South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 720

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Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Courson
Document Path: l:\s-res\jec\013char.mrh.doc

Introduced in the Senate on April 26, 2007
Introduced in the House on May 1, 2007
Adopted by the General Assembly on May 1, 2007

Summary: National Charter School Week

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/26/2007  Senate  Introduced, adopted, sent to House SJ-3
    5/1/2007  House   Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence HJ-5

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4/26/2007

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF APRIL 30th THROUGH MAY 4TH AS NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL WEEK, AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATING THE CHILDREN OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN A CREATIVE AND NON-TRADITIONAL STYLE.

Whereas, the first charter school law was enacted in Minnesota in 1991. By 1992, the first charter school opened and continues to teach youths in an innovative and flexible fashion; and

Whereas, forty states and the District of Columbia have charter schools, numbering more than 3,600 schools in operation and an enrollment of over one million students; and

Whereas, a growing number of parents are seeking new forms of education for their children, and turning to charter schools for such an opportunity. Fifty-six percent of schools have waiting lists and the total number of students on all waiting lists is enough to fill over 1,100 average-sized charter schools; and

Whereas, in 1996, South Carolina enacted the charter school law, and further amended it in 2002. Currently, South Carolina has twenty-nine charter schools that serve over four thousand children. Now, therefore,

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

That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, recognize April 30th through May 4th as National Charter School week, and acknowledge the importance of educating the children of South Carolina in a creative and non-traditional style.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mrs. Debbie Reynolds, Director of Development and Communication for the South Carolina Association of Public Charter Schools, and Dr. David Church, Executive Director of the South Carolina Association of Public Charter Schools.

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