Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3836 Primary Sponsor:Moody-Lawrence Committee Number:21 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Third grade students, testing of Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Computer Document Number:CYY/15374SD.93 Introduced Date:19930401 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930401 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Moody-Lawrence McMahand Cobb-Hunter Hines Quinn Fair Jaskwhich Richardson Delleney McLeod Anderson Neal Stone Inabinett Meacham Stuart Breeland Neilson Beatty Klauber Stille Harrison Byrd Kirsh Type of Legislation:General Bill
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3836 House 19930401 Introduced, read first time, 21
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-30-25 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS IN THE THIRD GRADE WHOSE RESULTS ON STANDARDIZED TESTS TAKEN IN THEIR THIRD GRADE YEAR SHOW THAT THE STUDENT IS SIX MONTHS OR MORE BEHIND THE NATIONWIDE NORM FOR STUDENTS OF THEIR AGE AND GRADE MUST BE GIVEN AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE A PROGRAM OF INTENSIVE READING INSTRUCTION BEFORE BEING PROMOTED TO THE FOURTH GRADE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-30-25. Students in the third grade whose results on standardized tests taken in their third grade year show that the student is six months or more behind the nationwide norm for students of their age and grade must be given and successfully complete a program of intensive reading instruction before being promoted to the fourth grade. The intensive reading instruction must be separate from any other remedial programs available and may be given during regular school hours, after school hours, or during a summer schedule. The State Department of Education shall specify the content of the program of intensive reading instruction required by this section. The provisions of this section do not apply to students with documented learning disabilities in reading."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.