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TO PROVIDE THAT SCHOOL DAYS MISSED IN JANUARY 2005, BY THE STUDENTS OF A SCHOOL IN THE AIKEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ANY OTHER SCHOOL OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING IN AIKEN COUNTY WHEN THE SCHOOL WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE TRAIN WRECK AND CHEMICAL LEAK IN GRANITEVILLE ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE MAKE-UP REQUIREMENT THAT FULL SCHOOL DAYS MISSED DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES BE MADE UP.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 59-1-430(B) of the 1976 Code, school days missed in January 2005, by the students of a school in the Aiken County School District when the school was closed due to the train wreck and chemical leak in Graniteville are exempted from the make-up requirement that full school days missed due to extreme weather or other circumstances be made up.
SECTION 2. School days missed in January 2005, by the students of any other school or institution of higher learning in Aiken County when the school was closed due to the train wreck and chemical leak in Graniteville are forgiven.
SECTION 3. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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