Current Status Bill Number:1026 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19960116 Primary Sponsor:Washington All Sponsors:Washington, Bryan, Cork, Matthews and Giese Drafted Document Number:gjk\22203sd.96 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Education Committee 04 SED Subject:Kindergarten Programs
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Senate 19960116 Introduced, read first time, 04 SED
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 59-35-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS OF TRUSTEES PROVIDING FOR KINDERGARTENS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE SCHOOL YEAR 1996-97, THE FIVE-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM IN EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE A FULL-DAY PROGRAM WITH AT LEAST THE SAME HOURS OF OPERATION AS HAVE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OF THE DISTRICT AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-35-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-35-10. The board of trustees of each school district shall establish and provide kindergartens for children within its jurisdiction. All children in the five-year-old kindergarten program must be counted in the average daily membership of any public school district when public school funds are to be apportioned to the several school districts. State aid for the five-year-old kindergarten program must be distributed through the formula provided for in the `Education Finance Act' (Act 163 of 1977).
Beginning with the school year 1996-97, the five-year-old kindergarten program in each school district must be a full-day program with at least the same hours of operations as have the elementary schools of the district as required by Section 59-1-440."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.