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South Carolina Legislature
South Carolina Legislature

House Amendment 18a
H 5100 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
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Current Amendment: 18a to Bill 5100
EXPLANATION: Allows the State Superintendent of Education to seek a state-of-education emergency declaration for a district under certain conditions.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION- EIA, page 325, after line 35, by adding an appropriately numbered proviso to read:

/ (SDE-EIA: State of Education Emergency) With funds appropriated to the Department of Education for the current fiscal year, the State Superintendent of Education may seek a state-of-education emergency declaration for a district if a report of the State Inspector General finds substantive governance deficiencies rising to the level of violations of federal or state statute or regulation. The enactment of this provision, including due process protections for the district, shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 59-18-1640. Management of the district under the state-of-education emergency may include direct management, consolidation with another district, charter management, public/private management, or contracting with an educational management organization or another school district. /

Amend totals and titles to conform.