South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 453


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       453
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19950207
Primary Sponsor:                   Rose 
All Sponsors:                      Rose 
Drafted Document Number:           gjk\21332sd.95
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Education and Public Works
                                   Committee 21 HEPW
Date of Last Amendment:            19960509
Subject:                           Textbooks



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19960514  Introduced, read first time,             21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19960510  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19960509  Unanimous consent for third
                  reading on Friday, 19960510
Senate  19960509  Amended, read second time, 
                  ordered to third reading 
                  with notice of general amendments
Senate  19960509  Reconsidered vote whereby read 
                  second time with notice of general
                  amendments
Senate  19960509  Read second time, notice of
                  general amendments
Senate  19960509  Committee report: Favorable with         04 SED
                  amendment
Senate  19950207  Introduced, read first time,             04 SED
                  referred to Committee

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

May 9, 1996

S. 453

Introduced by SENATOR Rose

S. Printed 5/9/96--S.

Read the first time February 7, 1995.

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-31-70 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THIS STATE MAY PURCHASE SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS ALREADY APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR INSTRUCTIONAL USE IN SCHOOL DIRECTLY FROM AN AVAILABLE SUPPLIER WHEN NEEDED FOR INSTRUCTION BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IF THE TEXTBOOKS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DISTRICT SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR SUCH PURCHASE; BY ADDING SECTION 59-31-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO PUBLIC SCHOOL OF THIS STATE MAY OFFER A COURSE TO STUDENTS FOR WHICH ANY TEXTBOOK OR OTHER MATERIAL FOR THE COURSE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO BE USED IN THE COURSE, OR ON ORDER WITH A CONFIRMED DELIVERY DATE OF PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING DATE OF THE COURSE; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-31-80 SO AS TO REQUIRE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO REPORT ANNUALLY TO THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION THE TEXTBOOKS IT DOES NOT HAVE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS DURING THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, THE REASONS FOR THE SHORTAGE, THE CORRECTIVE ACTION ATTEMPTED TO ALLEVIATE THE SHORTAGE, AND THE PROJECTED DOLLAR SHORTAGE FOR NEEDED TEXTBOOKS FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, TO REQUIRE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION TO COMPILE AND SUMMARIZE THESE REPORTS AND SUBMIT THEM TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TO REQUIRE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO FUND THESE TEXTBOOK NEEDS FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AS REFLECTED IN THE SUMMARY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION BEFORE ANY OTHER APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION MAY BE MADE, AND TO REQUIRE A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF EACH HOUSE IF THE FUNDING PROVIDED FOR TEXTBOOKS IS LESS THAN WHAT IS REFLECTED IN THE REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-31-70. Any school district of this State may purchase school textbooks already approved by the Board of Education for instructional use in school directly from a publisher under contract with the state board when needed for instruction by the school district if the textbooks are not available from the State Department of Education. In this event, the district shall be reimbursed from state school textbook funds of the Department of Education when these textbook funds become available, in accordance with any agreement between the school district and the department."

SECTION 2. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-31-75. No public school of this State may offer a course to students for which any state approved textbook or other material for the course is not available to be used in the course or has a delivery date after the first two weeks of classes unless the board of trustees determines that the class should be offered."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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