South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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R128, H3806

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Neilson, Lucas and J. Hines
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5235sd03.doc

Introduced in the House on March 18, 2003
Introduced in the Senate on March 26, 2003
Passed by the General Assembly on May 30, 2003
Governor's Action: August 8, 2003, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto sustained

Summary: Darlington County; school start and ending date to be determined by the board of trustees

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/18/2003  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-10
   3/19/2003  House   Read second time HJ-27
   3/25/2003  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-23
   3/26/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-28
   3/26/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-28
   5/29/2003  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Education SJ-3
   5/29/2003  Senate  Read second time SJ-3
   5/29/2003  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day SJ-3
   5/30/2003  Senate  Read third time and enrolled SJ-3
    6/3/2003          Ratified R 128
    8/8/2003          Vetoed by Governor
   1/14/2004  House   Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-3  Nays-0 HJ-64
   1/15/2004  Senate  Veto sustained Yeas-45  Nays-0 SJ-67

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/18/2003
3/18/2003-A
5/29/2003

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(R128, H3806)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2003-2004, THE STARTING DATE AND ENDING DATE FOR THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM OF THE DARLINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE SET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DISTRICT IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION PROVIDED THAT THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM MUST COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 59-1-420 RELATING TO LENGTH OF THE SCHOOL TERM.

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

School term

SECTION    1.    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 59-5-71 of the 1976 Code, or any regulation or action of the State Board of Education to the contrary, beginning with school year 2003-2004, the starting date and ending date for the annual school term of the Darlington County School District must be set by the board of trustees of the district in its sole discretion provided that the annual school term must comply with all requirements of Section 59-1-420 relating to length of the school term.

Time effective

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

Ratified the 3rd day of June, 2003.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the ____________ day of _____________________2003.

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Governor

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