South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 4300


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4300
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970604
Primary Sponsor:                   Pinckney
All Sponsors:                      Pinckney, Neal, Cobb-Hunter,
                                   F. Smith, Kelley, Moody-Lawrence,
                                   Davenport and Phillips 
Drafted Document Number:           gjk\20840sd.97
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Education and Public Works
                                   Committee 21 HEPW
Subject:                           Racial enrollment of charter
                                   schools established by district,
                                   racial composition requirements;
                                   Discrimination



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
House   19970604  Introduced, read first time,             21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IN MEETING THE RACIAL COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS, ACTUAL ENROLLMENT WITHIN THE REQUIRED PARAMETERS MUST BE ACHIEVED AND A SHOWING OF A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO MEET SUCH RACIAL REQUIREMENTS IS NOT SUFFICIENT.

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

SECTION 1. Section 59-40-50(6) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 447 of 1996, is amended to read:

"(6) admit all children eligible to attend public school in a school district who are eligible to apply for admission to a charter school operating in that school district, subject to space limitations. However, under no circumstances may a charter school enrollment differ from the racial composition of the school district by more than ten percent. In meeting this requirement, actual enrollment within the required parameters must be achieved and a showing of a good faith effort to meet such racial requirements is not sufficient. If the number of applications exceeds the capacity of a program, class, grade level, or building, students shall be accepted by lot, and there is no appeal to the sponsor;"

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

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