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A189, R50, S655
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators McConnell and Campsen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\pt\2477sj05.doc
Introduced in the Senate on March 22, 2005
Introduced in the House on April 5, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on April 14, 2005
Governor's Action: May 3, 2005, Signed
Summary: Charleston County Charter School
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3/22/2005 Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar 3/23/2005 Scrivener's error corrected 3/30/2005 Senate Read second time SJ-29 3/31/2005 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-19 4/5/2005 House Introduced and read first time HJ-13 4/5/2005 House Referred to Charleston Delegation HJ-14 4/12/2005 House Delegation report: Favorable Charleston Delegation HJ-3 4/13/2005 House Read second time HJ-29 4/14/2005 House Read third time and enrolled HJ-12 4/28/2005 Ratified R 50 5/3/2005 Signed By Governor 5/5/2005 Copies available 5/5/2005 Effective date 05/03/05 7/20/2005 Act No. 189
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
3/22/2005
3/22/2005-A
3/23/2005
4/12/2005
(A189, R50, S655)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 340 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY NOT DENY A CHARTER SCHOOL, CHARTER SCHOOL TEACHER, OR CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENT ANYTHING THAT IS OTHERWISE AVAILABLE TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL, PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER, OR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OF A CHARTER SCHOOL IN CHARLESTON COUNTY MAY NOT CHARGE RENT TO A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT WAS CONVERTED FROM AN EXISTING PUBLIC SCHOOL; TO PROVIDE THAT A CHARTER SCHOOL IN CHARLESTON COUNTY MAY APPLY FOR GRANTS ON ITS OWN; TO PROVIDE THAT A TEACHER IN A CHARTER SCHOOL IN CHARLESTON COUNTY MAY BE NOMINATED AND CONSIDERED AS A CANDIDATE FOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR; AND TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT AT A CHARTER SCHOOL IN CHARLESTON COUNTY MAY RECEIVE A LAURA BROWN FUND GRANT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Charleston County School District, charter schools
SECTION 1. Act 340 of 1967, as last amended by Act 128 of 2003, is further amended by adding:
"Section 5A. (A) The Charleston County School District may not deny a charter school, charter school teacher, or charter school student anything that is otherwise available to a public school, public school teacher, or public school student including, but not limited to, the provisions in subsection (B).
(B)(1) The local school district of a charter school in Charleston County may not charge rent to a charter school that was converted from an existing public school.
(2) A charter school in Charleston County may apply for a grant on its own.
(3) A teacher in a charter school in Charleston County may be nominated and considered as a candidate for Teacher of the Year.
(4) A student at a charter school in Charleston County may receive a Laura Brown Fund Grant if the student otherwise qualifies for the grant."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 28th day of April, 2005.
Approved the 3rd day of May, 2005.
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