S*1107 Session 116 (2005-2006) S*1107(Rat #0359, Act #0326 of 2006) General Bill, By Hawkins AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-17-130, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HIGH SCHOOL COURSES IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY GIVE CREDIT AS A WORLD LANGUAGE TO A PUPIL WHO SATISFACTORILY COMPLETES A HIGH SCHOOL COURSE IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS FOR THESE TEACHERS. - ratified title 02/01/06 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-32 02/01/06 Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-32 03/28/06 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education SJ-13 03/29/06 Scrivener's error corrected 03/29/06 Senate Amended SJ-22 03/29/06 Senate Read second time SJ-22 03/30/06 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-8 03/30/06 House Introduced and read first time HJ-37 03/30/06 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-37 03/30/06 Scrivener's error corrected 05/17/06 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works HJ-8 05/18/06 Scrivener's error corrected 05/24/06 House Amended HJ-58 05/24/06 House Read second time HJ-60 05/25/06 House Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-13 05/25/06 Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-191 05/31/06 Ratified R 359 06/01/06 Signed By Governor 06/09/06 Copies available 06/09/06 Effective date 06/01/06 06/16/06 Act No. 326 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
2/1/2006 3/28/2006 3/29/2006 3/29/2006-A 3/30/2006 5/17/2006 5/18/2006 5/24/2006 (A326, R359, S1107) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-17-130, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HIGH SCHOOL COURSES IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY GIVE CREDIT AS A WORLD LANGUAGE TO A PUPIL WHO SATISFACTORILY COMPLETES A HIGH SCHOOL COURSE IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS FOR THESE TEACHERS. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: American Sign Language as world language credit SECTION 1. Section 59-17-130 of the 1976 Code is amended to read: "Section 59-17-130. (A) The board of trustees of a school district may grant credit as a world language to a pupil who satisfactorily has completed a high school course in American Sign Language. Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, American Sign Language awarded as a world language credit may be used to satisfy the foreign language credit requirement specified in Section 59-39-100. (B) The State Department of Education shall determine the required qualifications for teachers of American Sign Language and shall develop academic standards to be approved by the State Board of Education. (C) Nothing in this section may be construed to require South Carolina four-year colleges or universities to accept courses in American Sign Language to meet the foreign language admissions requirements set by the institution." Time effective SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. Ratified the 31st day of May, 2006. Approved the 1st day of June, 2006.
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