South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 4526

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Alexander
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18073ab14.docx

Introduced in the House on January 21, 2014
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Rating of public schools or school districts

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/21/2014  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11)
   1/21/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 11)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/21/2014

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-18-125 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL REPORT CARD OR OTHER REPORT RATING A PUBLIC SCHOOL OR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND NO OTHER ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE RATING OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL MAY PRODUCE OR OTHERWISE USE OR ASSIGN A LETTER GRADE RATING OF THE SCHOOL OR DISTRICT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL NOT EMPLOY OR OFFER TO EMPLOY SUCH A LETTER GRADING SYSTEM WHEN SEEKING A WAIVER FROM A STATE OR FEDERAL SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY LAW.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 18, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-18-125.    A comprehensive report card or other report that rates a public school or public school district and no other academic performance rating of a public school or public school district may produce or otherwise use or assign a letter grade rating of the school or district. The state department of education shall not employ or offer to employ such a letter grading system when seeking a waiver from a state or federal school accountability law, including, but not limited to, the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1967, 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq., or any reauthorization of that act."

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

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