Current Status Bill Number:184 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19950110 Primary Sponsor:Rose All Sponsors:Rose Drafted Document Number:GJK\21090SD.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Date of Last Amendment:19950322 Subject:Phonics in teaching
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19950328 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee Senate 19950323 Read third time, sent to House Senate 19950322 Amended, read second time Senate 19950316 Committee report: Favorable with 04 SED amendment Senate 19950110 Introduced, read first time, 04 SED referred to Committee Senate 19941017 Prefiled, referred to Committee 04 SEDView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
March 22, 1995
S. 184
S. Printed 3/22/95--S.
Read the first time January 10, 1995.
TO AMEND SECTION 59-5-65, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE BOARD BY REGULATION TO PRESCRIBE THE USE OF PHONICS IN TEACHING READING AND TO PROVIDE IN-SERVICE TRAINING IN PHONICS.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code of Laws is amended by adding:
"Section 59-19-115. School district boards of trustees may prescribe minimum standards requiring the use of phonics as a technique in teaching reading in kindergarten and grades one through three. When requested by a school district, the State Department of Education shall provide in-service training programs for teachers in the use of phonics as a technique in teaching reading in kindergarten and grades one through three."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.