Bill 1175

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    1175
Ratification Number:            367
Act Number:                     488
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19980407
Primary Sponsor:                Alexander 
All Sponsors:                   Alexander 
Drafted Document Number:        pt\1858dw.98
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19980417
Governor's Action:              U Became law without signature of
                                Governor
Date of Governor's Action:      19980528
Subject:                        Oconee County School Districts,
                                Board of Trustees, staggered
                                terms

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19980910  Act No. A488
------  19980528  Unsigned, became law without
                  signature of Governor
------  19980521  Ratified R367
House   19980417  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19980416  Unanimous consent for third
                  reading on the next Legislative day
House   19980416  Read second time
House   19980415  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference
Senate  19980409  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19980408  Read second time
Senate  19980407  Unanimous consent for second
                  and third reading on the next two
                  consecutive Legislative days
Senate  19980407  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference

(A488, R367, S1175)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 613 OF 1992, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OCONEE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF OCONEE COUNTY, SO AS TO STAGGER THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DISTRICT.

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

Board of trustees - terms staggered

SECTION 1. Section 6 of Act 613 of 1992, as last amended by Act 181 of 1995, is further amended to read:

"Section 6. The public educational system of Oconee County must be directed and managed by the Board of Trustees of the School District of Oconee County. The members of the board must be elected in nonpartisan elections to be conducted at the same time as the general election in appropriate even-numbered years. The board shall consist of five members, at least one of whom shall reside in each of the five single-member election districts from which members of the governing body of Oconee County are elected. The members of the school board of trustees from these districts may not be elected by the qualified electors of the county at large but instead must be elected by the qualified electors of the district from which they seek election. Persons seeking election from particular districts must be qualified electors of those districts and must file notice of their candidacy for election from those districts. The terms of all members are for four years and until their successors are elected and qualify. Except, in order to stagger terms, and beginning at the time of the General Election of 1998, those members elected from areas two, four, and five must be elected for terms of two years each. At the expiration of these two-year terms and thereafter, successors to those members must be elected for terms of four years each. The winner must be determined by the county election commission and certified to the county superintendent of education. Any person desiring to be elected to the Board of Trustees of the School District of Oconee County in any election shall file notice of his candidacy with the county superintendent of education not later than the date by which nominees must be certified for placement upon the ballot for that election as provided by Section 7-13-350 of the 1976 Code.

In the event that no candidate qualifies as a candidate for a trustee from a particular district, the Governor shall appoint the trustee upon the recommendation of a majority of the acting board of trustees, if any. The elected trustees shall assume office upon certification of the election which in no event shall exceed fifteen days after the date of the election.

In the event of a vacancy, the board of trustees may appoint a person to fill the vacancy with a resident from the district in which the vacancy occurred until the next election.

The filing fee for each candidate for trustee is as prescribed in Section 7-13-40 of the 1976 Code."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 05/28/98.