S 0168 {Rat #2, Act #99 of 2019} Joint Resolution, By Hembree, Leatherman, Climer, 
Setzler, Young, Cromer, Verdin, Johnson, Rice, Alexander and Campsen
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL DEVELOP
 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING AND STREAMLINING THE AMOUNT OF PAPERWORK AND
 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TO PROVIDE
 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONTENT OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THE
 DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEFORE
 AUGUST 1, 2019. - ratified title
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   12/12/18  Senate Prefiled
   12/12/18  Senate Referred to Committee on Education
   01/08/19  Senate Introduced and read first time
                     (Senate Journal-page 119)
   01/08/19  Senate Referred to Committee on Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 119)
   01/23/19  Senate Committee report: Favorable Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)
   01/24/19         Scrivener's error corrected
   01/24/19  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 33)
   01/29/19  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 25)
   01/29/19  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 25)
   01/29/19  Senate Roll call Ayes-42  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 25)
   01/30/19         Scrivener's error corrected
   01/31/19  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 60)
   01/31/19  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 602)
   02/07/19  House  Recalled from Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 24)
   02/08/19         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/12/19  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 18)
   02/12/19  House  Roll call Yeas-105  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 19)
   02/13/19  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 10)
   02/20/19         Ratified R  2
   02/21/19         Signed By Governor
   02/28/19         Effective date  02/21/19
   07/10/19         Act No.  99

(A99, R2, S168)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING AND STREAMLINING THE AMOUNT OF PAPERWORK AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONTENT OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEFORE AUGUST 1, 2019.

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

Development of streamlining recommendations

SECTION    1.    The State Department of Education shall develop recommendations for reducing and streamlining the amount of paperwork and reporting required of teachers, schools, and school districts. These recommendations must include information on required reporting and administrative paperwork at the classroom, school, district, and state levels, the entity requiring the data or report, the method of reporting, and frequency of the report. The department also must include information on federal reporting requirements and include information on the potential loss of funding at the state and district levels if the reports are not completed. Before August 1, 2019, the department shall report its recommendations to the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee and the Chairman of the House Education and Public Works Committee.

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 20th day of February, 2019.

Approved the 21st day of February, 2019.