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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3219 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:J. Brown All Sponsors:J. Brown, Rodgers, Walker, Townsend Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20108sd99.doc Companion Bill Number:441 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:Schools and school districts, Education Board to establish uniform grading system History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990209 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Walker Townsend House 19990121 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Rodgers House 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee House 19990106 Prefiled, referred to Committee 21 HEPW Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 59-5-65, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH BY SCHOOL YEAR 2000-2001 A UNIFORM GRADING SYSTEM TO BE USED BY ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THIS STATE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-5-65 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 164 of 1993, is further amended by adding a new item at the end to read:
"(17) Establish by school year 2000-2001 a uniform grading system to be used by all public schools in this State. The grading system established is authorized to permit variations in grading between elementary and secondary schools and in other instances where variation is necessary due to curriculum differences."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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