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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3029 Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution JR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010109 Primary Sponsor:Harvin All Sponsors:Harvin, J. Brown, Govan, M. Hines, Jennings, Lloyd, Wilder, Stille, Clyburn, Whipper Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20003sd01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:School districts, public; General Assembly to provide manner in which funding is equalized; Constitution of S.C. History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010109 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee House 20001206 Prefiled, referred to Committee 21 HEPW Versions of This Bill
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3, ARTICLE XI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE SYSTEM OF FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS SYSTEM OF FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS MUST BE EQUITABLE AND OF HIGH QUALITY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY LAW SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH FUNDING OF ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUST BE EQUALIZED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. It is proposed that Section 3, Article XI of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:
"Section 3. The General Assembly shall provide for the maintenance and support of a an equitable and high quality system of free public schools open to all children in the State and shall establish, organize, and support such other public institutions of learning, as may be desirable.
The General Assembly by law shall provide for the manner in which funding of all public school districts must be equalized."
SECTION 2. The proposed amendment must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballot:
"Must Section 3, Article XI of the Constitution of this State, relating to the system of free public schools in this State be amended, so as to provide that this system of free public schools must be equitable and of high quality, and to provide that the General Assembly by law shall provide for the manner in which funding of all public school districts must be equalized?
Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'No'."
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