Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:297 Primary Sponsor:Reese Committee Number:00 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Spartanburg County New Prospect Area Fire District Residing Body:House Current Committee:Local Delegation Computer Document Number:NO5/8772BD.93 Introduced Date:19930126 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930202 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Spartanburg Delegation Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Reese Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
____ ______ ____________ ______________________________ ___ ____________
297 House 19930202 Introduced, read first time, 00
referred to Spartanburg
Delegation
297 Senate 19930129 Read third time, sent to House
297 Senate 19930128 Read second time, unanimous
consent for third reading on
Friday, January 29, 1993
297 Senate 19930126 Placed on Local and
Uncontested Calendar without
reference
297 Senate 19930126 Introduced, read first time
View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
INTRODUCED
January 26, 1993
S. 297
L. Printed 1/26/93--S.
Read the first time January 26, 1993.
TO AMEND ACT 908 OF 1964, RELATING TO THE NEW PROSPECT AREA FIRE DISTRICT IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD OF FIRE CONTROL FOR THE DISTRICT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 4 of Act 908 of 1964 is amended to read:
"Section 4. After the creation of the New Prospect Area Fire District, there is established a board of fire control for the district to be composed of five members who shall be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a majority of the Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation. Provided, that Of those first appointed, one member shall serve for a term of one year, two members shall serve for terms of four years, and two members shall serve for terms of six years or until their successors are appointed and qualify. The chief and assistant chief of the fire district serve as ex officio members of the board. The members of the board shall serve without pay and shall file annually a report with the Spartanburg County Board of Control not later than the first of November of first each year, showing all activities and disbursements made by the board during the year.
If at least twenty percent of the qualified electors residing in the district petition the commissioners of election by the first of September first of any a general election year, the commissioners shall call an election to be held at the following general election for the purpose of electing a member to the board to succeed the member whose term will expire expires during such that year, for a six-year term. Thereafter After that election, members shall must be elected in each succeeding general election elections for terms of six years."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.