South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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Bill 4980

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COMMITTEE REPORT

April 17, 2008

H. 4980

Introduced by Reps. Herbkersman, Merrill, E.H. Pitts, Cato, Bedingfield, Haskins, Walker, D.C. Smith, J.R. Smith, Barfield, Crawford, Davenport, Lowe, Rice, Simrill, G.R. Smith and Young

S. Printed 4/17/08--H.

Read the first time April 9, 2008.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4980) to amend Section 59-40-110, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the approval, renewal, revocation, and termination, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

/SECTION    __.    Section 59-40-115 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 274 of 2006, is amended to read:

"Section 59-40-115.    A charter school may terminate its contract with a sponsor before the five-year ten-year term of contract if all parties under contract with the charter school agree to the dissolution. A charter school that terminates its contract with a sponsor directly may seek application for the length of time remaining on its original contract from another sponsor without review from the Charter School Advisory Committee."/

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.

ROBERT E. WALKER for Committee.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-110, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPROVAL, RENEWAL, REVOCATION, AND TERMINATION OF CHARTERS FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE CHARTER PERIOD FROM FIVE TO TEN YEARS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-40-110(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 274 of 2006, is further amended to read:

"(A)    A charter must be approved or renewed for a period of fiveten school years; however, the charter only may be revoked or not renewed under the provisions of subsection (C) of this section. The sponsor annually shall evaluate the conditions outlined in subsection (C). The annual evaluation results must be used in making a determination for nonrenewal or revocation."

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

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