South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A189, R50, S655

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators McConnell and Campsen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\pt\2477sj05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on March 22, 2005
Introduced in the House on April 5, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on April 14, 2005
Governor's Action: May 3, 2005, Signed

Summary: Charleston County Charter School

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/22/2005  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on local & 
                        uncontested calendar
   3/23/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/30/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-29
   3/31/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-19
    4/5/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-13
    4/5/2005  House   Referred to Charleston Delegation HJ-14
   4/12/2005  House   Delegation report: Favorable Charleston Delegation HJ-3
   4/13/2005  House   Read second time HJ-29
   4/14/2005  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-12
   4/28/2005          Ratified R 50
    5/3/2005          Signed By Governor
    5/5/2005          Copies available
    5/5/2005          Effective date 05/03/05
   7/20/2005          Act No. 189

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/22/2005
3/22/2005-A
3/23/2005
4/12/2005

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A189, R50, S655)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 340 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY NOT DENY A CHARTER SCHOOL, CHARTER SCHOOL TEACHER, OR CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENT ANYTHING THAT IS OTHERWISE AVAILABLE TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL, PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER, OR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OF A CHARTER SCHOOL IN CHARLESTON COUNTY MAY NOT CHARGE RENT TO A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT WAS CONVERTED FROM AN EXISTING PUBLIC SCHOOL; TO PROVIDE THAT A CHARTER SCHOOL IN CHARLESTON COUNTY MAY APPLY FOR GRANTS ON ITS OWN; TO PROVIDE THAT A TEACHER IN A CHARTER SCHOOL IN CHARLESTON COUNTY MAY BE NOMINATED AND CONSIDERED AS A CANDIDATE FOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR; AND TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT AT A CHARTER SCHOOL IN CHARLESTON COUNTY MAY RECEIVE A LAURA BROWN FUND GRANT.

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

Charleston County School District, charter schools

SECTION    1.    Act 340 of 1967, as last amended by Act 128 of 2003, is further amended by adding:

"Section 5A.    (A)    The Charleston County School District may not deny a charter school, charter school teacher, or charter school student anything that is otherwise available to a public school, public school teacher, or public school student including, but not limited to, the provisions in subsection (B).

(B)(1)    The local school district of a charter school in Charleston County may not charge rent to a charter school that was converted from an existing public school.

(2)    A charter school in Charleston County may apply for a grant on its own.

(3)    A teacher in a charter school in Charleston County may be nominated and considered as a candidate for Teacher of the Year.

(4)    A student at a charter school in Charleston County may receive a Laura Brown Fund Grant if the student otherwise qualifies for the grant."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 28th day of April, 2005.

Approved the 3rd day of May, 2005.

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