Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3011 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh Committee Number:04 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Students, residency requirements Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Education Computer Document Number:3011 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Date of Last Amendment:Feb 20, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Feb 26, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Kirsh Whipper Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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3011 Senate Feb 26, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 04
referred to Committee
3011 House Feb 21, 1991 Read third time, sent to
Senate
3011 House Feb 20, 1991 Amended, read second time
3011 House Feb 19, 1991 Debate adjourned until
Wednesday, February 20
3011 House Feb 13, 1991 Debate adjourned until
Tuesday, February 19
3011 House Feb 12, 1991 Debate adjourned until
Wednesday, February 13
3011 House Feb 07, 1991 Debate adjourned until
Tuesday, February 12
3011 House Feb 06, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 21
3011 House Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 21
time, referred to Committee
3011 House Dec 12, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 21
Committee
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AMENDED
February 20, 1991
H. 3011
S. Printed 2/20/91--H.
Read the first time January 8, 1991.
TO AMEND SECTION 59-63-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RESIDENCY AND OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF CHILDREN TO ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION ALLOWING A CHILD TO ATTEND A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN A PARTICULAR DISTRICT IF THE CHILD OWNS CERTAIN REAL ESTATE IN THE DISTRICT.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-63-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-63-30. Children within the ages prescribed by Section 59-63-20 shall be are entitled to attend the public schools of any school district, without charge, only if qualified under the following provisions of this section:
(a)(1) Such the child resides with his parent or legal guardian;
(b)(2) The the parent or legal guardian, with whom the child resides, is a resident of such the school district; or
(c) the child owns real estate in the district having an assessed value of three hundred dollars or more; and
(d)(3) The the child has maintained a satisfactory scholastic record in accordance with scholastic standards of achievement prescribed by the trustees pursuant to Section 59-19-90; and
(e)(4) The the child has not been guilty of infraction of the rules of conduct promulgated by the trustees of such the school district pursuant to Section 59-19-90."
SECTION 2. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-63-35. A parent or legal guardian who wilfully or knowingly falsifies information to public school officials to enroll a child in a school district for which the child is not eligible is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days and also is required to pay to the school district, if applicable, a pro rata amount equal to the cost to the district to educate the child during the period of false enrollment."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.