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COMMITTEE REPORT
May 17, 2006
S. 1107
S. Printed 5/17/06--H.
Read the first time March 30, 2006.
To whom was referred a Bill (S. 1107) to amend Section 59-17-130(A) of the 1976 Code, relating to high school courses in American Sign Language, to provide that a school district may, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:
/SECTION 1. Section 59-17-130 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-17-130. (A) The board of trustees of a school district may grant credit as an elective a world language to a pupil who satisfactorily has completed a high school course in American Sign Language. Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, American Sign Language awarded as a world language credit may be used to satisfy the foreign language credit requirement specified in Section 59-39-100.
(B) The State Department of Education shall determine the required qualifications for teachers of American Sign Language and shall develop academic standards to be approved by the State Board of Education.
(C) Nothing in this section may be construed to require South Carolina four-year colleges or universities to accept courses in American Sign Language to meet the foreign language admissions requirements set by the institution.
(B) The State Board of Education shall establish guidelines on the qualifications needed for those teaching an American Sign Language course and on a recommended course of study to be followed."
(C) The State Board of Education shall establish a task force to assist in the development of the guidelines pursuant to this section. The task force shall consist of nine members as follows:
(1) The President of the South Carolina Association of the Deaf, or his designee;
(2) A parent of a deaf child in a mainstreamed program;
(3) A parent of a deaf child in a residential program who is currently enrolled at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind;
(4) A representative from the foreign language department of a college or university in South Carolina;
(5) The Director of the Interpreter Training Program of Spartanburg Technical College, or his designee;
(6) A representative from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind;
(7) Two instructors of American Sign Language, one of whom must be deaf;
(8) A representative from the State Department of Education.
The task force shall be established within three months of the effective date of this act and shall terminate upon completion of the guidelines. The State Department of Education shall provide the necessary administrative and research support for the task force. Members of the task force shall serve without compensation." /
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RONALD P. TWONSEND for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 59-17-130(A) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO HIGH SCHOOL COURSES IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY GIVE CREDIT AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO A PUPIL WHO SATISFACTORILY COMPLETES A HIGH SCHOOL COURSE IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-17-130(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-17-130. (A) The board of trustees of a school district may grant credit as an elective a world language to a pupil who satisfactorily has completed a high school course in American Sign Language. The State Department of Education shall determine the required qualifications for teachers of American Sign Language and develop and recommend curriculum, standards, and a proficiency exam for the course to the State Board of Education."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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