H*3295 (Rat #0142, Act #0127 of 2024) General Bill, By Collins, Erickson, Bradley and Alexander
Summary: Education: Competency-based education
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-210 SO AS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 59-39-290 SO AS TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT, ESTABLISH, AND PROMULGATE NECESSARY RULES AND REGULATIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 59-19-360 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROCESS FOR EXEMPTING COMPETENCY-BASED SCHOOLS FROM CERTAIN APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTING COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-1-425, RELATING TO THE STATUTORY ANNUAL SCHOOL CALENDAR AND INSTRUCTION TIME REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-39-100, RELATING TO REQUIRED UNITS FOR A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - RATIFIED TITLE
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12/08/22	House	Prefiled
12/08/22	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
01/10/23	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 124)
01/10/23	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 124)
02/21/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley
03/01/23	House	Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 34)
03/07/23	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Beach, May, Killmartin, McCabe, TA Morgan, JL Johnspm, McDaniel, Jefferson, Tedder, JA Moore, Bauer, Bradley, Erickson, Kirby, Cromer, Harris, Magnuson (House Journal-page 30)
03/08/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander
03/08/23	House	Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 71)
03/29/23	House	Amended (House Journal-page 27)
03/29/23	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 27)
03/29/23	House	Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 28)
03/30/23	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 48)
03/30/23	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
03/30/23	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 7)
03/31/23		Scrivener's error corrected
02/28/24	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Education (Senate Journal-page 17)
03/01/24		Scrivener's error corrected
03/20/24	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 21)
03/20/24	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 21)
03/21/24	Senate	Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 12)
05/08/24		Ratified R 142
05/13/24		Signed By Governor
05/29/24		Effective date 05/13/24
05/29/24		Act No. 127