H 4445 General Bill, By Rice, Vaughn, Altman, Owens, Tripp, Cato and Hamilton
Summary: SC public school district, academic passport
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ENACTING THE SCHOOL CHOICE ACT OF 2004; BY ADDING ARTICLE 3, CAROLINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO CHAPTER 17, TITLE 59; TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF A CAROLINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, ITS GOVERNANCE, AND ITS POWERS AND DUTIES; TO PROVIDE FOR AN ACADEMIC PASSPORT, THE AMOUNT OF AN ACADEMIC PASSPORT, AND THE ELIGIBILITY OF A STUDENT TO RECEIVE AN ACADEMIC PASSPORT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPLICATION PROCESS TO RECEIVE AN ACADEMIC PASSPORT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROHIBITION OF AWARDING MORE THAN ONE ACADEMIC PASSPORT TO A CHILD IN A YEAR; TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT IS NOT REQUIRED TO ADMIT A CHILD FOR WHOSE BENEFIT AN ACADEMIC PASSPORT HAS BEEN AWARDED; TO PROVIDE FOR THE AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP TO INCLUDE ACADEMIC PASSPORTS AWARDED AND CHILDREN ATTENDING CHARTER SCHOOLS IN EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT AWARDS ACADEMIC PASSPORTS OR CONTAINS CHARTER SCHOOLS; TO PROVIDE A TAX CREDIT FOR A DONATION TO THE CAROLINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FOR A PARENT OF A CHILD NOT RECEIVING AN ACADEMIC PASSPORT; TO DESIGNATE SECTIONS 59-17-10 THROUGH 59-17-140 AS ARTICLE 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 17, TITLE 59; AND TO AMEND SECTION 59-20-40, RELATING TO THE DETERMINATION OF ANNUAL ALLOCATIONS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF ACADEMIC PASSPORTS AWARDED BY EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND STUDENTS ATTENDING CHARTER SCHOOLS IN EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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12/03/03	House	Prefiled
12/03/03	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
01/13/04	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-75
01/13/04	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-76
01/14/04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Owens, Tripp, Cato, Hamilton