H 4778 General Bill, By Allison, Erickson, Collins, Stringer, Taylor, Felder, Yow, Gagnon, Duckworth, Johnson, Clary, Govan, Neal, George, Anthony, Willis, Bannister, Bingham, R.L. Brown, Crosby, Daning, Hayes, Henderson, Hixon, Long, Lucas, V.S. Moss, Pope, Rivers, Simrill, Tallon, Wells and Kennedy
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    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-17-145 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR, ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUST BE ACCREDITED BY ADVANCED, FORMERLY THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH WAIVERS OF THIS PROVISION MAY BE GRANTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
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01/28/16	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11)
01/28/16	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 11)
02/02/16		Scrivener's error corrected
02/09/16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kennedy