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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.1030 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20000113 Primary Sponsor:Leatherman All Sponsors:Leatherman, Giese, Wilson, McConnell, Thomas, Ryberg, Ravenel, Fair, Grooms, Branton, Mescher, Peeler, Martin, Russell and Waldrep Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\bbm\9118htc00.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Education Committee 04 SED Subject:School receiving unsatisfactory grade; students may transfer to another school; School districts, Attendance History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20000113 Introduced, read first time, 04 SED referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-18-935 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS AT A SCHOOL WHICH HAS RECEIVED AN "UNSATISFACTORY" UNDER THE EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACT FOR ITS IMPROVEMENT OR ABSOLUTE GRADE ON ITS REPORT CARD FOR ANY YEAR MAY TRANSFER AT THEIR OPTION TO ANY OTHER SCHOOL WITHIN THE DISTRICT OR TO ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND TO PROVIDE FOR PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE ABOVE INCLUDING A TRANSFER OF FUNDING FOR THAT STUDENT IF TRANSFERRING TO ANOTHER DISTRICT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-18-935. If a school receives an 'unsatisfactory' under the Education Accountability Act for its improvement or absolute grade on its report card for any year, the students at that school may at their option transfer to any other school within the district or to another school district. The other district may accept these students as long as space is available. The school district of residence may not prohibit such transfer. In the event the student transfers to another district under the provisions of this section, the school district where the child resides shall pay to the school district where the child is transferring an amount equivalent to the statewide average of the local base student cost multiplied by the appropriate pupil weighting as set forth in Section 59-20-40 of the Education Finance Act; and the school district where the child is transferring shall be able to count the child for all funding sources, both state and federal. These students may remain at the school to which they transferred until they finish the highest grade offered at that school."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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