South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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A226, R299, S973

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Waldrep and O'Dell
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20970sd04.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4600

Introduced in the Senate on February 18, 2004
Introduced in the House on April 14, 2004
Last Amended on April 7, 2004
Passed by the General Assembly on April 29, 2004
Became law without Governor's signature, May 13, 2004

Summary: School millage, operating; county treasurers to consider in determining revenue lost when making disbursements to school districts

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/18/2004  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-7
   2/18/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-7
    4/6/2004  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance SJ-9
    4/7/2004          Scrivener's error corrected
    4/7/2004  Senate  Amended SJ-33
    4/7/2004  Senate  Read second time SJ-33
    4/7/2004  Senate  Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-33
   4/13/2004  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-7
   4/14/2004  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-14
   4/14/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-14
   4/27/2004  House   Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means HJ-39
   4/28/2004  House   Debate adjourned until Thursday, April 29, 2004 HJ-123
   4/28/2004  House   Reconsidered HJ-125
   4/28/2004  House   Read second time HJ-125
   4/29/2004  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-13
    5/6/2004          Ratified R 299
   5/13/2004          Became law without Governor's signature
   5/14/2004          Copies available
   5/14/2004          Effective date See Act for Effective Date
   5/18/2004          Act No. 226

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/18/2004
4/6/2004
4/7/2004
4/7/2004-A
4/27/2004

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A226, R299, S973)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-251, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TRUST FUND FOR TAX RELIEF, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT OPERATING MILLAGE LEVIED IN A COUNTY FOR ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS, CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS, AND COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION WHETHER OR NOT LEVIED COUNTYWIDE OR ON A SCHOOL DISTRICT BY SCHOOL DISTRICT BASIS ALSO IS CONSIDERED SCHOOL OPERATING MILLAGE TO WHICH THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION APPLIES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT COUNTY TREASURERS SHALL CONSIDER THESE OPERATING MILLAGES IN DETERMINING REVENUE LOST WHEN MAKING DISBURSEMENTS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM TRUST FUNDS FOR TAX RELIEF FUNDS.

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

School operating millage determination

SECTION    1.    Section 12-37-251(B) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding a new item (3) to read:

"(3)    Operating millage levied in a county for alternative schools, career and technology centers, and county boards of education whether or not levied countywide or on a school district by school district basis in a county also is considered school operating millage to which the property tax exemption provided by this section applies. County treasurers shall consider these operating millages in determining revenue lost when making disbursements to school districts from trust funds for tax relief funds under this section."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and is applicable for property tax years beginning after 2003.

Ratified the 6th day of May, 2004.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 5/13/04.

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