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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4716 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20020212 Primary Sponsor:Cato All Sponsors:Cato Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20979sd02.doc Residing Body:House Date of Last Amendment:20020501 Subject:School make-up days, to provide for procedures and requirements relating to History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20020501 Rejected House 20020501 Amended House 20020424 Debate adjourned until Tuesday, 20020430 House 20020416 Request for debate by Representative A. Young Bales Weeks Thompson J.R. Smith Kennedy Hayes Clyburn House 20020410 Committee report: Favorable with 21 HEPW amendment House 20020212 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on April 10, 2002 - Word format Revised on May 1, 2002 - Word format
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May 1, 2002
H. 4716
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Read the first time February 12, 2002.
TO AMEND SECTION 59-1-430, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SCHOOL MAKE-UP DAYS, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS TO MAKE UP DAYS LOST BECAUSE OF WEATHER OR OTHER DISRUPTIONS.
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-1-430 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
Section 59-1-430. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, all school days missed because of snow, or extreme weather conditions, or other disruptions must be made up. All school districts shall annually designate three days for students and three days for teachers within their school calendars to be used as make-up days in the event of these occurrences. In the event that sufficient make-up days are not in the school district calendar, the local school board of trustees may lengthen the hours of school operation by no less than one hour per day for the total number of hours missed. Schools operating on a four by four block schedule shall make every effort to make up the time during the semester that days are missed. Any plan to make up days by lengthening the school day must be approved by the State Department of Education prior to implementation. In meeting the requirements of Act 436 of 1982, no No makeup days for students may be scheduled on Saturdays. Provided, however, that remedial instruction for grades 7 through 12 may be taught on Saturday at the direction of the local school board.
Prior to introducing local legislation to excuse any days missed because of snow, extreme weather conditions, or other disruptions, members of the General Assembly considering introducing such legislation shall ascertain, by requesting a vote of the local school board of trustees, whether the board is in support of excusing days missed for students or teachers, or both. Additionally, members of the General Assembly considering introducing such legislation shall determine whether the district has used the required designated make-up days or attempted to make up days by lengthening the hours of school operation prior to the introduction of local legislation to excuse these days."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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