S 0821 Joint Resolution, By Rankin and Knotts
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR A STATEWIDE ADVISORY REFERENDUM TO BE HELD
 AT THE SAME TIME AS THE 2006 GENERAL ELECTION TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE
 QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THIS STATE FAVOR CHANGING THE STARTING DATE FOR
 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF THIS STATE.

   05/04/05  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   05/04/05  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
   05/18/05  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-13
   05/19/05  Senate Amended SJ-86
   05/19/05         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/17/06  Senate Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary SJ-37

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

May 19, 2005

S. 821

S. Printed 5/19/05--S.    [SEC 5/19/05 3:58 PM]

Read the first time May 4, 2005.

TO PROVIDE FOR A STATEWIDE ADVISORY REFERENDUM TO BE HELD AT THE SAME TIME AS THE 2006 GENERAL ELECTION TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THIS STATE FAVOR CHANGING THE STARTING DATE FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF THIS STATE.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1.    (A)    A statewide advisory referendum must be held at the same time as the 2006 General Election to ascertain the wishes of the qualified electors of this State as to whether or not August twenty-fifth should be established as the earliest date that may be set as the start date for the elementary and secondary instructional school year.

(B)    The question put before the voters at the 2006 advisory referendum shall read as follows:

"When establishing a start date for the elementary and secondary instructional school year, should the State Board of Education, the local school districts, or any other body designated to set the instructional school year start date be limited to establishing a start date to no earlier than August twenty-fifth of each year?

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'No'."

(C)    Within sixty days after the results of the 2006 General Election are certified, the State Election Commission must submit a report to the Senate Judiciary Committee and the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee concerning the conduct of the referendum, the performance of the new voting system, and the results of the referendum.

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