South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3789

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. M.A. Pitts, Taylor and Duncan
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11594ac05.doc

Introduced in the House on March 16, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on March 30, 2005
Last Amended on May 18, 2006
Currently residing in the House

Summary: Laurens County School District Board of Trustees

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/16/2005  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-89
   3/29/2005  House   Read second time HJ-23
   3/30/2005  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-24
   3/30/2005  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on local & 
                        uncontested calendar SJ-12
   5/18/2006  Senate  Amended SJ-53
   5/18/2006  Senate  Read second time SJ-53
   5/18/2006  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day SJ-53
   5/19/2006  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-1
   5/19/2006          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/24/2006  House   Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Tuesday, May 
                        30, 2006 HJ-41
   5/30/2006  House   Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Thursday, 
                        June 1, 2006 HJ-37
    6/1/2006  House   Debate adjourned until Friday, June 2, 2006 HJ-30

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/16/2005
3/16/2005-A
3/30/2005
5/18/2006
5/19/2006

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AMENDED

May 18, 2006

H. 3789

Introduced by Reps. M.A. Pitts, Taylor and Duncan

L. Printed 5/18/06--S.    [SEC 5/19/06 2:21 PM]

Read the first time March 30, 2005.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND ACT 779 OF 1988, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ELECTION OF LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF TRUSTEES, SO AS TO SET THE ELECTIONS AT THE TIME OF THE GENERAL ELECTION AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERMS OF TRUSTEES WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE PRIOR TO THE ELECTION OF NEW TRUSTEES ARE EXTENDED UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE ELECTED AND TAKE OFFICE.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 1(F) of Act 779 of 1988, as last amended by Act 146 of 2003, is further amended to read:

"(F)    An election to elect a school board trustee must be held on the first Tuesday in March 1997 at the time of the general election beginning in 2008, by the Laurens County Election Commission in Laurens County School District 55, Election Districts 2, 4, and 6 as described in this section. The trustees elected in each district shall take office on April 1, 1997 December 1, 2008, and shall serve a four-year term. After that election, successors must be elected for regular four-year terms at elections to be held on the second Tuesday in March at the general election of the appropriate year to take office on April December first."

SECTION    2.    Section 1(G) of Act 779 of 1988, as last amended by Act 146 of 2003, is further amended to read:

"(G)    An election to elect a school board trustee must be held on the first Tuesday in March 1999 at the time of the general election beginning in 2006, by the Laurens County Election Commission in Laurens County School District 55, Election Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 as described in this section. The trustees elected in each district shall take office on April 1, 1999 December 1, 2006, and shall serve a four-year term. After that election, successors must be elected for regular four-year terms at elections to be held on the second Tuesday in March at the general election of the appropriate year to take office on April December first."

SECTION    3.    Section 2(F) of Act 779 of 1988, as amended by Act 146 of 2003, is further amended to read:

"(F)    An election to elect a school board trustee must be held on the first Tuesday in March 1989 at the time of the general election beginning in 2008, by the Laurens County Election Commission in Laurens County School District 56, Election Districts 5, 6, and 7 as described in this section. The trustees elected in each district shall take office on April 1, 1989 December 1, 2008. Thereafter, successors must be elected for regular four-year terms at elections to be held on the second Tuesday in March at the general election of the appropriate year to take office on April December first."

SECTION    4.    Section 2(G) of Act 779 of 1988, as amended by Act 146 of 2003, is further amended to read:

"(G)    The members of the Board of Trustees of School District 56 of Laurens County, Election Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4 elected March 1, 1988, shall continue to serve until their successors are elected and qualify on the second Tuesday in March 1991 at the time of the general election beginning in 2006. Their successors must be elected for regular four-year terms at elections to be held on the second Tuesday in March at the general election of the appropriate year to take office on April December first."

SECTION    5.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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