H 4285(Rat #0181)  General Bill, By Battle and M. Hines
 AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2003-2004, THE STARTING DATE
 AND ENDING DATE FOR THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF MARION
 COUNTY MUST BE SET BY THE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD IN ITS 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

   05/27/03  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-5
   05/28/03  House  Read second time HJ-21
   05/28/03         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/29/03  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-8
   05/29/03  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-13
   05/29/03  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-13
   06/03/03  Senate Recalled from Committee on Education SJ-30
   06/03/03  Senate Read second time SJ-30
   06/03/03  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-30
   06/04/03  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-73
   06/05/03         Ratified R 181
   08/08/03         Vetoed by Governor
   01/14/04  House  Debate adjourned on veto consideration HJ-73
   01/14/04  House  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-1 
                     Nays-0 HJ-88
   01/15/04  Senate Veto sustained Yeas-45 Nays-0 SJ-69

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(R181, H4285)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2003-2004, THE STARTING DATE AND ENDING DATE FOR THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF MARION COUNTY MUST BE SET BY THE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD IN ITS 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.    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 the school districts of Marion County must be set by the county school board in its 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