South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 4453


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4453
Type of Legislation:               Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19960117
Primary Sponsor:                   Townsend
All Sponsors:                      Townsend, Stille, Cooper,
                                   Trotter and Cato 
Drafted Document Number:           GJK\22105SD.96
Residing Body:                     House
Date Tabled:                       19960507
Date of Last Amendment:            19960425
Subject:                           Education entrance exam



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19960507  Tabled
House   19960425  Objection by Representative                      Cain
                                                                   Lanford
                                                                   Marchbanks
                                                                   Fulmer
                                                                   Hallman
                                                                   Knotts
                                                                   L. Whipper
                                                                   Anderson
                                                                   Davenport
                                                                   McMahand
House   19960425  Amended
House   19960425  Objection by Representative                      Cotty
House   19960425  Reconsidered vote whereby
                  debate was adjourned until
                  Tuesday, 19960430
House   19960425  Debate adjourned until
                  Tuesday, 19960430
House   19960424  Debate adjourned until
                  Thursday, 19960425
House   19960423  Debate adjourned until
                  Wednesday, 19960424
House   19960418  Committee report: Favorable              21 HEPW
House   19960117  Introduced, read first time,             21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee

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AMENDED--NOT PRINTED IN THE HOUSE

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April 25, 1996

H. 4453

Introduced by REPS. Townsend, Stille, Cooper, Trotter and Cato

S. Printed 4/18/96--H.

Read the first time January 17, 1996.

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO PERMIT CERTAIN STUDENTS UNTIL DECEMBER 1, 1996, THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE EDUCATION ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (EEE) OR CERTAIN SECTIONS THEREOF NOT PASSED FOR A FOURTH TIME UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. The General Assembly finds that:

(1) for the past two years a temporary budget proviso allowed students in the teacher preparation program who met certain requirements to undertake a fourth attempt to pass the Education Entrance Examination;

(2) when the General Assembly chose to end the authorization for the fourth opportunity to sit for the examination by deleting this budget proviso in the 1995-96 general appropriations act, some students, acting in good faith, were caught in the process of qualifying for the fourth attempt on the exam; and

(3) the General Assembly by this act is desirous of correcting this inequity.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person required to take and pass the Education Entrance Examination (EEE), pursuant to Section 59-26-20(e) or 59-26-40 of the 1976 Code, who has failed to achieve a passing score on all sections after the number of attempts allowed by law may retake for a fourth time any test section not passed in the manner allowed by this section. The person must complete a remedial or developmental course from a post-secondary institution in the subject area of any test section not passed and must petition the State Superintendent of Education or the chairperson of the State Board of Education for authorization to retake that portion of the test failed. The State Superintendent of Education or the chairperson of the State Board of Education is authorized to grant the petition. The applicant must then pay a cost, not to exceed sixty dollars to be determined by the authorizing authority, for the administration of the fourth examination.

The State Superintendent of Education or the chairperson of the State Board of Education may not grant any petitions to take the EEE for a fourth time which are received after the effective date of this act.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, before a student may enter a teacher education program after December 1, 1996, he or she must have passed the Education Entrance Examination (EEE). After December 1, 1996, any person who has failed to achieve a passing score on all sections of the EEE after two attempts may retake for a third time any test section not passed in the manner allowed by this section. The person must first complete a remedial or developmental course from a post-secondary institution in the subject area of any test section not passed and provide satisfactory evidence of completion of this required remedial or developmental course to the State Superintendent of Education. A third administration of the examination may then be given to this person. If the person fails to pass the EEE after the third attempt, he or she after a period of five years may take the EEE or any sections not passed for a fourth time under the same terms and conditions provided by this section for persons desiring to take the EEE for a third time.

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor, except that the provisions of Section 2 hereof expire on December 1, 1996.

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