South Carolina S 1162: Anderson County School District No. 2

Bill Text

South Carolina General Assembly

126th Session, 2025-2026



A268, R166, S1162



STATUS INFORMATION



General Bill

Sponsors: Senator Gambrell

Document Path: LC-0429HDB26.docx



Introduced in the Senate on April 30, 2026

Introduced in the House on May 7, 2026

Currently residing in the House

Governor's Action: May 18, 2026, Signed



Summary: Anderson County School District No. 2





HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS



	Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number	

	4/30/2026	Senate	Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar (Senate Journal‑page 5)

	5/5/2026	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal‑page 17)

	5/6/2026	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
 

	5/7/2026	House	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference (House Journal‑page 68)

	5/12/2026	House	Read second time (House Journal‑page 10)

	5/12/2026	House	Roll call Yeas-114  Nays-0 (House Journal‑page 10)

	5/13/2026	House	Read third time and enrolled (House Journal‑page 20)

	5/14/2026		Ratified R 166
 

	5/18/2026		Signed By Governor
 

	6/5/2026		Effective date 05/18/26
 

	8/19/2026		Act No. 268
 



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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL



04/30/2026

04/30/2026-A

























(A268, R166, S1162)



AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 509 OF 1982, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES OF ANDERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SIX MEMBERS OF THE SEVEN‑MEMBER GOVERNING BODY MUST BE ELECTED FROM SINGLE‑MEMBER DISTRICTS.



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



Election of trustees



SECTION 1.	SECTION 13A. (B)(1) of Act 509 of 1982, as last amended by Act 232 of 2024, is amended to read:



	(B)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the seven‑member governing body of Anderson County School District 2 must be elected as follows:

			(a) one member each from Districts 2, 5, and 6 must be elected from each respective single‑member district beginning with school trustee elections in 2028;

			(b) one member each from Districts 1, 3, and 4 must be elected from each respective single‑member district beginning with school trustee elections in 2026; and

			(c) one member elected from Anderson County School District 2 at large.

	A candidate for a numbered district seat must reside in, and be elected by the qualified electors of, the district for which the candidate files for election. Each of the seven members must be elected to four‑year terms with the winners from each numbered district seat and the at‑large seat determined by plurality vote. The numbered districts are defined on map number S‑07‑02‑24 as maintained in the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.



Time effective



SECTION 2.	This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.



Ratified the 14th day of May, 2026.



Approved the 18th day of May, 2026. 



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