H*3808(Rat #0259, Act #0153)  General Bill, By T.E. Huff, A.W. Byrd, Phillips and 
R. Smith
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 59-30-11 so as to provide that by September 1, 1993, the State Department of
 Education shall develop an alternative assessment mechanism to the written
 portion of the exit exam for those students who have documented disabilities,
 such as severe to profound hearing disability or English as a second language,
 and to provide that until this alternative is developed, passing the written
 portion of the exit exam is waived for the purposes of receiving a state high
 school diploma for those students who have performed above average on other
 measures of achievement and who are otherwise qualified to receive the
 diploma.-amended title

   03/31/93  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-7
   04/01/93  House  Read second time HJ-128
   04/01/93  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-129
   04/02/93  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
   04/06/93  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-13
   04/06/93  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-13
   06/01/93  Senate Recalled from Committee on Education
   06/01/93  Senate Amended SJ-40
   06/01/93  Senate Read second time SJ-40
   06/01/93  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-40
   06/02/93  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-62
   06/02/93  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-89
   06/10/93         Ratified R 259
   06/14/93         Signed By Governor
   06/14/93         Effective date 06/14/93
   07/07/93         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-30-11 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BY SEPTEMBER 1, 1993, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL DEVELOP AN ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT MECHANISM TO THE WRITTEN PORTION OF THE EXIT EXAM FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE DOCUMENTED DISABILITIES, SUCH AS SEVERE TO PROFOUND HEARING DISABILITY OR ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT UNTIL THIS ALTERNATIVE IS DEVELOPED, PASSING THE WRITTEN PORTION OF THE EXIT EXAM IS WAIVED FOR THE PURPOSES OF RECEIVING A STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE PERFORMED ABOVE AVERAGE ON OTHER MEASURES OF ACHIEVEMENT AND WHO ARE OTHERWISE QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE THE DIPLOMA.

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

Alternate assessment mechanism to written portion of exit exam

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-30-11. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 59-30-10(f), by September 1, 1993, the State Department of Education shall develop an alternative assessment mechanism to the written portion of the exit exam for those students who have documented disabilities, such as severe to profound hearing disability or English as a second language. Until this alternative is developed, passing the written portion of the exit exam is waived for the purposes of receiving a state high school diploma for those students who have performed above average on other measures of achievement and who are otherwise qualified to receive the diploma."

Time effective

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

Approved the 14th day of June, 1993.