South Carolina H 3767: Florence-Darlington Technical College

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2025-2026 Bill 3767 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 28, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3767

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Committee Report

January 28, 2025

H. 3767

Introduced 
by Reps. Mitchell and Yow 

L. Printed 1/28/25--H.

Read the first time January 16, 2025

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The darlington delegation

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3767) to amend Act 
571 of 1965, relating to the Darlington County millage levy for the Florence-Darlington 
Technical College, so as to require the budget to be approved, etc., 
respectfully

Report:

That they have duly and carefully considered 
the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

CODY T. MITCHELL for the 
Delegation.

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A bill

TO AMEND ACT 571 OF 1965, RELATING TO THE DARLINGTON 
COUNTY MILLAGE LEVY FOR THE FLORENCE-DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE, SO AS TO 
REQUIRE THE BUDGET TO BE APPROVED BY THE DARLINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL INSTEAD OF 
THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND TO PROVIDE LIMITATIONS ON THE MILLAGE LEVY 
AND THE MANNER IN WHICH TAX COLLECTIONS ARE DISTRIBUTED.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 
2 of Act 571 of 1965 is amended to read:

SECTION 2. (A) The Florence-Darlington Technical Education Commission 
shall file with the county board of education Darlington County Council an itemized budget of the 
operating expenses of the Florence-Darlington Technical Education Center for 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, and each year thereafter, prior to 
submitting a claim for the funds provided in this act. Subject 
to subsection (B), the county board council shall examine the itemized budget, make any necessary adjustments, and its approval shall 
constitute the authority and direction to the county auditor to levy the tax 
provided for in Section 1 upon all taxable property in Darlington County 
sufficient to provide the funds required by the approved budget.

 (B)(1) 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the county council may not approve 
a budget and the county auditor may not levy a tax pursuant to Section 1 that 
will result in tax collections exceeding the amount contributed to the 
Florence-Darlington Technical Education Commission by Florence County in the 
preceding fiscal year.

 (2)(a) 
Of the funds collected pursuant to this section, a percentage of the funds must 
be transferred to Florence-Darlington Technical Education Commission to be used 
by the institution across its campuses as the commission determines 
appropriate. The percentage of such funds to be used across its campuses shall 
equal the percentage of students enrolled at the institution from Darlington 
County.

 (b) The remaining funds must be transferred to the 
Florence-Darlington Technical Education Commission to be used by the 
institution at the Hartsville campus only. If the county council determines 
that funds transferred pursuant to this subitem were not used at the Hartsville 
campus or that such funds were used to supplant previous funding levels at the 
Hartsville campus, then the next fiscal year, no transfers may be made pursuant 
to this subitem, and the auditor must reduce the levy accordingly. This 
prohibition shall apply until the county council determines that appropriate 
remedial measures have been made by the institution.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor and first applies to Fiscal Year 2025-2026.

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