South Carolina House Bill 3340 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-28 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McEachern
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-17-160 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ON JULY 1, 2011, THE AREA OF EACH COUNTY OF THIS STATE ALSO MUST BE CONSTITUTED AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND A COUNTY MAY NOT HAVE MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY LOCAL LAW BEFORE JULY 1, 2011, SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE GOVERNANCE, FISCAL AUTHORITY, AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR A COUNTYWIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE NO PROVISIONS OF LAW NOW APPLY; AND TO PROVIDE THAT ALL ACTS OR PARTS OF ACTS RELATING TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS NOT A COUNTYWIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUIRED BY SECTION 59-17-160 ARE REPEALED AS OF JULY 1, 2011.

Provide That On July 1, 2011, The Area Of Each County Of This State Also Must Be Constituted As A School District And A County May Not Have Multiple School Districts Within Its Boundaries, And To Provide That The General Assembly By Local Law Before July 1, 2011, Shall Provide For The Governance, Fiscal Authority, And Administrative And Operational Responsibilities For A Countywide School District Where No Provisions Of Law Now Apply; And To Provide That All Acts Or Parts Of Acts Relating To A School District That Is Not A Countywide School District Required By Section 59-17-160 Are Repealed As Of July 1, 2011.

Rep. Laurie Funderburk [D]

Rep. Kenneth Kennedy [D]

Rep. Joseph McEachern [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-28		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McEachern
2009-01-27		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Funderburk
2009-01-27		Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-17
2009-01-27		Introduced and read first time HJ-16

H4618 (Similar To) 2010-02-24 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-105

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	17	160	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3340&session=118