South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018
A101, R40, H3171
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Whipper and Gilliard
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22915zw17.docx
Introduced in the House on January 10, 2017
Introduced in the Senate on April 19, 2017
Passed by the General Assembly on April 21, 2017
Governor's Action: May 9, 2017, Signed
Summary: Charleston County School District
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
DateBodyAction Description with journal page number
12/15/2016HousePrefiled
12/15/2016HouseReferred to Charleston Delegation
1/10/2017HouseIntroduced and read first time (House Journalpage101)
1/10/2017HouseReferred to Committee on Charleston Delegation (House Journalpage101)
4/6/2017HouseCommittee report: Favorable Charleston Delegation (House Journalpage33)
4/18/2017HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard
4/18/2017HouseRead second time (House Journalpage15)
4/18/2017HouseRoll call Yeas83 Nays0 (House Journalpage15)
4/19/2017HouseRead third time and sent to Senate (House Journalpage10)
4/19/2017SenateIntroduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar (Senate Journalpage4)
4/20/2017SenateRead second time (Senate Journalpage14)
4/20/2017SenateUnanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (Senate Journalpage13)
4/21/2017SenateRead third time and enrolled (Senate Journalpage1)
5/4/2017Ratified R 40
5/9/2017Signed By Governor (Senate Journalpage6)
5/12/2017Effective date 5/9/17
7/12/2017Act No.101
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/15/2016
4/6/2017
4/19/2017
(A101, R40, H3171)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 340 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO REESTABLISH THE BOUNDARY LINES THAT DEFINE THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT’S CONSTITUENT DISTRICTS; AND TO AMEND ACT 245 OF 1979, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE COOPER RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 4 BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SO AS TO REDRAW THE THREE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS IN WHICH THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST RESIDE, TO DESIGNATE A MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THESE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS ARE DELINEATED, AND TO PROVIDE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE REDRAWN AREAS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Charleston County constituent districts’ boundaries reestablished
SECTION1.Section 2A. of Act 340 of 1967, as last amended by Act 373 of 2008, is further amended by adding an undesignated paragraph at the end to read:
“Notwithstanding another provision of law, the boundary lines that define the Charleston County School District’s constituent districts are hereby reestablished and depicted on the Charleston County School District map ‘S190017’ as prepared and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office. The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office shall provide a certified copy of the map to the Charleston County School District. The official map must not be changed except by an act of the General Assembly or by a court of competent jurisdiction. Students who were enrolled in a Charleston County high school prior to the effective date of this act may elect to stay at their current high school; however, transportation will not be provided for those students who elect to remain at their current high school.”
Charleston County Constituent District 4 geographic areas redrawn
SECTION2.Act 245 of 1979, as last amended by Act 231 of 1983, is further amended by adding an undesignated paragraph at the end to read:
“Notwithstanding another provision of law, beginning with the next school district elections in Charleston County Constituent District 4, also known as the Cooper River School District Number 4, after the effective date of this act, the three defined geographic areas in which the members of the board of trustees must reside are as shown on the Charleston County Constituent District 4 map ‘S190417’ as prepared and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office. The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office shall provide a certified copy of the map to the Charleston County Constituent District 4, the Charleston County School District, and the Charleston County Board of Voter Registration and Elections. The official map must not be changed except by an act of the General Assembly or by a court of competent jurisdiction. The demographic information shown on this map is as follows:
District PopDev. %Dev. NH_Wht %NH_WhtNH_Blk %NH_Blk
129,476390.13% 6,363 21.59% 20,262 68.74%
230,439 924 3.13% 9,419 30.94% 14,62448.04%
328,6318843.00%13,171 46.00% 11,114 38.82%
Total88,54628,953 32.70% 46,00051.95%
District VAP NHWVAP %NHWVAPNHBVAP %NHBVAP AllOth AllOthVAP
121,886 5,67825.94%14,082 64.34% 2,851 2,126
223,015 8,11335.25%10,488 45.57% 6,396 4,414
321,96711,34351.64% 7,612 34.65% 4,346 3,012
Total 66,86825,13437.59%32,182 48.13% 13,593 9,552”
Time effective
SECTION3.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 4th day of May, 2017.
Approved the 9th day of May, 2017.
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