H 3258 General Bill, By Walker, Talley, Littlejohn and Mahaffey

Similar(S 293)
 A BILL TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2003-2004, THE STARTING DATE
 AND ENDING DATE FOR THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS ONE THROUGH SEVEN MUST BE SET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH
 RESPECTIVE DISTRICT IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION, PROVIDED THAT THE ANNUAL SCHOOL
 TERM MUST COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 59-1-420 RELATING TO LENGTH
 OF THE SCHOOL TERM.

   12/18/02  House  Prefiled
   12/18/02  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/14/03  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-107
   01/14/03  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-107
   02/20/03  House  Committee report: Recommended refer to different
                     committee Education and Public Works HJ-3
   02/20/03  House  Referred to Spartanburg Delegation HJ-3
   02/25/03  House  Delegation report: Favorable Spartanburg
                     Delegation HJ-6
   02/26/03         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/27/03  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 4, 2003 HJ-10
   03/04/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mahaffey
   03/04/03  House  Read second time HJ-85
   03/05/03  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-17
   03/05/03  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-10
   03/05/03  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-10

COMMITTEE REPORT

February 25, 2003

H. 3258

L. Printed 2/25/03--H.    [SEC 2/26/03 11:43 AM]

Read the first time January 14, 2003.

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3258) to provide that beginning with school year 2003-2004, the starting date and ending date for the annual school term of Spartanburg County School Districts One through Seven must be set, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

ROBERT E. WALKER for Committee.

TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2003-2004, THE STARTING DATE AND ENDING DATE FOR THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ONE THROUGH SEVEN MUST BE SET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH RESPECTIVE DISTRICT IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION, PROVIDED THAT THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM MUST COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 59-1-420 RELATING TO LENGTH OF THE SCHOOL TERM.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 59-5-71 of the 1976 Code, or any regulation or action of the State Board of Education to the contrary, beginning with school year 2003-2004, the starting date and ending date for the annual school term of Spartanburg County School Districts One through Seven must be set by the board of trustees of each respective district in their sole discretion, provided that the annual school term must comply with all requirements of Section 59-1-420 relating to length of the school term.

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.