

1,790

55.42%

2,596

80.37%

198

7.63%

24

2

855

26.64%

2,588

80.65%

164

6.34%

25

3

1,771

51.41%

2,736

79.42%

117

4.28%

26

4

527

14.97%

2,847

80.88%

105

3.69%

27

5

1,795

55.20%

2,551

78.44%

31

1.22%

28

6

535

15.36%

2,696

77.40%

94

3.49%

29

7

91

2.63%

2,715

78.36%

53

1.95%

30

Total

7,364

 

18,729

 

762

 

 

32

District

WVAP

%WVAP

BVAP

%BVAP

33

1

932

35.90%

1,403

54.04%

34

2

1,689

65.26%

673

26.00%

35

3

1,110

40.57%

1,439

52.60%

1

4

2,232

78.40%

412

14.47%

2

5

1,051

41.20%

1,404

55.04%

3

6

2,068

76.71%

384

14.24%

4

7

2,487

91.60%

67

2.47%

5

Total

11,569

 

5,782

 

 

SECTION 2.  SECTION 3 of Act 595 of 1992, as amended by Act 305 of 2014, is further amended to read:

 

    SECTION 3. (A) Beginning in 20142026, successors to the incumbent members representing single-member Districts 1 and 2 on the Edgefield County School District Board of Trustees must be elected for terms of four years in nonpartisan elections to be conducted at the same time as the general election of that year to be held in the manner provided in this act.

    (B) Beginning in 20142026, a member representing single-member District 6 on the Edgefield County School District Board of Trustees must be elected for a term of four years in the nonpartisan elections to be conducted at the same time as the general election of that year to be held in the manner provided in this act.

    (C) The incumbent members representing single-member Districts 3, 4, 5, and 7 on the Edgefield County School District Board of Trustees shall continue to represent these districts until the expiration of their current terms in 20162024, at which time their successors must be elected for four year terms in nonpartisan elections to be conducted at the same time as the 20162024 general election to be held in the manner provided in this act.

    (D) Each Membersmember of the Edgefield County School District Board of Trustees must be a residentsresident and qualified electors elector of the single-member districts district from which he is

elected, and must be elected by all of the qualified electors of the district. All members of the board shall serve until their successors are elected and qualify.

 

SECTION 3.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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