South Carolina General Assembly
106th Session, 1985-1986

Bill 3929

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               3929
Ratification Number:       610
Act Number:                597
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                   Require the Boards of Trustees of all
                           school districts in Dorchester County to
                           prepare annual budgets for general school
                           purposes to be submitted for approval to the
                           Dorchester County Board of Education, for
                           school year 1986-87 only
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(A597, R610, H3929)

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN DORCHESTER COUNTY TO PREPARE ANNUAL BUDGETS FOR GENERAL SCHOOL PURPOSES TO BE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL TO THE DORCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1986-87 ONLY; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SET THE NECESSARY TAX MILLAGE AFTER APPROVING THE BUDGETS; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING PRIOR TO APPROVAL; TO PROVIDE THE TIME AND LOCATION OF THE HEARING; AND TO PROVIDE FOR POSTING OF THE BUDGETS AND AUDIT REPORTS PRIOR TO THE HEARING.

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

Annual budgets prepared by boards of trustees

SECTION 1. For the school year 1986-87 only, the boards of trustees of all school districts in Dorchester County shall prepare annual budgets for general school purposes and submit the budgets for approval to the Dorchester County Board of Education (board). The board, after approving the budgets, shall set the necessary tax millage to meet the district budgets.

Public hearing required

SECTION 2. Prior to the approval of the 1986-87 annual budgets for general school purposes of the school districts in Dorchester County, the Dorchester County Board of Education must conduct a public hearing to be held at such time as the Board shall determine, but the hearing must be held at 8:00 P.M. on the date chosen. The hearing must be conducted at the Newington Elementary School in Summerville. Fourteen days prior to the public hearing, the Board must post for public inspection a copy of the proposed 1986-87 annual budgets for all school districts in Dorchester County along with a copy of the audit reports of all school districts in Dorchester County for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1985, at the public libraries in the municipalities of St. George and Summerville.

Time effective

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