S*784 Session 103 (1979-1980)
S*0784(Rat #0623, Act #0503 of 1980) General Bill, By Senate Education
Similar(S 714, H 3259)
A Bill to amend Sections 59-53-1850, 59-53-1860, and 59-53-1870, Code of Laws
of South Carolina, 1976, relating to vocational training funds, so as to
provide that such funds shall not be disbursed for use by high schools and
joint vocational school which do not conduct programs of vocational
agriculture on a twelve month basis per year; to prescribe programs of
instruction during the interim academic years; and to provide that the State
Board of Education shall adopt standards for vocational programs in
agricultural education and provide for the review of local vocational
agricultural education programs.-at
01/23/80 Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference SJ-8
01/29/80 Senate Recommitted to Committee on Education SJ-3
03/05/80 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Education SJ-24
03/06/80 Senate Read second time SJ-10
03/06/80 Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
amendments SJ-10
03/14/80 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-21
03/18/80 House Introduced and read first time HJ-1453
03/18/80 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works HJ-1453
03/26/80 House Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
Works HJ-1683
05/14/80 House Special order, set for IMMED. FOLLOW. 2ND READ OF
H-3549 (UNDER H-3950) HJ-2848
05/20/80 House Debate interrupted HJ-2952
05/21/80 House Amended HJ-2980
05/21/80 House Read second time HJ-2987
05/27/80 House READ THIRD TIME HJ-3213
05/27/80 House Returned HJ-3213
05/28/80 Senate Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-30
05/29/80 House House insists upon amendment and conference
committee appointed HJ-3358
05/29/80 Senate Conference committee appointed SJ-6
06/03/80 House Conference report received HJ-3472
06/04/80 House Conference report adopted HJ-3506
06/05/80 Senate Conference report received SJ-29
06/05/80 Senate Conference report adopted SJ-29
06/05/80 Senate Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-29
06/05/80 Senate Ratified R 623 SJ-384
06/11/80 Signed By Governor
06/11/80 Effective date 06/11/80
06/11/80 Act No. 503
06/27/80 Copies available
(A503, R623, S784)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 59-53-1850, 59-53-1860 AND 59-53-1870, CODE OF LAWS
OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VOCATIONAL TRAILING FUNDS, SO AS TO
PROVIDE THAT SUCH FUNDS BE DISBURSED FOR USE BY HIGH SCHOOLS AND JOINT
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS WHICH CONDUCT PROGRAMS OF VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE ON A
TWELVE-MONTH BASIS PER YEAR; TO PRESCRIBE PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION DURING THE
INTERIM ACADEMIC YEARS; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL
ADOPT INSTRUCTIONAL STANDARDS FOR VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FOR THE REVIEW OF LOCAL VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Vocational agriculture program--twelve-month basis
Section 1. Section 59-53-1850 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the
end:
"For high schools and joint vocational schools having a vocational
agriculture prograrn, monies appropriated for this purpose shall be disbursed
for use by such schools to conduct vocational agriculture programs on a
full-time twelve-month per year basis. The provisions of this section shall
not prohibit monies appropriated for vocational agriculture to be used in
programs of less than twelve months per year. The local school board shall
decide whether all or any part of its vocational agricultural program shall be
twelve months or less than twelve months after consideration of the local
board's needs assessment for vocational agriculture and the findings of the
State Department of Education's review of the local vocational agricultural
program."
Further--programs
Section 2. Section 59-53-1860 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the
end:
"Due to the special characteristics of agriculture education work
experiences which require instruction during the summer and on a year-round
basis, monies appropriated for this purpose shall be available on a full-time
twelve-month per year basis to those high schools and joint vocational schools
whose teachers of vocational agriculture are responsible for the following
programs of instruction on a full-time basis during the interim between
academic years:
(a) Supervision and instruction of students in agriculture experience
programs;
(b) Group and individual instruction of farrners and agri-businessmen;
(c) Supervision of student members of 'Future Farmers of America' who are
involved in leadership training or other activities as part of their
vocational education instructional program;
(d) Any program of vocational agriculture established by the State Board of
Education."
Instructional program standards--review of
Section 3. Section 59-53-1870 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the
end:
"On or before December 30, 1980, the State Board of Education shall
adopt instructional program standards for vocational programs and a needs
assessment format which includes instructional requirements for the special
characteristics of the different vocational programs, using as a guide for
vocational agriculture the standards of quality vocational programs in
agriculture/agribusiness education developed by the vocational agricultural
education profession. The instruction program standards for vocational
agriculture programs shall include the instructional programs for the interim
between academic years which are itemized in Section 59-53-1860 of the 1976
Code, as amended.
These instructional program standards shall be incorporated in the South
Carolina State Plan for Vocational-Technical Education as adopted by the State
Board of Education. The instructional standards adopted by the State Board of
Education shall be used to evaluate all vocational programs.
Local programs of vocational agriculture education and the school district's
needs assessment for agriculture education programs shall be reviewed by the
State Department of E,ducation consultants for agriculture education with the
participation of an advisory team consisting at minimum of a member of the
local advisory committee for vocational agriculture, a member of the local
advisory council for vocational education and a teacher-educator for
agriculture education from Clemson University. The findings of such reviews
shall include an explicit statement of the vocational agricultural education
needs of the students and the agriculture community served by such local
program. Any member of this review team shall be allowed to include a minority
opinion in the findings of the review. These reviews shall be scheduled by the
State Department of Education at intervals adequate to assure local program
compliance with the State Plan for Vocational and Technical Education.
Whenever a high school or joint vocational school's annual report, as required
by Section 59-20-60, the S. C. Education Finance Act of 1977, on programmatic
needs fails to justify or continue offering on a full-time twelve-month per
year basis any existing vocational agriculture education program, the school
district board of trustees for such school shall include and consider the
findings of the State Department of Education review of the local vocational
agriculture program in the needs assessment of such district board of
trustee's comprehensive annual and long-range plan for meeting program
needs."
Time effective
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor. |