Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4135 Ratification Number:233 Act Number:214 Primary Sponsor:D. Wilder Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Laurens County school districts Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19930519 Computer Document Number:CYY/15501SD.93 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19930611 Introduced Date:19930421 Date of Last Amendment:19930517 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:19930611 Last History Type:Act No. 214 Scope of Legislation:Local All Sponsors:D. Wilder Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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4135 ------ 19930611 Act No. 214
4135 ------ 19930611 Signed by Governor
4135 ------ 19930610 Ratified R 233
4135 House 19930519 Concurred in Senate
amendment, enrolled for
ratification
4135 House 19930519 Reconsidered vote whereby
debate was adjourned on
Senate amendments
4135 House 19930519 Debate adjourned on Senate
amendments until Thursday,
19930520
4135 Senate 19930517 Amended, read third time,
returned to House with
amendments
4135 Senate 19930512 Read second time, notice of
general amendments
4135 Senate 19930504 Introduced, read first time,
placed on local and
uncontested Calendar without
reference
4135 House 19930430 Read third time, sent to
Senate
4135 House 19930429 Amended, read second time,
unanimous consent for third
reading on Friday, April 30,
1993
4135 House 19930429 Laurens Delegation report: 00
Favorable with amendment
4135 House 19930421 Introduced read first time, 00
referred to Laurens Delegation
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(A214, R233, H4135)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 171 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS FIFTY-FIVE AND FIFTY-SIX AND THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGETS AND TAX LEVY THEREFOR, SO AS TO REVISE THE AUTHORIZED ANNUAL TAX LEVIES BEGINNING WITH THE SCHOOL YEAR 1993-94.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Tax millage revised
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Act 171 of 1967, as last amended by Act 608 of 1992, is further amended to read:
"Section 1. On or before the first day of July for each year, the boards of trustees of School Districts Fifty-five and Fifty-six in Laurens County shall annually prepare operating budgets and recommend to the county auditor the amount of tax levy necessary to defray the cost of the budgets. The board of trustees of each school district in preparing the budgets may grant to teachers fringe benefits, in lieu of salaries, in forms as it may determine. Certified copies of the budgets signed by a majority of the boards of trustees of the districts must be filed with the auditor and treasurer. Copies of the budget must also be furnished to the county legislative delegation and a summary of the budgets published in a newspaper having general circulation within the district. For each tax year, an annual uniform millage for operating purposes must be levied on all taxable property in School Districts Fifty-five and Fifty-six of Laurens County. Monies derived from the levy must first be distributed to each school district to provide the amount necessary under the South Carolina Education Finance Act for required local support. Any monies not paid for required local support must be distributed to the school districts according to the current year's one hundred thirty-five day EFA weighted pupil units. School District Fifty-five and School District Fifty-six of Laurens County shall share the forestry funds according to the current year's one hundred thirty-five day EFA weighted pupil units. For the year 1992, the boards of trustees of School Districts Fifty-five and Fifty-six may recommend a tax levy increase of five mills which shall become a part of the base millage authorization of the districts if imposed. For the school year 1993-94, the boards of trustees of School Districts Fifty-five and Fifty-six may recommend a tax increase of up to eight mills which shall become a part of the base millage authorization of the districts if imposed. Beginning with the school year 1994-95 and thereafter, the boards of trustees of School Districts Fifty-five and Fifty-six may recommend a tax levy increase of up to two mills per year above the base authorization. A tax increase of more than two mills above the base authorization for the school year 1994-95 and thereafter must be approved at a referendum by the electors of the school districts prior to its levy. The referendum must be ordered by the board of trustees and held at places as the boards may designate in each attendance area of the school districts. Notice must be given by publication in all of the newspapers in the county at least once a week for three consecutive weeks prior to the referendum. The notice must give the date of the referendum, the question to be voted upon, and any other information which would aid the voters to understand the question being presented. The boards shall order the referendum to be held not later than the fourth Tuesday in May. If the recommended levy is approved in the referendum, the county auditor shall levy and the treasurer collect the amount specified.
If the board of trustees of either School District Fifty-five or Fifty-six pursuant to the requirements of Section 59-21-1030 of the 1976 Code increases the millage of their respective district in any year, the millage increase which that board is authorized to recommend without a referendum as provided herein is reduced by a like amount for that year, and the limitation on the total amount of increased millage which the board may recommend without a referendum in any one-year period is also reduced by a like amount."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 11th day of June, 1993.