H 4399 General Bill, By Wilkins, Allison, Bailey, Barfield, Barrett, Battle, Bauer, Beck, G.A. Brown, H. Brown, J. Brown, T. Brown, A.W. Byrd, Cato, Chellis, Cooper, Cotty, J.L.M. Cromer, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Edge, J.G. Felder, Gamble, Harrell, Harrison, Harvin, Haskins, J. Hines, Hinson, M.H. Kinon, Kirsh, Knotts, Koon, Lanford, Law, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Maddox, Martin, Mason, McCraw, McGee, McKay, McMahand, J.D. McMaster, Meacham, Miller, Neilson, Phillips, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Riser, Rodgers, Sandifer, Sharpe, D. Smith, R. Smith, Spearman, Stille, E.C. Stoddard, Stuart, Townsend, Vaughn, Walker, Whatley, Wilder, Wilkes, Witherspoon, Woodrum and Young-Brickell
    A BILL TO AMEND TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EDUCATION, BY ADDING CHAPTER 8 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS FOR SCHOOLS (PASS) ACT" INCLUDING PROVISIONS TO ESTABLISH A PASS COMMISSION AND PROVIDE FOR ITS FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES, TO REQUIRE THE ADOPTION OF CERTAIN STATE EDUCATION STANDARDS BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND CREATE AN ASSESSMENT SYSTEM TO MONITOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THESE STANDARDS, TO PROVIDE FOR ANNUAL REPORT CARDS, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND AWARDS FOR SCHOOLS, TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR POORLY PERFORMING SCHOOLS, AND TO PROVIDE A STATE-FUNDED PROGRAM OF INCENTIVES FOR PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS AND FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; AND TO REPEAL CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE 59 RELATING TO MONITORING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
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01/13/98	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-53
01/13/98	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-54
01/14/98	House	Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works HJ-6
01/20/98	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Townsend, Woodrum, Byrd, Barrett, Howard, Scott, Stille, Martin, Maddox, Stuart, Moody-Lawrence, Harrell, M. Hines, Allison, Clyburn, Loftis, Leach, Tripp, Haskins, Cato, Walker, Hamilton, HJ-20
01/20/98	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Leach, Tripp, Haskins, Cato, Walker, Hamilton, Littlejohn, Mason, Vaughn, Stoddard, R. Smith, Altman & Law HJ-20
01/20/98	House	Special order, set for Wednesday, January 21, 1998, following the call of the uncontested calendar (Under H. 4443) HJ-21
01/21/98	House	Amended HJ-26
01/21/98	House	Debate interrupted HJ-45
01/22/98	House	Amended HJ-20
01/22/98	House	Debate interrupted HJ-48
01/27/98	House	Amended HJ-354
01/27/98	House	Debate interrupted HJ-368
01/27/98	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Kennedy HJ-347
01/28/98	House	Amended HJ-33
01/28/98	House	Read second time HJ-53
01/28/98	House	Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-25 HJ-53
01/29/98	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-16
01/29/98	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-7
01/29/98	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education SJ-8
03/25/98	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education SJ-9