Bill Text: SC H3171 | 2017-2018 | 122nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Charleston County School District

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-07-12 - Act No. 101 [H3171 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2017-H3171-Introduced.html

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A BILL

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:

SECTION    1.    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 'S-19-00-17' 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."

SECTION    2.    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 'S-19-04-17' 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    Pop        Dev.    %Dev.        NH_Wht    %NH_Wht        NH_Blk    %NH_Blk

1        29,476    -39    -0.13%        6,363            21.59%        20,262        68.74%

2        30,439    924    3.13%        9,419            30.94%        14,624        48.04%

3        28,631    -884    -3.00%        13,171            46.00%        11,114        38.82%

Total        88,546                            28,953            32.70%        46,000        51.95%

District    VAP    NHWVAP    %NHWVAP    NHBVAP    %NHBVAP    AllOth AllOthVAP

1        21,886    5,678        25.94%        14,082        64.34%    2,851        2,126

2        23,015    8,113        35.25%        10,488        45.57%    6,396        4,414

3        21,967    11,343        51.64%        7,612        34.65%    4,346        3,012

Total        66,868    25,134        37.59%        32,182        48.13%    13,593        9,552"

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.