H*4936(Rat #0206, Act #0195 of 2016)  General Bill, By 
 House Education and Public Works

Similar(H 4783)
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 59-1-50 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT GOALS FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AND STUDENTS, AND THE STANDARDS AND AREAS OF LEARNING BY
 WHICH THESE GOALS ARE MEASURED. - ratified title

   02/11/16  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (House Journal-page 91)
   02/24/16  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 15)
   02/24/16  House  Roll call Yeas-103  Nays-2 (House Journal-page 15)
   02/25/16  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 18)
   02/25/16  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
   02/25/16  Senate Referred to Committee on Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 8)
   04/14/16  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education (Senate Journal-page 11)
   04/15/16         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/11/16  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 38)
   05/11/16  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 38)
   05/11/16  Senate Roll call Ayes-36  Nays-4 (Senate Journal-page 38)
   05/12/16         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/12/16  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 12)
   05/18/16  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
                     (House Journal-page 76)
   05/18/16  House  Roll call Yeas-115  Nays-1 (House Journal-page 77)
   05/24/16         Ratified R 206
   05/26/16         Signed By Governor
   06/01/16         Effective date 05/26/16
   06/03/16         Act No. 195

(A195, R206, H4936)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-50 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT GOALS FOR SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AND STUDENTS, AND THE STANDARDS AND AREAS OF LEARNING BY WHICH THESE GOALS ARE MEASURED.

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

Educational achievement goals for high school graduates and students

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-1-50.    (A)    The General Assembly declares that the principles outlined in the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate, published by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators and approved by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, the Education Oversight Committee, the State Board of Education and Transform SC schools and districts, are the standards by which our state's high school graduates should be measured and are this state's achievement goals for all high school students. The State shall make a reasonable and concerted effort to ensure that graduates have world class knowledge based on rigorous standards in language arts and math for college and career readiness. Students should have the opportunity to learn one of a number of foreign languages, and have offerings in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, arts, and social sciences that afford them the knowledge needed to be successful.

(B)    Students also must be offered the ability to obtain world class skills such as:

(1)    creativity and innovation;

(2)    critical thinking and problem solving;

(3)    collaboration and teamwork;

(4)    communication, information, media, and technology; and

(5)    knowing how to learn.

(C)    Students finally also must be offered reasonable exposure, examples, and information on the state's vision of life and career characteristics such as:

(1)    integrity;

(2)    self-direction;

(3)    global perspective;

(4)    perseverance;

(5)    work ethic; and

(6)    interpersonal skills."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 24th day of May, 2016.

Approved the 26th day of May, 2016.