South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 16

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Lourie and Elliott
Document Path: l:\s-resmin\drafting\jl\001vete.tcm.jl.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 140

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2009
Introduced in the House on March 9, 2009
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Diplomas

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/10/2008  Senate  Prefiled
  12/10/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education
   1/13/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-79
   1/13/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-79
   2/26/2009  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education SJ-4
   2/27/2009          Scrivener's error corrected
    3/4/2009  Senate  Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted SJ-23
    3/4/2009  Senate  Read second time SJ-23
    3/5/2009  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-11
    3/5/2009          Scrivener's error corrected
    3/9/2009  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-11
    3/9/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-11

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/10/2008
2/26/2009
2/27/2009
3/4/2009
3/5/2009

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT AMENDED AND ADOPTED

March 4, 2009

S. 16

Introduced by Senators Lourie and Elliott

S. Printed 3/4/09--S.    [SEC 3/5/09 3:12 PM]

Read the first time January 13, 2009.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-39-100 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF UNIFORM DIPLOMAS, TO REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS FOR QUALIFYING VETERANS WHO SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES DURING A WAR PERIOD AS DEFINED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-39-100 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection to read:

"( )    Subject to appropriations by the General Assembly and notwithstanding all other eligibility requirements for high school diplomas, upon request, an honorary high school diploma shall be awarded to any honorably discharged veteran who served in the United States Armed Forces during a war period as defined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, who was enrolled in, but did not graduate from, a high school located in South Carolina prior to being inducted into the United States Armed Forces, and was unable to resume his secondary education upon returning to civilian life. The request must be made by the veteran or, in the case of a posthumous request for a deceased veteran, a member of the veteran's immediate family. The diplomas must be issued in the name of the high school last attended by the veteran prior to his induction into the United States Armed Forces regardless of the current operational status of the high school. The South Carolina Board of Education, in consultation with the South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs, shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish the procedures for awarding these diplomas."

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

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