South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 237

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Grooms
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5153sl03.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 22, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education

Summary: Uniform ending date for all public schools

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/22/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-4
   1/22/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-4

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1/22/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-5-73 SO AS TO PROVIDE A STATEWIDE UNIFORM ENDING DATE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE STATE TO BE THE LAST DAY OF THE PALMETTO ACHIEVEMENT CHALLENGE TEST AS DETERMINED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

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

Section 1.    Chapter 5, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-5-73.    (A)    Notwithstanding another provision of law, the State Board of Education annually shall set the date for the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test for the public schools of the State.

(B)    The last day of the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test must be the last day of the school year for the public schools of the State."

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

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