Bill 3015

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               3015
Ratification Number:       293
Act Number:                283
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                        Millage to be levied in Marion
                           County

(A283, R293, H3015)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 605 OF 1984, RELATING TO THE MILLAGE TO BE LEVIED IN MARION COUNTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE MILLAGE FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1985, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1986, TO INCREASE TO EIGHTY-SIX THE COUNTYWIDE MILLAGE FOR ALL SCHOOLS, TO DECREASE TO SIX THE MILLAGE FOR MARION-MULLINS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, AND TO REQUIRE THE COUNTY AUDITOR TO LEVY NECESSARY ADDITIONAL MILLAGE.

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

Millage for school purposes in Marlboro County

SECTION 1. Sections 1, 2, and 3 of Act 605 of 1984 are amended to read:

"Section 1. There is levied in Marion County for school purposes for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1985, and ending June 30, 1986, the following millage:

Marion District No. 1

Countywide millage for all schools 86

County Board 4

Marion-Mullins Vocational School 6

Millage for Lower Marion

District No. 3 1

Millage for Britton's Neck No. 4 2

99

Mullins District No. 2

Countywide millage for all schools 86

County Board 4

Marion-Mullins Vocational School 6

Millage for Lower Marion

District No. 3 1

Millage for Britton's Neck

District No. 4 2

99

Lower Marion District No. 3

Countywide millage for all schools 86

County Board 4

Marion-Mullins Vocational School 6

Millage for Lower Marion

District No. 3 1

Lower Marion millage for Lower

Marion No. 3 5

102

Britton's Neck District No. 4

Countywide millage for all schools 86

County Board 4

Marion-Mullins Vocational School 6

Millage for Britton's Neck No. 4 2

Britton's Neck millage for

Britton's Neck 15

113

Section 2. The revenue must be collected by the treasurer, after which he shall notify the clerk of the County Board of Education of the amount collected each month, and the clerk shall apportion the money monthly as follows:

(1) The local support required by the State for each district shall receive first obligation in order for the district to receive its state allocation and be distributed as collected.

(2) The remainder of the eighty-six mills must be distributed equally to all districts based on weighted pupil unit as collected.

(3) Four mills are collected for the County Board of Education and retained for operation of the County Board of Education, attendance supervisor, and adult education programs.

(4) One mill from Districts 1, 2, and 3 must be collected and distributed by the clerk of the County Board of Education to Lower Marion District No. 3, plus five mills must be collected from Lower Marion District No. 3 and distributed as collected.

(5) Two mills from Districts 1, 2, and 4 must be collected and distributed by the County Board of Education to Britton's Neck District No. 4, plus fifteen mills must be collected from Britton's Neck District No. 4 and distributed as collected.

Section 3. Each school district and vocational school in Marion County shall submit their budget requests to the County Board of Education no later than March first of each year and the County Board of Education shall submit each budget recommendation, including their own, to the Marion County Legislative Delegation no later than April fifteenth of each year."

Collection of revenue

SECTION 2. Act 605 of 1984 is amended by adding:

"Section 3A. The county auditor shall, if necessary to meet the requirements of Section 2 of Division V as contained in Section 9, Part II of Act 512 of 1984, levy additional millage to meet this requirement."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.