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H 4672 General Bill, By Townsend, Allen, Barrett, Clyburn, Gamble, Gourdine, Hayes, Hinson, Jennings, Koon, Maddox, Martin, W. McLeod, Rice, Riser, Sandifer, Stille, Stuart, Taylor, Wilder and Wilkins
Similar (S 1164)
Summary: Parent Involvement in their Children's Education Act, School districts, term of, attendance, added days; parent-teacher
    A BILL TO AMEND TITLE 59, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EDUCATION, BY ADDING CHAPTER 28 SO AS TO ENACT THE "PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION ACT" INCLUDING PROVISIONS TO ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK FOR ENCOURAGEMENT OF INCREASED PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN, FOR PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT TRAINING FOR EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL STAFF, FOR PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THEIR CHILD'S ACADEMIC SUCCESS, FOR EFFORTS TO INCREASE PARENT-TEACHER CONTACTS, AND FOR EVALUATION OF PARENT INVOLVEMENT EFFORTS; TO AMEND SECTION 59-1-420, RELATING TO THE LENGTH OF THE SCHOOL TERM, SO AS TO ADD TWO ADDITIONAL SCHOOL DAYS TO BEGIN WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2002-2003 AND TO PROVIDE THAT THESE DAYS MUST BE USED FOR FURTHER PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL CONSIDER ENACTING EMPLOYER TAX CREDITS TO ENCOURAGE WORKPLACE POLICIES FOR PARENT RELEASE TIME FROM WORK FOR PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES AND PARTICIPATION IN OTHER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
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02/23/00House Introduced and read first time HJ-10
02/23/00House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-11
04/13/00House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works HJ-47
04/19/00House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Tripp, Walker, Knotts, Hinson, Bales, Littlejohn, Emory, Townsend, Ott, Woodrum, Martin, Maddox, Allen, Stille, Rodgers, Gourdine, Clyburn, Hosey, Hayes, JH Neal, Govan and J. Hines HJ-36
05/03/00House Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Hamilton
05/03/00House Amended HJ-104
05/03/00House Read second time HJ-118
05/03/00House Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-4 HJ-118
05/04/00House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-116
05/09/00Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-5
05/09/00Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-5



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