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Bill 4591

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4591
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020129
Primary Sponsor:                  Townsend
All Sponsors:                     Townsend and Walker
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20907sd02.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Date of Last Amendment:           20020416
Subject:                          Instructional materials for public 
                                  schools shall be based on grade and subject 
                                  specific academic standards


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20020605  Read second time, ordered to
                  third reading with notice of
                  general amendments, carrying
                  over all amendments to third
                  reading
Senate  20020516  Committee report: Favorable            04 SED
Senate  20020417  Introduced, read first time,           04 SED
                  referred to Committee
House   20020417  Read third time, sent to Senate
------  20020417  Scrivener's error corrected
House   20020416  Amended, read second time
House   20020410  Committee report: Favorable with       21 HEPW
                  amendment
House   20020129  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on April 10, 2002 - Word format
Revised on April 16, 2002 - Word format
Revised on April 17, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 16, 2002 - Word format

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COMMITTEE REPORT

May 16, 2002

    H. 4591

S. Printed 5/16/02--S.

Read the first time April 17, 2002.

    To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4591) to amend Section 59-18-700, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the criteria for the adoption of instructional materials for the public schools, etc., respectfully

    That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

WARREN K. GIESE for Committee.

TO AMEND SECTION 59-18-700, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CRITERIA FOR THE ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO AS TO REVISE THIS CRITERIA BY PROVIDING THAT ALL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS PLACED ON THE APPROVED LIST OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TEXTBOOKS FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THIS STATE SHALL CONTAIN THE SUBSTANCE AND LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE OUTLINED IN THE GRADE AND SUBJECT SPECIFIC ACADEMIC STANDARDS ADOPTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-18-700 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 400 of 1998, is amended to read:

    "Section 59-18-700.    The criteria governing the adoption of All instructional materials shall be revised by the State Board of Education to require that placed on the approved list of instructional materials and textbooks for use in the public schools of this State pursuant to State Board of Education regulations the content of such materials reflect shall contain the substance and level of performance outlined in the grade and subject specific educational academic standards adopted by the state board State Board of Education."

SECTION    2.    Section 59-31-45 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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