H 4178 Session 109 (1991-1992)
H 4178 General Bill, By L.S. Whipper, R.A. Barber, J.M. Baxley, Cork, Glover,
D.N. Holt, Inabinett, Lanford, S.G. Manly, D.E. Martin, C.C. Wells and
J.M. White
A Bill to amend Section 59-63-20, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
1976, relating to the age of attendance for public schools, so as to require
that a child must be five years old for certain exceptions to apply to attend
first grade and to add the exception that a child may attend if the child
attended a certified private kindergarten program and will be six years old on
or before December thirty-first of the applicable school year.
01/15/92 House Introduced and read first time HJ-38
01/15/92 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works HJ-38
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 59-63-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS
OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AGE OF
ATTENDANCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO AS TO REQUIRE
THAT A CHILD MUST BE FIVE YEARS OLD FOR CERTAIN
EXCEPTIONS TO APPLY TO ATTEND FIRST GRADE AND TO
ADD THE EXCEPTION THAT A CHILD MAY ATTEND IF THE
CHILD ATTENDED A CERTIFIED PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN
PROGRAM AND WILL BE SIX YEARS OLD ON OR BEFORE
DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST OF THE APLICABLE SCHOOL YEAR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-63-20(4) of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"(4) Students may not enter the first grade in the public
schools of this State unless:
(a) they will attain the age of six on or before November
first of the applicable school year; or
(b) are five years of age and have substantially initiated
a first grade program in another state that has a different attendance age
requirement from South Carolina; or
(c) are five years of age and have attended a public
school kindergarten program; or
(d) have attended a certified private kindergarten program
for one full school year and will be six years old on or before
December thirty-first of the applicable school year."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. |