Current Status Bill Number:4807 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960321 Primary Sponsor:Anderson All Sponsors:Anderson, McMahand, Herdklotz and Rice Drafted Document Number:pfm\9124ac.96 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:Alternative schools
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House 19960321 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-243 SO AS TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS AND TO REQUIRE A CHILD EXPELLED FOR MORE THAN ONE WEEK TO BE PLACED IN A PRIVATE OR ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-63-243. School districts must develop alternative schools and at any time a student is expelled from school for more than one week, the student must be placed in a private or alternative school."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1996.