H 3351 General Bill, By Govan and Cobb-Hunter
Summary: Special School of Science and Mathematics
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-48-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SPECIAL SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS, AND SECTION 59-50-40, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ADMISSIONS CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES, BOTH SO AS TO PROMOTE INCREASED ACCESS TO THE SCHOOL BY DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATIONS BY PROVIDING THE RACIAL COMPOSITIONS OF THE SCHOOLS' ENROLLMENTS MUST REFLECT THAT OF THE STATE, DIFFERING FROM THAT STATEWIDE COMPOSITION BY NO MORE THAN TWENTY PERCENT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE RETENTION BY THE STUDENTS' DISTRICTS OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE OF ALL STATE AND FEDERAL EDUCATION FUNDING ALLOCATED FOR THESE STUDENTS, AND TO MAKE THESE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE BEGINNING WITH THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR.
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12/15/16	House	Prefiled
12/15/16	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
01/10/17	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 170)
01/10/17	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 170)