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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3603 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010220 Primary Sponsor:Townsend All Sponsors:Townsend Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20233sd01.doc Companion Bill Number:361 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Education Committee 04 SED Subject:Education Accountability Act, standards based assessment not required for students in grades one, two; School Districts History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20010424 Introduced, read first time, 04 SED referred to Committee House 20010419 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20010418 Read second time House 20010411 Committee report: Favorable 21 HEPW ------ 20010222 Companion Bill No. 361 House 20010220 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on April 11, 2001 - Word format
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COMMITTEE REPORT
April 11, 2001
H. 3603
S. Printed 4/11/01--H.
Read the first time February 20, 2001.
To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3603) to amend Section 59-18-310, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the statewide assessment program to measure student performance under the Education Accountability Act, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:
RONALD P. TOWNSEND for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 59-18-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TO MEASURE STUDENT PERFORMANCE UNDER THE EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACT, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A STANDARDS BASED ASSESSMENT WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR GRADES ONE AND TWO FOR USE BY SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE DISTRICT OFFICIALS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-18-310(B) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 400 of 1998, is amended to read:
"(B) The statewide assessment program in the four academic areas shall include grades three through eight, an exit examination which is to be first administered in grade ten, and end of course tests for gateway courses in English/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies for grades nine through twelve. A standards based assessment will be developed for grades one and two for use by schools and districts as deemed appropriate by the district officials."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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