South Carolina Legislature MobileSession 120 - (2013-2014)
H*3087 (Rat #0040) General Bill, By Merrill and Daning
Summary: Charter schools located on a military base
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF CHARTER SCHOOLS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL ALLOW ENROLLMENT PREFERENCE TO RETURNING STUDENTS AND THAT THESE RETURNING STUDENTS MAY NOT ENTER A LOTTERY FOR CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A CHARTER SCHOOL LOCATED ON A FEDERAL MILITARY INSTALLATION OR BASE WHERE THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES HAVE MADE BUILDINGS, FACILITIES, AND GROUNDS ON THE INSTALLATION OR BASE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE CHARTER SCHOOL AS ITS PRINCIPAL LOCATION ALSO MAY GIVE ENROLLMENT PRIORITY TO OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WHO ARE DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL LIVING IN MILITARY HOUSING ON THE BASE OR INSTALLATION OR WHO ARE CURRENTLY STATIONED AT THE BASE OR INSTALLATION NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ENROLLMENT OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL. - ratified title
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Summary: Charter schools located on a military base
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF CHARTER SCHOOLS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL ALLOW ENROLLMENT PREFERENCE TO RETURNING STUDENTS AND THAT THESE RETURNING STUDENTS MAY NOT ENTER A LOTTERY FOR CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A CHARTER SCHOOL LOCATED ON A FEDERAL MILITARY INSTALLATION OR BASE WHERE THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES HAVE MADE BUILDINGS, FACILITIES, AND GROUNDS ON THE INSTALLATION OR BASE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE CHARTER SCHOOL AS ITS PRINCIPAL LOCATION ALSO MAY GIVE ENROLLMENT PRIORITY TO OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WHO ARE DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL LIVING IN MILITARY HOUSING ON THE BASE OR INSTALLATION OR WHO ARE CURRENTLY STATIONED AT THE BASE OR INSTALLATION NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ENROLLMENT OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL. - ratified title
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| 12/11/12 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/11/12 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works |
| 01/08/13 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 79) |
| 01/08/13 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 79) |
| 01/31/13 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 5) |
| 02/06/13 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 16) |
| 02/06/13 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 16) |
| 02/06/13 | House | Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 18) |
| 02/07/13 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 27) |
| 02/07/13 | House | Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 27) |
| 02/07/13 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3) |
| 02/07/13 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 05/09/13 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Education (Senate Journal-page 4) |
| 05/14/13 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 10) |
| 05/14/13 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-33 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 10) |
| 05/15/13 | Senate | Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 10) |
| 05/15/13 | Ratified R 40 | |
| 05/21/13 | Signed By Governor | |
| 05/23/13 | Effective date 05/21/13 |