H 3924 General Bill, By Herbkersman
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 59-63-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A SCHOOL ZONE IS REDRAWN TO EXCLUDE A
 STUDENT WHO HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO ATTEND A SCHOOL, THE STUDENT MAY CONTINUE TO
 ATTEND THE SCHOOL WITHOUT PAYING THE REIMBURSEMENT FEE.

   04/13/05  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-59
   04/13/05  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-59

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A SCHOOL ZONE IS REDRAWN TO EXCLUDE A STUDENT WHO HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO ATTEND A SCHOOL, THE STUDENT MAY CONTINUE TO ATTEND THE SCHOOL WITHOUT PAYING THE REIMBURSEMENT FEE.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 63, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-63-35.    If a school zone is redrawn to exclude a student who has already begun to attend a school, the student may continue to attend the school for which he is no longer zoned until the student graduates to the next level of school without paying the reimbursement fee pursuant to Section 59-63-45."

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