H 4269(Rat #0178)  General Bill, By Cobb-Hunter, Ott and Rhoad
 AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2003-2004, THE STARTING DATE
 AND ENDING DATE FOR THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM OF ALLENDALE COUNTY SCHOOL
 DISTRICT, BAMBERG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ONE AND TWO, BARNWELL COUNTY SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS NINETEEN, TWENTY-NINE, AND FORTY-FIVE, CALHOUN COUNTY SCHOOL
 DISTRICT, HAMPTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ONE AND TWO, AND ORANGEBURG COUNTY
 CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS THREE, FOUR, AND 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. - ratified title

   05/22/03  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-11
   05/27/03  House  Read second time HJ-12
   05/28/03  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-17
   05/28/03  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference SJ-12
   06/03/03  Senate Amended SJ-60
   06/03/03  Senate Read second time SJ-60
   06/03/03  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-60
   06/04/03  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-74
   06/04/03  Senate Reconsidered SJ-74
   06/04/03  Senate Amended SJ-74
   06/04/03  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-74
   06/04/03  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-148
   06/05/03         Ratified R 178
   08/08/03         Vetoed by Governor
   01/14/04  House  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-4 
                     Nays-0 HJ-71
   01/15/04  Senate Veto sustained Yeas-45 Nays-0 SJ-46

NOTE: THIS COPY IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL PUBLISHED IN THE ADVANCE SHEETS TO THE ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS. WHEN THIS DOCUMENT IS PUBLISHED IN THE ADVANCE SHEET, THIS NOTE WILL BE REMOVED.

(R178, H4269)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2003-2004, THE STARTING DATE AND ENDING DATE FOR THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM OF ALLENDALE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, BAMBERG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ONE AND TWO, BARNWELL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS NINETEEN, TWENTY-NINE, AND FORTY-FIVE, CALHOUN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, HAMPTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ONE AND TWO, AND ORANGEBURG COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS THREE, FOUR, AND 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.

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

School starting and ending date set by board of trustees of each district

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 Allendale County School District, Bamberg County School Districts One and Two, Barnwell County School Districts Nineteen, Twenty-Nine, and Forty-Five, Calhoun County School District, Hampton County School Districts One and Two, and Orangeburg County Consolidated School Districts Three, Four, and 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.

Time effective

SECTION    2.    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