South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016
A106, R41, H3900
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Allison, Brannon, Cole, Forrester, Hicks and Tallon
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22719zw15.docx
Introduced in the House on March 24, 2015
Introduced in the Senate on April 23, 2015
Last Amended on April 22, 2015
Passed by the General Assembly on May 7, 2015
Governor's Action: May 7, 2015, Signed
Summary: Spartanburg County School District 5 Board of Trustees
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
DateBodyAction Description with journal page number
3/24/2015HouseIntroduced and read first time (House Journalpage48)
3/24/2015HouseReferred to Spartanburg Delegation(House Journalpage48)
4/16/2015HouseRecalled from Spartanburg Delegation(House Journalpage32)
4/20/2015Scrivener's error corrected
4/21/2015HouseRead second time (House Journalpage19)
4/21/2015HouseRoll call Yeas66 Nays0 (House Journalpage19)
4/22/2015HouseAmended
4/22/2015HouseRead third time and sent to Senate (House Journalpage25)
4/22/2015HouseRoll call Yeas73 Nays0 (House Journalpage26)
4/23/2015SenateIntroduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar (Senate Journalpage9)
5/5/2015SenateRead second time (Senate Journalpage7)
5/7/2015SenateRead third time and enrolled (Senate Journalpage7)
5/7/2015Ratified R 41
5/7/2015Signed By Governor
5/14/2015Effective date 05/07/15
8/17/2015Act No.106
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
3/24/2015
4/16/2015
4/20/2015
4/22/2015
4/23/2015
(A106, R41, H3900)
AN ACT TO REAPPORTION THE SPECIFIC ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE SPARTANBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 5 BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST BE ELECTED BEGINNING WITH THE 2015 SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS, TO DESIGNATE A MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THESE ELECTION DISTRICTS ARE DELINEATED, TO PROVIDE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE REAPPORTIONED ELECTION DISTRICTS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRUSTEES’ TERMS AND MANNER OF ELECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Spartanburg County School District 5 reapportioned
SECTION1.(A)Notwithstanding another provision of law, Spartanburg County School District 5 must be governed by a board of trustees of nine members, who must be elected as outlined in this section. A trustee must be a resident of the election district from which he is elected. Trustees must be elected for fouryear terms and until their successors are elected and qualify. School district elections must be held in oddnumbered calendar years, with four seats being contested during one election cycle and five being contested during the following cycle.
(B)Beginning with the school district elections in 2015, the election districts from which the nine members of the Spartanburg County School District 5 Board of Trustees must be elected are as shown on the Spartanburg County School District 5 map S830515 as maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.
(C)The demographic information shown on this map is as follows:
DistrictPop Dev. %Dev. NH_WHT %NH_WHT NH_BLK%NH_BLK
1 4,599 53 1.14%1,60034.79% 2,480 53.92%
2 9,259 45 0.48%7,14777.19% 1,424 15.38%
328,009 97 0.35% 22,74981.22% 3,08511.01%
Total41,867 31,496 6,989
DistrictVAP NHWVAP %NHWVAP NHBVAP %NHBVAP AllOthAllOthVAP
13,274 1,23537.72%1,753 53.54% 519 286
27,009 5,57779.57% 997 14.22% 688 435
3 20,61517,12283.06%2,105 10.21% 2,1751,388
Total 30,89823,9344,8553,3822,109
(D)After the effective date of this act:
(1)Election District 1 for Spartanburg County School District 5 must be represented by a single trustee to be elected in the 2015 school district elections who is elected by the registered voters who reside within Election District 1;
(2)Election District 2 for Spartanburg County School District 5 must be represented by two trustees who are elected by the registered voters who reside within Election District 2. One of these trustees must be elected in the 2015 school district elections, and the second trustee must be elected in the 2017 school district elections; and
(3)Election District 3 for Spartanburg County School District 5 must be represented by six trustees who are elected by the registered voters who reside in Election District 3. Two of these trustees must be elected in the 2015 school district elections, at which the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes, irrespective of whether the actual result constitutes a majority of those voting, must be declared elected. Four additional trustees must be elected in the 2017 school district elections, at which the four candidates receiving the highest number of votes, irrespective of whether the actual result constitutes a majority of those voting, must be declared elected.
Spartanburg County Board of Elections and Voter Registration to conduct school district elections
SECTION2.The Spartanburg County Board of Elections and Voter Registration shall conduct and supervise the elections for school district trustees in the manner governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandis.
Time effective
SECTION3.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 7th day of May, 2015.
Approved the 7th day of May, 2015.
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