South Carolina House Bill 4118 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-05-21 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-45
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-490 SO AS TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN A COUNTY TO COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO CENTRALIZE ALL ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS INTO ONE COUNTY OFFICE, TO PROVIDE FOR AN ADMINISTRATOR AND STAFF FOR THE OFFICE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL APPOINT AN ADMINISTRATOR AND STAFF TO OVERSEE THE COUNTY OFFICE IF SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN A COUNTY FAIL TO CENTRALIZE THESE OPERATIONS BY JULY 1, 2010; BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-495 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EACH COUNTY MAY HAVE NO MORE THAN ONE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, AND THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL PROVIDE BY LOCAL LAW FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF EACH COUNTYWIDE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT; AND TO PROVIDE THAT ALL ACTS OR PARTS OF ACTS THAT PROVIDE FOR MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OR FOR MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS WITHIN A COUNTY ARE REPEALED AS OF JULY 1, 2011.

Provide That Each County May Have No More Than One School Superintendent, And That The General Assembly Shall Provide By Local Law For The Appointment Of Each Countywide School Superintendent; And To Provide That All Acts Or Parts Of Acts That Provide For Multiple School District Administrative Offices Or For Multiple School District Superintendents Within A County Are Repealed As Of July 1, 2011.

Rep. Boyd Brown [D]	Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter [D]	Rep. Carl Gullick [R]	Rep. Joseph Jefferson [D]
Rep. Kenneth Kennedy [D]	Rep. Todd Rutherford [D]	Rep. Bakari Sellers [D]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]
Rep. David Weeks [D]	Sen. Thomas Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-21		Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-45
2009-05-21		Introduced and read first time HJ-45

H3430 (Similar To) 2009-02-04 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-10

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	1	490	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	1	495	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4118&session=118