Sumter County School District
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 321 OF 2010, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ESTABLISH AND REAPPORTION THE NINE SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE ELECTED BEGINNING WITH THE 2022 SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NINE MEMBERS OF THE SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST BE ELECTED FOR FOUR-YEAR TERMS IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS CONDUCTED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE 2022 GENERAL ELECTION AND EVERY TWO OR FOUR YEARS THEREAFTER, EXCEPT AS NECESSARY TO STAGGER THE MEMBERS' TERMS; AND TO PROVIDE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION REGARDING THESE SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Apr 26, 2022
Signed May 18, 2022
Floor votes · House May 5, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Amendments
1
May 18, 2022
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 12, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 10, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar
upper
May 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
May 5, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (88-0-30)
house
Apr 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to Sumter Delegation
lower
Apr 26, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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