South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 3847

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bedingfield, Walker, E.H. Pitts, Ballentine and Gambrell
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5247sd07.doc

Introduced in the House on April 11, 2007
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Statewide assessment program

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/11/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-8
   4/11/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-8

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4/11/2007

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-18-310, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TO MEASURE STUDENT PERFORMANCE, SO AS TO REVISE A DATE BY WHICH STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PASS CERTAIN HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT COURSES IN WHICH END-OF-COURSE EXAMINATIONS ARE ADMINISTERED.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-18-310(B), as last amended by Act 254 of 2006, is further amended to read:

"(B)    The statewide assessment program in the four academic areas must include grades three through eight, an exit examination in English/language arts and mathematics, which is to be first administered in a student's second year of high school enrollment beginning with grade nine, and end-of-course tests for gateway courses awarded Carnegie units of credit in English/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Beginning with the graduating class of 2010 2013, students are required to pass a high school credit course in science and a course in United States history in which end-of-course examinations are administered to receive the state high school diploma."

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

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