INTRODUCED
May 4, 2015
H. 4082
Introduced by Reps. Knight, Jefferson, Murphy, Horne, Whipper, Tinkler and Mack
L. Printed 5/4/15--S.
Read the first time May 4, 2015.
TO AMEND ACT 536 OF 1986, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DORCHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SO AS TO REAPPORTION THE SPECIFIC ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST BE ELECTED BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS IN 2016, TO DESIGNATE THE MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THESE DISTRICTS MAY BE FOUND, AND TO PROVIDE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE REAPPORTIONED ELECTION DISTRICTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 1A of Act 536 of 1986, as added by Act 592 of 1992, is amended by deleting Section 1A in its entirety and inserting:
"Section 1A. (1) Beginning with school district elections in 2016, the five single-member election districts from which members of the Dorchester County School District Four Board of Trustees must be elected are as shown on the Dorchester County School District Four Board of Trustees map S-35-04-15 as maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office. Candidates offering for election to single-member districts 1, 2, and 3 shall stand for election in 2016, and candidates offering for election to single-member districts 4 and 5 shall stand for election in 2018.
(2) The demographic information shown on this map is as follows:
District Pop Dev. %Dev. NH_WHT %NH_WHT NH_BLK %NH_BLK
1 3,195 14 0.44% 1,344 42.07% 1,778 55.65%
2 3,206 25 0.79% 1,304 40.67% 1,821 56.80%
3 3,217 36 1.13% 2,047 63.63% 1,060 32.95%
4 3,214 33 1.04% 1,475 45.89% 1,614 50.22%
5 3,072 -109 -3.43% 1,805 58.76% 922 30.01%
Total 15,904 7,975 7,195
District VAP NHWVAP %NHWVAP NHBVAP %NHBVAP AllOth AllOthVAP
1 2,477 1,058 42.71% 1,369 55.27% 73 50
2 2,487 1,019 40.97% 1,411 56.74% 81 57
3 2,512 1,644 65.45% 799 31.81% 110 69
4 2,414 1,142 47.31% 1,192 49.38% 125 80
5 2,376 1,450 61.03% 676 28.45% 345 250
Total 12,266 6,313 5,447 734 506"
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.