South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3702

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. J.R. Smith, Loftis, Hinson, G.R. Smith, Haskins, Barfield, Vaughn, Clark, Frye, Davenport, Viers, Haley, Altman, Bailey, Cato, Ceips, Chellis, Clemmons, Dantzler, Edge, Hagood, Hamilton, Harrell, Herbkersman, Huggins, Limehouse, Littlejohn, McGee, Merrill, Perry, E.H. Pitts, Rice, Sandifer, Scarborough, D.C. Smith, W.D. Smith, Talley, Tripp, Young, Owens and Leach
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Introduced in the House on March 3, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on January 18, 2006
Last Amended on January 12, 2006
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education

Summary: Schools may contract with private individuals or contractors for transportation services

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/3/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-18
    3/3/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-19
   5/11/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and 
                        Means HJ-17
   5/18/2005  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Kennedy, JE Smith, Scott, J 
                        Brown, R Brown, Whipper, FN Smith, Allen, Davenport, 
                        Hosey, JR Smith, Hinson, and Cooper HJ-67
   5/31/2005  House   Debate adjourned until Wednesday, June 1, 2005 HJ-127
    6/1/2005  House   Debate adjourned until Thursday, June 2, 2005 HJ-107
   1/10/2006  House   Debate adjourned until Wednesday,  January 11, 2006 HJ-64
   1/11/2006  House   Debate adjourned until Thursday, January 12, 2006 HJ-21
   1/12/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Owens
   1/12/2006  House   Amended HJ-16
   1/12/2006  House   Debate adjourned until Tuesday, January 17, 2006 HJ-20
   1/17/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leach
   1/17/2006  House   Read second time HJ-22
   1/17/2006  House   Roll call Yeas-58  Nays-47 HJ-23
   1/18/2006  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-187
   1/18/2006  Senate  Introduced and read first time
   1/18/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/4/2005
5/11/2005
1/12/2006
1/17/2006

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AMENDED

January 17, 2006

H. 3702

Introduced by Reps. J.R. Smith, Loftis, Hinson, G.R. Smith, Haskins, Barfield, Vaughn, Clark, Frye, Davenport, Viers, Haley, Altman, Bailey, Cato, Ceips, Chellis, Clemmons, Dantzler, Edge, Hagood, Hamilton, Harrell, Herbkersman, Huggins, Limehouse, Littlejohn, McGee, Merrill, Perry, E.H. Pitts, Rice, Sandifer, Scarborough, D.C. Smith, W.D. Smith, Talley, Tripp, Young, Owens and Leach

S. Printed 1/17/06--H.

Read the first time March 3, 2005.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-67-460, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CONTRACTS FOR SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS OR CONTRACTORS FOR ITS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND TO PROVIDE THE FORMULA BY WHICH THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD SHALL CALCULATE STATE AID.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-67-460 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-67-460.    (A)    Any county board of education A school district may at any time contract for any part or all of its transportation services with private individuals or contractors for the furnishing of such these services. In any such this instance the county board of education school district shall execute the contracts. The county board shall school district must be responsible for the payment of all sums due under contracts so entered into pursuant to this section and shall receive aid from the State for pupils thus transported only on the basis of the average per pupil operating cost of State-owned equipment for the current year as determined by the State Board of Education. as calculated by the State Budget and Control Board to include that district's proportional share of the current year's state appropriations of any money used for school transportation activities, including fuel, maintenance, parts, driver's salaries, insurance, and any other relevant activities, based on actual expenditures in that district as they relate to total statewide expenditures for school transportation activities, including fuel, maintenance, parts, driver's salaries, insurance, and any other relevant activities in the year previous to the decision to contract. The State Department of Education promptly shall deliver to the Budget and Control Board a full and complete accounting of all state expenditures on school transportation pursuant to this subsection upon request.

(B)    The Board board may enter into agreements an agreement with county boards of education a school district whereby pupils living in isolated areas may be transported by special arrangements when such transportation can be provided at lower cost than by operating a regular bus route."

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

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