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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4465 Ratification Number:221 Act Number:433 Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution JR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20020108 Primary Sponsor:Coates All Sponsors:Coates and McGee Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\nbd\11052ac02.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020319 Date of Last Amendment:20020306 Governor's Action:U Became law without signature of Governor Date of Governor's Action:20020328 Subject:Florence County School District No. 1, referendum to determine if board of trustees should be given authority to raise tax millage History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20021017 Act No. A433 ------ 20020328 Unsigned, became law without signature of Governor ------ 20020321 Ratified R221 House 20020319 Concurred in Senate amendment, enrolled for ratification Senate 20020307 Read third time, returned with amendment ------ 20020307 Scrivener's error corrected Senate 20020306 Amended, read second time, notice of general amendments Senate 20020122 Introduced, read first time, placed on local and uncontested Calendar without reference House 20020118 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20020117 Amended, read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on Friday, 20020118 House 20020117 Debate adjourned House 20020116 Recalled from Florence Delegation 97 HLD House 20020108 Introduced, read first time, 97 HLD referred to Florence Delegation Versions of This Bill Revised on January 16, 2002 - Word format Revised on January 17, 2002 - Word format Revised on January 22, 2002 - Word format Revised on March 6, 2002 - Word format Revised on March 7, 2002 - Word format
(A433, R221, H4465)
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR A REFERENDUM MAY 7, 2002, TO DETERMINE IF THE FLORENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY MAY RAISE THE MILLAGE FOR SCHOOL OPERATIONS BY FIVE MILLS OVER THE MILLAGE LEVIED FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR, NOT TO EXCEED AN INCREASE OF TWENTY MILLS OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD, AND TO REQUIRE A REFERENDUM IF THE PROPOSED MILLAGE IN ANY ONE YEAR EXCEEDS FIVE MILLS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Referendum to be held
SECTION 1. (A)(1) A referendum must be held May 7, 2002, to determine if the Florence County School District One Board of Trustees annually may raise the millage for school operations by five mills over the millage levied for the previous year, not to exceed an increase of twenty mills over a five-year period, with these increases, annually and over a five-year period, being in addition to any increase in millage required to comply with the Education Improvement Act local maintenance of effort.
(2) The county commissioners of election shall conduct and supervise the referendum in the manner governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandis. The cost of the referendum must be paid by the school district.
(3) If on the question submitted at the referendum held pursuant to this subsection a majority of the qualified electors voting in the referendum:
(a) vote in favor of the question, the board of trustees is authorized to operate the school district under the authority granted in the referendum;
(b) do not vote in favor of the question, the provisions of Act 239 of 1981 apply, except as affected by an act of 2002 bearing ratification number 174.
(B)(1) Upon a favorable vote in the referendum held pursuant to subsection (A), in any year in which the proposed millage exceeds the increase authorized annually or over a five-year period, as provided for in subsection (A), the increase must be approved in a referendum to be held pursuant to this subsection.
(2) The county commissioners of election shall conduct and supervise the referendum in the manner governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandis. The cost of the referendum must be paid by the school district.
(3) If on the question submitted at a referendum held pursuant to this subsection a majority of the qualified electors voting in the referendum:
(a) vote in favor of the question, the board of trustees shall certify the approved millage to the county auditor to be added to the otherwise applicable school millage; or
(b) do not vote in favor of the question, the millage amount to be collected is limited as provided for in subsection (A).
(C) The provisions of this joint resolution do not replace, but are in addition to, the provisions of an act of 2002 bearing ratification number 174.
Time effective
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 21st day of March, 2002.
Became law without the signature of the Governor
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