Current StatusView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.Bill Number: 2829 Ratification Number: 543 Act Number 436 Introducing Body: House Subject: To provide for the length of the school term and to allocate the number of days to be used for instruction and for opening and closing schools and for in-service training
(A436, R543, H2829)
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE LENGTH OF THE SCHOOL TERM AND TO ALLOCATE THE NUMBER OF DAYS TO BE USED FOR INSTRUCTION AND FOR OPENING AND CLOSING SCHOOLS AND FOR IN-SERVICE TRAINING.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Statutory school term
Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the statutory school term shall be one hundred eighty-five days annually and at least one hundred eighty days shall be used for student instruction and the remaining five days may be used for preparation for opening and closing of schools and for in-service training.
Time effective
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon the approval by the Governor.