H 3257(Rat #0160)  General Bill, By Lourie, J.E. Smith, J. Brown, Bales, Cotty, 
Scott, Howard, J.H. Neal and Rutherford

Similar(S 112)
 AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2003-2004, THE STARTING DATE
 AND ENDING DATE FOR THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM OF RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
 ONE AND RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO, LEXINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS
 ONE, TWO, THREE, AND FOUR, AND LEXINGTON/RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT FIVE, AND
 YORK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ONE THROUGH FOUR MUST BE SET BY THE BOARD OF
 TRUSTEES OF EACH RESPECTIVE DISTRICT IN THEIR 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

   12/18/02  House  Prefiled
   12/18/02  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/14/03  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-106
   01/14/03  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-106
   02/04/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cotty
   02/20/03  House  Committee report: Recommended refer to different
                     committee Education and Public Works HJ-3
   02/20/03  House  Referred to Richland Delegation HJ-3
   02/26/03  House  Delegation report: Favorable Richland Delegation HJ-105
   02/27/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Scott,
                     Howard, J.H.Neal, Rutherford
   02/27/03  House  Read second time HJ-10
   03/04/03  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-84
   03/05/03  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-10
   03/05/03  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-10
   05/27/03  Senate Recalled from Committee on Education SJ-17
   06/03/03  Senate Amended SJ-54
   06/03/03  Senate Read second time SJ-54
   06/03/03  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-54
   06/04/03  Senate Amended SJ-76
   06/04/03  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-76
   06/05/03  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-26
   06/05/03         Ratified R 160
   08/08/03         Vetoed by Governor
   01/14/04  House  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-12 
                     Nays-0 HJ-67
   01/15/04  Senate Veto sustained Yeas-45 Nays-0 SJ-54

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(R160, H3257)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2003-2004, THE STARTING DATE AND ENDING DATE FOR THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM OF RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE AND RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO, LEXINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ONE, TWO, THREE, AND FOUR, AND LEXINGTON/RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT FIVE, AND YORK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ONE THROUGH FOUR MUST BE SET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH RESPECTIVE DISTRICT IN THEIR 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:

Length of school term

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 Richland County School District One and Richland County School District Two must be set by the board of trustees of each respective district in their 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.

Length of school term

SECTION    2.    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 Lexington County School Districts One, Two, Three, and Four and Lexington/Richland School District Five must be set by the board of trustees of each respective district in their 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.

Length of school term

SECTION    3.    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 York County School Districts One through Four must be set by the board of trustees of each respective district in their 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    4.    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