H 4101 General Bill, By Littlejohn, Davenport, Talley, G.M. Smith, Martin, 
E.H. Pitts, Toole, Haley, Allen, Altman, Anthony, Bailey, Bales, Ballentine, 
Barfield, Bowers, R. Brown, Cato, Ceips, Chellis, Clemmons, Coates, Cobb-Hunter, 
Cooper, Delleney, Edge, Frye, Hagood, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, 
Haskins, Herbkersman, Hinson, Hiott, Kirsh, Leach, Lee, Limehouse, Loftis, 
Lucas, Mahaffey, McCraw, McLeod, Merrill, J.H. Neal, Neilson, Norman, Ott, 
Owens, Phillips, Pinson, M.A. Pitts, Rhoad, Rice, Rivers, Sandifer, Scarborough, 
Simrill, Sinclair, D.C. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.R. Smith, Taylor, Thompson, 
Townsend, Tripp, Vaughn, Viers, Walker, White, Wilkins, Witherspoon and Young
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 59-17-160 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AT LEAST SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE EDUCATION
 OPERATIONAL BUDGET OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE USED FOR CLASSROOM
 INSTRUCTION AND PROVIDE THAT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL REPORT TO THE STATE
 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE OF ITS EDUCATION OPERATIONAL
 BUDGET THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT USED FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION.

   05/17/05  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   05/17/05  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-5

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-17-160 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AT LEAST SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE EDUCATION OPERATIONAL BUDGET OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE USED FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND PROVIDE THAT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL REPORT TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE OF ITS EDUCATION OPERATIONAL BUDGET THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT USED FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 17, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-17-160.    (A)    At least sixty-five percent of the education operational budget of each school district must be used for classroom instruction. No portion of the sixty-five percent may be used for bureaucratic purposes.

(B)    Each school district shall report to the State Department of Education by August first of each year the actual percentage of its education operational budget that the school district used for classroom instruction for the previous school year."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies beginning with the 2005-06 school year.