H 4421 General Bill, By Townsend, Walker and Littlejohn
Summary: Unsatisfactory school districts, training program for school district board of trustees and district superintendent; recruitment and training of citizens to become nonvoting members of district board
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-18-1580, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT AS UNSATISFACTORY PURSUANT TO THE EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1998, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, THROUGH THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT, TO IMPLEMENT A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ACT AS ARBITER OF PERSONNEL ISSUES BETWEEN THE DISTRICT BOARD AND DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT, TO PROVIDE THAT THE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE RECRUIT AND TRAIN CITIZENS TO FORM A POOL FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF NONVOTING MEMBERS TO THE DISTRICT BOARD IN A DISTRICT CONSIDERED TO BE UNSATISFACTORY, TO REQUIRE THE DISTRICT BOARD TO MAKE AT LEAST TWO APPOINTMENTS FROM THE POOL TO THE DISTRICT BOARD FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN A DISTRICT RATED UNSATISFACTORY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION OF THE NONVOTING MEMBERS.
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12/19/01	House	Prefiled
12/19/01	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
01/08/02	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-36
01/08/02	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-37
02/28/02	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works HJ-17
03/06/02	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Easterday, Hinson, Battle, Hayes, Altman, Littlejohn, Kirsh, JH Neal, Stuart, Walker, Clyburn, Weeks, Hosey, Coates, M Hines, J Brown, Mack, JR Smith, Law, Merrill, Witherspoon, Loftis, Parks, Cobb-Hunter, Townsend, Bales, Ott, Martin, Thompson and Freeman HJ-18
03/07/02	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 19, 2002 HJ-46
03/20/02	House	Amended HJ-36
03/20/02	House	Debate adjourned until Thursday, March 21, 2002 HJ-37
03/21/02	House	Amended HJ-15
03/21/02	House	Read second time HJ-16
03/21/02	House	Roll call Yeas-84 Nays-9 HJ-16
03/21/02	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-17
03/22/02	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
03/26/02	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-6
03/26/02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education SJ-6
05/28/02	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education SJ-10
05/29/02	Senate	Recommitted to Committee on Education SJ-151