S 0754 General Bill, By Davis
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-18-900 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE
 DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL REPORT CARDS FOR SCHOOLS, TO PROVIDE THAT
 PARTICULAR DATA MUST BE COMPILED FOR MILITARY CONNECTED CHILDREN AND TO
 PROVIDE THAT THE DATA MUST BE COMPILED IN A REPORT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

   05/30/13  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
   05/30/13  Senate Referred to Committee on Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 6)

TO AMEND SECTION 59-18-900 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL REPORT CARDS FOR SCHOOLS, TO PROVIDE THAT PARTICULAR DATA MUST BE COMPILED FOR MILITARY CONNECTED CHILDREN AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DATA MUST BE COMPILED IN A REPORT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-18-900 is amended by adding an appropriately lettered new subsection to read:

"(    )    The Education Oversight Committee, working with the State Board of Education, is directed to establish a comprehensive annual report concerning the performance of military connected children who attend primary, elementary, middle, and high schools in this State. The comprehensive annual report must be in a reader-friendly format, using graphics whenever possible, published on the state, district, and school website, and, upon request, printed by the school districts. The annual comprehensive report must address at least attendance, academic performance in reading, math, and science, and graduation rates of military connected children."

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