Current Status Bill Number:3658 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970313 Primary Sponsor:Loftis All Sponsors:Loftis, Altman, Limehouse, Limbaugh, Simrill, H. Brown, Chellis, R. Smith, Neilson, Barrett, Seithel, Vaughn, Carnell, Hinson, Sandifer, Jordan, Mason, Law, Kelley, Woodrum, Cotty, Knotts, Davenport, Cooper, Allison, Leach, Hamilton, Koon, Littlejohn, Stoddard, Easterday, Bailey, Haskins, Riser, Harrison, Trotter, Phillips, Gamble, Robinson, Rhoad, Stille, Witherspoon, Mullen, Sharpe, Campsen, Rice, Beck, D. Smith, Keegan, Miller, Felder, Fleming, Boan, Tripp, Young, Wilder, Young-Brickell, Delleney, J. Hines, Kirsh, McMaster, Meacham, Cato, Klauber, Jennings, Spearman, Martin, Quinn, F. Smith, McMahand, Rodgers, McKay, Whatley, Townsend, Harrell, Bauer, Lanford and Wilkes Drafted Document Number:gjk\20301sd.97 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:Textbooks, Education Board may add to list approved for school upon requests; Schools and School Districts
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19970514 Recommitted to Committee 21 HEPW
House 19970501 Request for debate by Representative Easterday
Harrell
Loftis
Leach
R. Smith
Vaughn
Davenport
Fleming
Moody-
Lawrence
Witherspoon
House 19970429 Recalled from Committee 21 HEPW
House 19970313 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW
referred to Committee
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RECALLED
April 29, 1997
H. 3658
Introduced by Reps. Loftis, Altman, Limehouse, Limbaugh, Simrill, H. Brown, Chellis, R. Smith, Neilson, Barrett, Seithel, Vaughn, Carnell, Hinson, Sandifer, Jordan, Mason, Law, Kelley, Woodrum, Cotty, Knotts, Davenport, Cooper, Allison, Leach, Hamilton, Koon, Littlejohn, Stoddard, Easterday, Bailey, Haskins, Riser, Harrison, Trotter, Phillips, Gamble, Robinson, Rhoad, Stille, Witherspoon, Mullen, Sharpe, Campsen, Rice, Beck, D. Smith, Keegan, Miller, Felder, Fleming, Boan, Tripp, Young, Wilder, Young-Brickell, Delleney, J. Hines, Kirsh, McMaster, Meacham, Cato, Klauber, Jennings, Spearman, Martin, Quinn, F. Smith, McMahand, Rodgers, McKay, Whatley, Townsend, Harrell, Bauer, Lanford and Wilkes
S. Printed 4/29/97--H.
Read the first time March 13, 1997.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-31-45 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADD TEXTBOOKS TO THE LIST OF TEXTBOOKS APPROVED FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THIS STATE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-31-45. (A) In addition to any other method of textbook selection, the State Board of Education shall add to the approved list of textbooks for use in the public schools of this State any textbook or series of textbooks requested in writing by:
(1) the superintendents of two or more different school districts; or
(2) ten or more teachers from at least five different school districts who teach and are certified to teach the courses encompassed by the textbook requested.
(B) The number of requests required to be received above shall be as received during any three hundred sixty-five day period. A textbook so required to be added to the approved list shall be added within thirty days following the receipt by the state board of the requisite number of requests. No designation shall be included upon the approved list which indicates the manner in which any textbook was added to the list. Other than the selection method, publishers whose textbooks are added to the approved list as provided in this section shall be required to comply with the same provisions regarding textbooks as other publishers including, but not limited to, price, durability, and availability."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.