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A108, R57, H3346
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Yow, Lucas and Henegan
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\15394zw19.docx
Introduced in the House on January 8, 2019
Introduced in the Senate on April 9, 2019
Passed by the General Assembly on May 8, 2019
Governor's Action: May 13, 2019, Signed
Summary: Chesterfield County School District
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/18/2018 House Prefiled
12/18/2018 House Referred to Chesterfield Delegation
1/8/2019 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 205)
1/8/2019 House Referred to Committee on Chesterfield Delegation
(House Journal-page 205)
3/28/2019 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lucas, Henegan
4/3/2019 House Recalled from Chesterfield Delegation
(House Journal-page 55)
4/4/2019 House Read second time (House Journal-page 20)
4/4/2019 House Roll call Yeas-94 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 21)
4/4/2019 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative
day (House Journal-page 22)
4/5/2019 House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 1)
4/9/2019 Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local &
uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 8)
5/2/2019 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 48)
5/8/2019 Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 16)
5/9/2019 Ratified R 57
5/13/2019 Signed By Governor
5/16/2019 Effective date 05/13/19
7/10/2019 Act No. 108
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
(A108, R57, H3346)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 205 OF 1993, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO REVISE THE FILING PERIOD FOR DECLARATIONS OF CANDIDACY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Board of Education of the Chesterfield County School District, filing period revised
SECTION 1. Section 1(B) of Act 205 of 1993, as last amended by Act 97 of 2015, is further amended to read:
"(B) In the event of a vacancy on the board occurring for any reason other than expiration of a term, the board shall call a special election to fill the unexpired term, so long as the vacancy does not occur within ten months of a regular trustee election. In this case, the vacancy must be filled for the unexpired term or for a full term, as appropriate, at the next regular election.
Each member of the board must be elected by the qualified electors of the respective district from which the candidate seeks election. All persons desiring to qualify as a candidate shall file written notice of candidacy with the county election commission, or with the clerk of court on forms furnished by the commission. These forms must be transmitted to the commission by the clerk of court. This notice of candidacy must be a sworn statement and must include the candidate's name, age, residence address, voting precinct, period of residence in the election district from which election is sought, and other information the county election commission requires. The filing period opens at 12:00 p.m. on August first or, if August first falls on Saturday or Sunday, then 12:00 p.m. on the following Monday and shall run until 12:00 p.m. on August fifteenth or, if August fifteenth falls on Saturday or Sunday, no later than 12:00 p.m. on the following Monday."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 9th day of May, 2019.
Approved the 13th day of May, 2019.
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