H 4048 General Bill, By J.R. Smith, Scarborough, Neilson, Cotty, Anthony, Bailey, Barfield, Cato, Ceips, Clark, Clemmons, Coates, Cooper, Davenport, Duncan, Edge, Hagood, Hamilton, Harrell, Harrison, Harvin, Haskins, Hinson, Huggins, Keegan, Leach, Limehouse, Loftis, Lucas, McGee, Owens, Perry, Pinson, E.H. Pitts, Quinn, Rice, Sandifer, Simrill, Sinclair, Skelton, D.C. Smith, W.D. Smith, Stewart, Talley, Thompson, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Umphlett, Vaughn, Viers, Walker, Wilkins, Witherspoon, Young, Merrill, G.M. Smith, Chellis, Bingham, Bowers, Herbkersman, Littlejohn and White
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Summary: S.M.A.R.T. ( Streamlined Management and Accountable Resources for Teaching) Funding in Education Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 155 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO ENACT THE "S.M.A.R.T. (STREAMLINED MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABLE RESOURCES FOR TEACHING) FUNDING IN EDUCATION ACT", TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF STATE SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR K-12 INTO A SINGLE SOURCE FOR ALLOCATION BY EACH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO AREAS IT DETERMINES BEST ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVES AND ENHANCE ITS ACCOUNTABILITY, TO PROVIDE THAT THE FUNDING BE MADE BASED ON SIX GENERAL CATEGORIES FOR WHICH THE FUNDS MUST BE USED, AND TO DESCRIBE THAT THE MONIES WHICH FORM THE POOL OF MONIES IN EACH GENERAL CATEGORY MAY BE TRANSFERRED WITH ONE HUNDRED PERCENT FLEXIBILITY AMONG PROGRAMS WITHIN THAT CATEGORY, TO PROVIDE FOR SOME FLEXIBILITY IN DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING ACROSS CATEGORIES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE S.M.A.R.T. FUNDING PROGRAM WILL BE FUNDED BEGINNING JULY 1, 2004.
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04/23/03	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-148
04/23/03	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-149
04/24/03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Merrill, G.M.Smith, Chellis, Bingham, Bowers, Herbkersman, Littlejohn
05/08/03	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Miller, Battle, Branham, G.A.Brown, Hayes, Snow
05/15/03	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means HJ-7
05/19/03		Scrivener's error corrected
05/21/03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
05/21/03	House	Amended HJ-30
05/21/03	House	Read second time HJ-34
05/22/03	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-22
05/27/03	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-21
05/27/03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education SJ-21
05/26/04	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education SJ-13
06/02/04	Senate	Committee amendment amended SJ-128
06/02/04	Senate	Read second time SJ-128
06/02/04	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-128