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H. 4505
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. J.E. Smith, Hosey and Yow
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Introduced in the House on January 12, 2016
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works
Summary: Students attending the South Carolina National Guard Youth Challenge Academy
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/3/2015 House Prefiled
12/3/2015 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
1/12/2016 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 85)
1/12/2016 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
(House Journal-page 85)
1/13/2016 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 25-1-170 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT ATTENDING SCHOOL AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY WHO IS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND IS UNABLE TO REMAIN ENROLLED DUE TO THE NECESSITY OF IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT OR ENROLLMENT IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IS ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED) TEST.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 25 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 25-1-170. A student attending school at the South Carolina National Guard Youth Challenge Academy who is sixteen years of age and is unable to remain enrolled due to the necessity of immediate employment or enrollment in post-secondary education is eligible to take the General Education Development (GED) Test."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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