H 3465(Rat #0169)  General Bill, By Pinson, Parks, M.A. Pitts, Duncan, Taylor and 
Anthony
 AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2003-2004, THE STARTING DATE
 AND ENDING DATE FOR THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS NO. 50 AND 52
 IN GREENWOOD COUNTY, SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51 IN GREENWOOD AND LAURENS COUNTIES,
 AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS NO. 55 AND 56 IN LAURENS COUNTY MUST BE SET BY THE BOARD
 OF TRUSTEES OF THE DISTRICTS 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

   01/29/03  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-36
   01/29/03  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-36
   02/20/03  House  Committee report: Recommended refer to different
                     committee Education and Public Works HJ-6
   02/20/03  House  Referred to Greenwood Delegation HJ-6
   05/28/03  House  Delegation report: Favorable Greenwood Delegation HJ-6
   05/29/03  House  Read second time HJ-12
   05/29/03  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-14
   05/30/03  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
   06/03/03  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference SJ-37
   06/03/03  Senate Unanimous consent for second reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-37
   06/03/03  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-37
   06/04/03  Senate Read second time SJ-109
   06/05/03  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-307
   06/05/03         Ratified R 169
   08/08/03         Vetoed by Governor
   01/14/04  House  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-4 
                     Nays-0 HJ-69
   01/15/04  Senate Veto sustained Yeas-45 Nays-0 SJ-49

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(R169, H3465)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2003-2004, THE STARTING DATE AND ENDING DATE FOR THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS NO. 50 AND 52 IN GREENWOOD COUNTY, SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51 IN GREENWOOD AND LAURENS COUNTIES, AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS NO. 55 AND 56 IN LAURENS COUNTY MUST BE SET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DISTRICTS 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:

School starting and ending date

SECTION    1.    (A)    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 59-5-71 of the 1976 Code, or a regulation or action of the State Board of Education to the contrary, beginning with school year 2003-2004, local school district boards of trustees of the following districts shall set the starting and ending date for the annual school terms of the schools in their districts:

(1)    School District No. 50 in Greenwood County;

(2)    School District No. 52 in Greenwood County;

(3)    School District No. 51 in Greenwood and Laurens Counties;

(4)    School District No. 55 in Laurens County; and

(5)    School District No. 56 in Laurens County.

(B)    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