Current Status Bill Number:4370 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960109 Primary Sponsor:Govan All Sponsors:Govan, Moody-Lawrence, Clyburn Drafted Document Number:GJK\22145SD.96 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:Three and four year old child development programs
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19960109 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW
referred to Committee
House 19951220 Prefiled, referred to Committee 21 HEPW
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TO AMEND SECTION 59-19-340, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUTHORIZATION OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ESTABLISH THREE-YEAR-OLD AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 59-63-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE AGE OF ATTENDANCE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THREE-YEAR-OLD AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY A DISTRICT MUST BE OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS OF THE DISTRICT AND NOT JUST TO EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED OR HANDICAPPED STUDENTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-19-340 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 86 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 59-19-340. The board of trustees of each school district may establish and provide for the education of children who will attain the age of four on or before September first of the applicable school year in child development programs. The board of trustees of school districts having programs serving three and four-year-olds on the date of enactment of this section may continue to serve three-year-old children. Three-year-old and four-year-old child development programs established by a district must be open to all students of the district and not just to educationally disadvantaged or handicapped students."
SECTION 2. Section 59-63-20(6) of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 164 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"(6) Four-year-olds may attend optional child development programs and all three-year-old, four-year-old, and five-year-old children with disabilities in accordance with their individual education program, may participate in any public education preschool program, including optional child development programs. Children with disabilities served in four-year-old optional child development programs may be counted for funding under both funding sources. Three-year-old and four-year-old child development programs established by a district must be open to all students of the district and not just to educationally disadvantaged or handicapped students."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.