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TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, RELATING TO PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS FOR REVIEW OF CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATIONS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4026, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The regulations of the State Board of Education, relating to Procedures and Standards for Review of Charter School Applications, designated as Regulation Document Number 4026, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
The State Board of Education has authority to promulgate regulations to set the standards for charter schools and to define and regulate virtual charter schools. The proposed amendments to Regulation 43-601 amend the standards to conform to changes in state law, add clarification, and to define virtual charter schools.
Pursuant to Senate Education Committee request dated April 7, 2009, the State Board of Education withdrew and resubmitted document number 4026 to clarify the language in Section III(B)(3) and Section III(B)(3)(c) relating to priority enrollment.
The proposed regulation will require legislative review.
A Notice of Drafting for the proposed amendments was published in the South Carolina State Register on August 22, 2008.
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