South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 4484

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Harrell, Umphlett, Leach, Rice, Brady, Vaughn, Coates, Hagood, Sinclair, Haley, Talley, Stewart, Toole, Duncan, Clark, Bailey, Hinson, Mahaffey, Merrill, G.R. Smith, J.R. Smith, Walker and Witherspoon
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Introduced in the House on January 24, 2006
Introduced in the Senate on January 25, 2006
Adopted by the General Assembly on January 26, 2006

Summary: Four-year-old kindergarten

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/24/2006  House   Introduced, placed on calendar without reference HJ-7
   1/25/2006  House   Adopted, sent to Senate HJ-40
   1/25/2006  Senate  Introduced SJ-10
   1/25/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-10
   1/26/2006  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Education SJ-9
   1/26/2006  Senate  Adopted, returned to House with concurrence SJ-9

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1/24/2006
1/24/2006-A

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INTRODUCED

January 24, 2006

H. 4484

Introduced by Reps. Harrell, Umphlett, Leach, Rice, Brady, Vaughn, Coates, Hagood, Sinclair, Haley, Talley, Stewart, Toole, Duncan, Clark, Bailey, Hinson, Mahaffey, Merrill, G.R. Smith, J.R. Smith, Walker and Witherspoon

S. Printed 1/24/06--H.

Read the first time January 24, 2006.

            

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO REQUEST THE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO INVENTORY AND STUDY ALL FOUR-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS IN THIS STATE FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITH FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL PUBLIC FUNDS; TO REQUEST THE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS TO IMPLEMENT A FULL DAY FOUR-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM IN EACH OF THE EIGHT PLAINTIFF SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE CASE OF ABBEVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL., V. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ET AL. FOR ALL CHILDREN WHO QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED PRICED LUNCH AND IN ADDITION TO IMPLEMENT A STATEWIDE FULL DAY FOUR-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM FOR ALL CHILDREN WHO QUALIFY FOR A FREE OR REDUCED PRICE LUNCH; TO REQUEST THE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE OFFICE OF FIRST STEPS TO SCHOOL READINESS IN PERFORMING THESE STUDIES; AND TO SUBMIT THESE REQUESTED STUDIES TO EACH HOUSE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY MARCH 15, 2006.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the General Assembly hereby requests the Education Oversight Committee to undertake the following:

(1)    to inventory and study all four-year-old kindergarten programs in this State funded in whole or in part with federal, state, or local public funds. The study shall include, but not be limited to:

(a)    a determination of the success of each program using evaluative measures determined or developed by the committee;

(b)    an analysis of the funding mechanisms of each program and their sufficiency, impact, availability, and correlation;

(c)    other information relative to the provision or operation of four-year-old kindergarten programs as the committee deems appropriate.

(2)    to determine the necessary requirements to implement a full day four-year-old kindergarten program in each of the eight plaintiff school districts in the case of Abbeville County School District, et al., v. State of South Carolina, et al. for all children who qualify for free or reduced priced lunch;

(3)    to determine the necessary requirements to implement a statewide full day four-year-old kindergarten program for all children who qualify for free or reduced price lunches;

(4)    to collaborate with the Office of First Steps to School Readiness in performing the studies provided in subsections (1), (2), and (3); and

(5)    to submit the requested studies to each house of the General Assembly by March 15, 2006.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Education Oversight Committee and the Office of First Steps to School Readiness.

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