South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3075

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. E.H. Pitts, Mahaffey, Toole and Whipper
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\10427sj05.doc

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Students required to wear uniforms if school rating of below average or unsatisfactory for two consecutive years

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/8/2004  House   Prefiled
   12/8/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/11/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-72
   1/11/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-72
    2/9/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/8/2004

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-18-1505 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A SCHOOL RECEIVES AN ABSOLUTE RATING OF BELOW AVERAGE OR UNSATISFACTORY ON ITS REPORT CARD FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS, THE SCHOOL SHALL REQUIRE THE STUDENTS TO WEAR UNIFORMS.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 15, Chapter 18, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-18-1505.    (A)    When a school receives an absolute rating of below average or unsatisfactory on its report card for two consecutive years, the school shall require the students to wear uniforms. After the school receives an absolute rating of average, good, or excellent for two consecutive years, it may return to its previous dress code.

(B)    Each school shall determine its own uniforms."

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

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