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Bill 3531

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3531
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010213
Primary Sponsor:                  Moody-Lawrence
All Sponsors:                     Moody-Lawrence, R. Brown, Breeland, 
                                  J. Brown, Lloyd, Govan, Allen, Jennings, 
                                  Kennedy, Lourie, Mack, Martin, Miller, 
                                  J.H. Neal, Rutherford, Scott, F.N. Smith, 
                                  Townsend, Weeks, Whipper and Wilder
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20173sd01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          Under-performing students, certain funds 
                                  used to invest in computers, software, etc. 
                                  for; Education, School Districts


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010213  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-18-520 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IN ALLOCATING THE USE OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO ASSIST UNDER-PERFORMING STUDENTS AS DETERMINED UNDER THE EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACT, SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUST ALLOCATE AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THESE FUNDS TO INFRASTRUCTURE RESOURCES DESIGNED TO HELP THESE STUDENTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INVESTMENTS IN NEW OR UPGRADED COMPUTERS, COMPUTER SOFTWARE, AND ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC OR AUDIO VISUAL PROGRAMS.

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

SECTION    1.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 59-18-520.    In allocating the use of additional funding to assist under-performing students as determined under the Education Accountability Act, school districts must allocate at least twenty-five percent of these funds to infrastructure resources designed to help these students including, but not limited to, investments in new or upgraded computers, computer software, and access to electronic or audio visual programs."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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