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S. 16
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Lourie and Elliott
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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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT AMENDED AND ADOPTED
March 4, 2009
S. 16
S. Printed 3/4/09--S. [SEC 3/5/09 3:12 PM]
Read the first time January 13, 2009.
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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