Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:337 Primary Sponsor:Wilson Committee Number:04 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Instructional day in schools Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Education Computer Document Number:337 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced and read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Wilson Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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337 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 04
time, referred to Committee
337 Senate Dec 03, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 04
Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 59-1-440, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MINIMUM HOURS AND USE OF THE SCHOOL DAY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO AS TO ALLOW SCHOOLS TO REDUCE THE LENGTH OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY TO NOT LESS THAN THREE HOURS ON NOT MORE THAN THREE DAYS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND NOT MORE THAN TWO DAYS AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE REDUCTION IS FOR ADMINISTERING END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The first paragraph of Section 59-1-440 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"The instructional day for secondary students must be at least six hours, excluding lunch. The school day for elementary students must be at least six hours, including lunch. Elementary and seconday schools may reduce the length of the instructional day to not less than three hours on not more than three days at the beginning and two days at the end of each school year for the purpose of administering end-of-year examinations."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.