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Bill 455

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      455
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010314
Primary Sponsor:                  Reese
All Sponsors:                     Reese
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\skb\18294som01.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Education Committee 04 SED
Subject:                          School district trustees, senior citizens 
                                  program, aging persons sixty and over to 
                                  attend high school classes


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20010314  Introduced, read first time,           04 SED
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND CHAPTER 19, TITLE 59, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE POWERS OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BY ADDING SECTION 59-19-350 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE EACH SCHOOL BOARD TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM PERMITTING LEGAL RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE DISTRICT WHO HAVE ATTAINED SIXTY YEARS OF AGE TO ATTEND HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES ON A SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF MATERIALS COSTS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD SHALL DEVELOP A POLICY TO INCORPORATE THE SENIOR CITIZENS ATTENDING HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES AND VOCATIONAL CLASSES INTO ITS MENTORING PROGRAMS, WHEN APPROPRIATE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-19-350. The board of trustees of each school district is authorized to establish a program permitting legal residents of South Carolina and the district who have attained the age of sixty to attend classes in the high schools of their district for credit or noncredit purposes on a space available basis. The senior citizen must pay materials costs but not pay tuition. The board shall develop a policy to incorporate the senior citizens attending high school classes, vocational courses, and technical vocational schools into the schools' mentoring programs, when appropriate."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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