Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4305 Primary Sponsor:Cromer Committee Number:21 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Students, interscholastic activities Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Computer Document Number:BBM/9694.JM Introduced Date:Jan 29, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Jan 29, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Cromer Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4305 House Jan 29, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 21
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 59-39-160, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EDUCATION AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO MAKE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION APPLICABLE TO GRADES SIX THROUGH TWELVE RATHER THAN GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE, AND REQUIRE AN OVERALL PASSING AVERAGE OF AT LEAST A CERTAIN GRADE POINT AVERAGE OR RATIO.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-39-160 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-39-160. To participate in interscholastic activities, students in grades nine six through twelve must achieve an overall passing average of at least a 2.0 grade point average or ratio on a 4.0 grade point average or ratio scale and either:
(1) pass at least four academic courses, including each unit the student takes that is required for graduation; or
(2) pass a total of five academic courses. Students must satisfy these conditions in the semester preceding participation in the interscholastic activity, if the interscholastic activity occurs completely within one semester or in the semester preceding the first semester of participation in an interscholastic activity if the interscholastic activity occurs over two consecutive semesters and is under the jurisdiction of the South Carolina High School League.
Academic courses are those courses of instruction for which credit toward high school or middle school graduation is given, whichever is applicable under the circumstances. These may be required or approved electives. All activities currently under the jurisdiction of the South Carolina High School League remain in effect. The monitoring of all other interscholastic activities is the responsibility of the local boards of trustees. Those students diagnosed as handicapped in accordance with the criteria established by the State Board of Education and satisfying the requirements of their Individual Education Plan (IEP) as required by Public Law 94-142 are permitted to participate in interscholastic activities. A local school board of trustees may impose more stringent standards than those contained in this section for participation in interscholastic activities by students in grades nine six through twelve."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.