South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 5150


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    5150
Ratification Number:            502
Act Number:                     468
Type of Legislation:            Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19980514
Primary Sponsor:                Clyburn 
All Sponsors:                   Clyburn 
Drafted Document Number:        bbm\9904ac.98
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19980522
Governor's Action:              U Became law without signature of
                                Governor
Date of Governor's Action:      19980611
Subject:                        Edgefield County school districts,
                                day missed due to severe weather,
                                tornadoes; not required to be
                                made-up

History

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

------  19980910  Act No. A468
------  19980611  Unsigned, became law without
                  signature of Governor
------  19980604  Ratified R502
Senate  19980522  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
Senate  19980521  Read second time, unanimous
                  consent for third reading on
                  Friday, 19980522
Senate  19980520  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference
House   19980520  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19980519  Read second time
House   19980514  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference


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(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A468, R502, H5150)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE SCHOOL DAY OF MAY 8, 1998, MISSED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF EDGEFIELD COUNTY WHEN THE SCHOOLS OF THE DISTRICT WERE CLOSED DUE TO SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES OCCURRING THE NIGHT OF MAY 7, IS EXEMPTED FROM THE MAKE-UP REQUIREMENT OF THE DEFINED MINIMUM PLAN THAT SCHOOL DAYS MISSED DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES BE MADE UP.

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

Missed school day exempt from make-up requirement

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding Section 59-1-430 of the 1976 Code or any other provision of law, the school day of May 8, 1998, missed by the students of the School District of Edgefield County when the schools of the district were closed due to severe storms and tornadoes occurring the night of May 7, is exempted from the make-up requirement of the defined minimum plan that school days missed due to extreme weather or other circumstances be made up.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 06/11/98.