H 3086 General Bill, By J.R. Smith, Cotty, Chellis, Scarborough, Bales, Brady, Cato, Ceips, Clark, Hamilton, Harrell, Haskins, Leach, Neilson, Perry, D.C. Smith, G.R. Smith, Townsend, Tripp, Vaughn, Walker, Coates, Owens, E.H. Pitts, Littlejohn, Rice, Witherspoon, Hinson, Mahaffey, Duncan, Huggins, Frye, Toole, Hagood, Loftis, Talley, White, Thompson, Bailey, Edge and Clemmons
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Summary: S.M.A.R.T. (Streamlined Management and Accountable Resources for Teaching) Funding in Education Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 155 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO ENACT THE "S.M.A.R.T. (STREAMLINED MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING RESOURCES FOR TEACHING) FUNDING IN EDUCATION ACT", TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF STATE SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR K-12 INTO A SINGLE SOURCE FOR ALLOCATION BY EACH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS INTO AREAS IT DETERMINES BEST ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVES AND ENHANCE ITS ACCOUNTABILITY, TO PROVIDE THAT THE FUNDING BE MADE BASED ON SIX GENERAL CATEGORIES FOR WHICH THE FUNDS MUST BE USED, AND TO DESCRIBE THAT THE MONIES WHICH FORM THE POOL OF MONIES IN EACH GENERAL CATEGORY MAY BE TRANSFERRED WITH ONE HUNDRED PERCENT FLEXIBILITY AMONG PROGRAMS WITHIN THAT CATEGORY, TO PROVIDE FOR SOME FLEXIBILITY IN DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING ACROSS CATEGORIES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE S.M.A.R.T. FUNDING PROGRAM WILL BE FUNDED BEGINNING JULY 1, 2005.
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12/08/04	House	Prefiled
12/08/04	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
01/11/05	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-75
01/11/05	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-76
01/12/05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan
01/19/05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins, Frye, Toole
01/19/05	House	Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means HJ-7
01/25/05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hagood, Loftis
01/26/05	House	Debate adjourned until Thursday, January 27, 2005 HJ-30
01/27/05	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, February 1, 2005 HJ-10
02/01/05	House	Debate adjourned until Wednesday, February 2, 2005 HJ-22
02/02/05	House	Debate adjourned until Thursday, February 3, 2005 HJ-20
02/03/05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Talley
02/03/05	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, February 8, 2005 HJ-30
02/08/05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White, Thompson
02/08/05	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Ott, Cobb-Hunter, Hosey, Rivers, Cotty, Kennedy, Skelton, GR Smith, JE Smith, Tripp, Townsend, Cato, Scarborough, Chellis, and JR Smith HJ-11
02/09/05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bailey, Edge, Clemmons
02/09/05	House	Amended HJ-22
02/09/05	House	Read second time HJ-33
02/09/05	House	Roll call Yeas-83 Nays-31 HJ-33
02/10/05	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-24
02/10/05		Scrivener's error corrected
02/15/05	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-7
02/15/05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-7