South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 4874

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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4874
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020307
Primary Sponsor:                  Davenport
All Sponsors:                     Davenport
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\21081sd02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM
Subject:                          Home school program; parent with child in 
                                  shall be entitled to five hundred dollar 
                                  income tax credit; home schooled children 
                                  shall have access to public school libraries; 
                                  to provide for textbook purchases


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020307  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-3395 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF A CHILD IN A HOME SCHOOL PROGRAM SHALL BE ENTITLED TO A FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR REFUNDABLE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX CREDIT PER CHILD EACH YEAR BEGINNING WITH THE YEAR 2002, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS TAX CREDIT; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-65-48 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS SHALL HAVE ACCESS TO THE LIBRARIES OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THEIR COUNTY OF RESIDENCE APPROPRIATE TO THEIR AGE AND GRADE LEVEL DURING THE SAME HOURS AND UNDER THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL ARE AFFORDED AND TO PROVIDE THAT HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS MAY PURCHASE SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS FROM THE STATE BOOK DEPOSITORY USED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THIS STATE AT THE STATE'S CONTRACTED PRICE FOR THOSE TEXTBOOKS.

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

SECTION    1.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 12-6-3395.    A parent or legal guardian of a child in a home school program of this State authorized by law shall be entitled to a five hundred dollar refundable individual income tax credit per child each year beginning with the year 2002. The parent or guardian must be a legal resident of this State for the year in which the credit is claimed and must also have custody of the child who is the parent or guardian's dependent."

SECTION    2.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 59-65-48.    (A)    Home school students shall have access to the libraries of the public schools in their county of residence appropriate to their age and grade level during the same hours and under the same terms and conditions that students enrolled in the school are afforded.

    (B)    Home school students may purchase school textbooks from the State Book Depository used in the public schools of this State at the contracted price for those textbooks.

    (C)    The State Department of Education by regulation shall implement the provisions of this subsection."

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

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