S 0169(Rat #0135)  General Bill, By Gregory

Similar(H 3370)
 AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2003-2004, THE STARTING DATE
 AND ENDING DATE FOR THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM OF LANCASTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
 MUST BE SET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DISTRICT IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION
 PROVIDED THAT THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM MUST COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF
 SECTION 59-1-420 RELATING TO THE LENGTH OF THE SCHOOL TERM. - ratified title

   01/08/03  Senate Prefiled
   01/08/03  Senate Referred to Committee on Education
   01/14/03  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-90
   01/14/03  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-90
   05/28/03  Senate Recalled from Committee on Education SJ-5
   05/29/03  Senate Read second time SJ-81
   06/03/03  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-53
   06/03/03  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-51
   06/04/03  House  Read second time HJ-11
   06/05/03  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-5
   06/05/03         Ratified R 135
   08/08/03         Vetoed by Governor
   01/15/04  Senate Veto sustained Yeas-45  Nays-0 SJ-2

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(R135, S169)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2003-2004, THE STARTING DATE AND ENDING DATE FOR THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM OF LANCASTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE SET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DISTRICT IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION PROVIDED THAT THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM MUST COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 59-1-420 RELATING TO THE LENGTH OF THE SCHOOL TERM.

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

School starting and ending date

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 the school year 2003-2004, the starting date and ending date for the annual school term of Lancaster County School District must be set by the Board of Trustees or the governing body of that district in its sole discretion provided that the annual school term must comply with all requirements of Section 59-1-420 relating to the length of the school term.

Time effective

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

Ratified the 5th day of June, 2003.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the ____________ day of _____________________2003.

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Governor