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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-18-1320 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH A SCHOOL LOCATED THEREIN HAS RECEIVED AN "UNSATISFACTORY" ABSOLUTE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE RATING ON ITS MOST RECENT SCHOOL REPORT CARD SHALL CONSIDER NONTRADITIONAL METHODS OF DELIVERING INSTRUCTION IN THOSE SCHOOLS THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR, INCLUDING CONVERTING THOSE SCHOOLS TO A YEAR-ROUND CALENDAR IN THE MANNER IT SHALL DETERMINE MOST BENEFICIAL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 18 of Title 59 is amended by adding:
"Section 59-18-1320. The governing body of a school district in which a school located therein has received an 'unsatisfactory' absolute academic performance rating on its most recent school report card shall consider nontraditional methods of delivering instruction in those schools the following school year, including converting those schools to a year-round calendar in the manner it shall determine most beneficial."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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