South Carolina House Bill 3871 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on March 21 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-21 - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provide Those Procedures Which The District Board Of Trustees Must Follow To Close A Rural School, To Define "rural School", To Require The Board To Document That Any Such Closing Must Result In A Reduction In The Operating Expenses Of The District Translated Into An Estimated Property Tax Millage Reduction That Must Be Reflected Beginning For The First Property Tax Year After The Closing Date, To Require The Board To Conduct Three Public Hearings In The Affected Community To Receive Public Comments, To Specify Other Considerations Relating To Travel Time And Additional Travel Expenses And The Overall Benefit To Students And The District From Closing The School, To Require The Board To Prepare A Comprehensive Report On These Issues Before Making A Decision On The Closing And Require This Report, On Completion, To Be Forwarded To Each Member Of The Legislative Delegation Representing The Charleston County School District.

Charleston County School District

Rep. Robert Brown [D]	Rep. Jackson Whipper [D]	Rep. Wendell Gilliard [D]	Rep. Terry Alexander [D]
Rep. Anne Parks [D]	Rep. John King [D]	Rep. Joseph Jefferson [D]	Rep. Robert Williams [D]
Rep. Kenneth Hodges [D]	Rep. Harold Mitchell [D]	Rep. Leonidas Stavrinakis [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-21	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2013-03-21	House	Introduced and read first time

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3871&session=120&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess120_2013-2014/prever/3871_20130321.htm