South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 3296

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Littlejohn, Harrell, Huggins, Ballentine, Bales, Mulvaney, Clyburn, Cotty, Shoopman, Barfield, Davenport, Walker, J.M. Neal, Kirsh, Frye, Bannister, Bedingfield, Cato, Dantzler, Delleney, Duncan, Edge, Hamilton, Herbkersman, Hosey, Jennings, Kelly, Leach, Loftis, Mahaffey, Neilson, Owens, Rice, Sandifer, D.C. Smith, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.R. Smith, Stewart, Talley, Weeks, Williams, Toole, Bingham, Bowen, Moss and Crawford
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Introduced in the House on January 17, 2007
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: School operational budgets

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/17/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-16
   1/17/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-17
   1/24/2007  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole, Bingham, 
                        Bowen
   1/25/2007  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moss
   1/30/2007  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford

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1/17/2007

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-17-160 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AT LEAST SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE EDUCATION OPERATIONAL BUDGET OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE USED FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND PROVIDE THAT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL REPORT TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE OF ITS EDUCATION OPERATIONAL BUDGET THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT USED FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 17, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-17-160.    (A)    At least sixty-five percent of the education operational budget of each school district must be used for classroom instruction. No portion of the sixty-five percent may be used for bureaucratic purposes.

(B)    Each school district shall report to the State Department of Education by August first of each year the actual percentage of its education operational budget that the school district used for classroom instruction for the previous school year."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies beginning with the 2007-08 school year.

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