H*2055(Rat #0054, Act #0029 of 1987)  General Bill, By Kirsh, P.T. Bradley and 
J.H. Nesbitt
 A Bill to amend Section 59-65-10, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the age for compulsory public or private school attendance, so as
 to clarify the ages when a child or ward is required to attend school by his
 parent or guardian.-amended title

   12/10/86  House  Prefiled
   12/10/86  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/13/87  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-48
   01/13/87  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-48
   02/11/87  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education and Public Works HJ-475
   02/17/87  House  Amended HJ-551
   02/17/87  House  Read second time HJ-552
   02/18/87  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-594
   02/19/87  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-592
   02/19/87  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-592
   03/25/87  Senate Committee report: Favorable Education SJ-1024
   03/26/87  Senate Read second time SJ-1067
   03/31/87  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-1085
   04/08/87         Ratified R 54
   04/13/87         Signed By Governor
   04/13/87         Effective date 04/13/87
   04/13/87         Act No. 29
   04/24/87         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-65-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AGE FOR COMPULSORY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SO AS TO CLARIFY THE AGES WHEN A CHILD OR WARD IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND SCHOOL BY HIS PARENT OR GUARDIAN.

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

Compulsory attendance

SECTION 1. Subsection (A) of Section 59-65-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(A) All parents or guardians shall cause their children or wards to regularly attend a public or private school or kindergarten of this State which has been approved by the State Board of Education or a member school of the South Carolina Independent Schools' Association or some similar organization, or a parochial, denominational, or church-related school, or other programs which have been approved by the State Board of Education from the school year in which the child or ward is five years of age before November first until the child or ward attains his seventeenth birthday or graduates from high school. Any parent or guardian whose child or ward is not six years of age on or before the first day of November of a particular school year may elect for their child or ward not to attend kindergarten. For this purpose, the parent or guardian must sign a written document making such election with the governing body of the school district wherein the parent or guardian resides. The form of this written document must be prescribed by regulation of the Department of Education. Upon the written election being executed, that child or ward may not be required to attend kindergarten."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.