H 3254(Rat #0158)  General Bill, By G.M. Smith, Weeks and Coates
 AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2003-2004, THE STARTING DATE
 AND ENDING DATE FOR THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM OF SUMTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS 2
 AND 17 MUST BE SET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH RESPECTIVE SCHOOL 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. -
 ratified title

   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-105
   01/14/03  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-106
   02/20/03  House  Committee report: Recommended refer to different
                     committee Education and Public Works HJ-2
   02/20/03  House  Referred to Sumter Delegation HJ-2
   05/22/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
   05/28/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Coates
   05/28/03  House  Delegation report: Favorable Sumter Delegation HJ-73
   05/28/03  House  Read second time HJ-73
   05/29/03  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-9
   05/29/03  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-9
   05/29/03  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-9
   06/03/03  Senate Recalled from Committee on Education SJ-31
   06/03/03  Senate Read second time SJ-31
   06/03/03  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-31
   06/04/03  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-72
   06/05/03         Ratified R 158
   08/08/03         Vetoed by Governor
   01/14/04  House  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-2 
                     Nays-0 HJ-65
   01/15/04  Senate Veto sustained Yeas-45 Nays-0 SJ-58

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(R158, H3254)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2003-2004, THE STARTING DATE AND ENDING DATE FOR THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM OF SUMTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS 2 AND 17 MUST BE SET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH RESPECTIVE SCHOOL 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:

Length of the school term

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 Sumter County School Districts 2 and 17 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.

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