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A307, R140, S921
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Leatherman
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11284dg14.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2014
Introduced in the House on February 20, 2014
Passed by the General Assembly on February 28, 2014
Governor's Action: March 13, 2014, Signed
Summary: Florence School District No. 5
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/14/2014 Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 76) 2/4/2014 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 18) 2/19/2014 Senate Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 27) 2/20/2014 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference (House Journal-page 42) 2/25/2014 House Committed to Florence Delegation (House Journal-page 13) 2/26/2014 House Delegation report: Favorable Florence Delegation (House Journal-page 6) 2/27/2014 House Read second time (House Journal-page 13) 2/27/2014 House Roll call Yeas-44 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 13) 2/27/2014 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 14) 2/28/2014 House Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 3) 3/11/2014 Ratified R 140 3/13/2014 Signed By Governor 3/19/2014 Effective date 03/13/14 9/8/2014 Act No. 307
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
1/14/2014
1/15/2014
2/20/2014
2/26/2014
(A307, R140, S921)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 250 OF 1991, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FLORENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT FIVE, SO AS TO ONLY REQUIRE A MEETING OF THE CITIZENS IF THE PROPOSED BUDGET REQUIRES A MILLAGE INCREASE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Florence School District Five annual budget
SECTION 1. SECTION 6 of Act 250 of 1991 is amended to read:
"SECTION 6. (A) In any year in which the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year requires a millage increase, the Board of Trustees of Florence School District Five shall call a meeting of the citizens of the district, such meeting to be held within the school district. The meeting must be held on the second Tuesday of May. The time and place of such meeting shall be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation within the district at least once, ten days prior to the meeting. The advertisement must include the current year's millage, the proposed millage, and the amount of the millage increase.
The board of trustees of the district shall submit to the citizens at the meeting the proposed millage increase which only may be adopted by majority vote of the qualified electors present at the meeting. The tax millage levied shall maintain at least the level of per pupil financial effort established in the previous fiscal year.
(B) In any year in which the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year does not require a millage increase, the provisions of subsection (A) do not apply except that the tax millage levied shall maintain at least the level of per pupil financial effort established in the previous fiscal year. If the provisions of subsection (A) do not apply, the proposed budget must be posted on the Internet website maintained by the district at least ten days prior to its adoption."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 11th day of March, 2014.
Approved the 13th day of March, 2014.
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