Current Status Bill Number:3120 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Kennedy All Sponsors:Kennedy Drafted Document Number:gjk\23176sd.97 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:Spanish to be offered as graduating units in high schools, Curriculum
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW
referred to Committee
House 19970108 Prefiled, referred to Committee 21 HEPW
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-29-165 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EACH HIGH SCHOOL OF THIS STATE MUST OFFER FIRST-YEAR SPANISH AND SECOND-YEAR SPANISH ON CAMPUS AS UNITS WHICH MAY BE TAKEN FOR PURPOSES OF MEETING THE TWENTY UNIT REQUIREMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-29-165. Each high school of this State must offer first-year Spanish and second-year Spanish on campus as units which may be taken for purposes of meeting the twenty unit requirement for high school graduation as contained in Section 59-39-100."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.