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H 3124 (Rat #0173) General Bill, By Walker, Harrell, Harrison, Cotty, Bingham, Toole, D.C. Smith and Crawford
Summary: Public school open enrollment choice program
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 62 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A SCHOOL DISTRICT CHOICE PROGRAM AND OPEN ENROLLMENT PROGRAM WITHIN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM OF THIS STATE, TO PROVIDE FOR A VOLUNTARY PILOT TESTING OF THE PROGRAM BEFORE FULL IMPLEMENTATION, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, TO PROVIDE FOR AN APPLICATION PROCESS FOR STUDENTS WISHING TO TRANSFER, TO PROVIDE RESPONSIBILITIES OF AND STANDARDS AND CRITERIA FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TO PROVIDE STANDARDS OF APPROVAL, PRIORITIES FOR ACCEPTING STUDENTS, AND CRITERIA FOR DENYING STUDENTS, TO PROVIDE THAT WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS THE PARENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSPORTING THE STUDENT TO SCHOOL, TO PROVIDE THAT DISTRICTS SHALL RECEIVE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE BASE STUDENT COST FROM THE STATE FOR NONRESIDENT STUDENTS ENROLLED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT WITH EXCEPTIONS MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC CONTESTS AND COMPETITIONS FOR ONE YEAR AFTER HIS DATE OF ENROLLMENT, TO PROVIDE THAT A RECEIVING DISTRICT SHALL ACCEPT CERTAIN CREDITS TOWARD A STUDENT'S REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION, TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY CONTRACT WITH CERTAIN ENTITIES FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL PROVIDE CERTAIN REPORTS ON THE PROGRAM TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM EACH FISCAL YEAR IS CONTINGENT UPON THE APPROPRIATION OF ADEQUATE FUNDING BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. - ratified title
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12/13/06House Prefiled
12/13/06House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
01/09/07House Introduced and read first time HJ-68
01/09/07House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-69
01/11/07House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cotty
01/24/07House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bingham, Toole
01/25/07House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: D.C.Smith
01/30/07House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford
03/22/07House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works HJ-3
03/26/07 Scrivener's error corrected
03/28/07House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Whitmire, Walker, Duncan, Hayes, Skelton, Clyburn, Miller, Anderson, Shoopman, Leach, Bedingfield, JR Smith, Anthony, Brantley, DC Smith, Cotty, Pinson, Witherspoon, and Mahaffey HJ-11
03/28/07House Amended HJ-41
03/28/07House Debate interrupted HJ-64
03/29/07House Read second time HJ-32
03/29/07House Roll call Yeas-69 Nays-53 HJ-67
04/11/07House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-32
04/12/07Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-15
04/12/07Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-15
04/24/07Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education SJ-9
04/25/07 Scrivener's error corrected
05/08/07Senate Special order, set for May 8, 2007 SJ-16
05/22/07Senate Debate interrupted SJ-46
05/24/07Senate Debate interrupted SJ-110
05/30/07Senate Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted SJ-48
05/30/07Senate Debate interrupted SJ-48
05/31/07Senate Amended SJ-151
05/31/07Senate Read second time SJ-151
06/04/07 Scrivener's error corrected
06/05/07Senate Debate interrupted SJ-54
06/06/07Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-97
06/06/07House Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-112
06/07/07Senate Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Hayes, Short, and Scott SJ-58
06/07/07House Conference committee appointed Reps. Walker, Whitmire, and Branham HJ-50
06/20/07Senate Conference report adopted SJ-39
06/20/07House Conference report rejected HJ-40
06/20/07House Roll call Yeas-49 Nays-51 HJ-53
06/20/07House Reconsider the vote whereby the conference report was rejected HJ-90
06/20/07House Roll call Yeas-62 Nays-49 HJ-92
06/20/07House Conference report adopted HJ-92
06/20/07House Roll call Yeas-58 Nays-54 HJ-105
06/20/07House Ordered enrolled for ratification HJ-106
06/21/07 Ratified R 173
06/22/07 Vetoed by Governor
06/28/07House Veto sustained Yeas-60 Nays-52 HJ-79
07/26/07 Scrivener's error corrected



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