South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 3643


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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3643
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010228
Primary Sponsor:                  Law
All Sponsors:                     Law, Merrill, Loftis, Robinson, Rice, 
                                  Leach
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20118sd01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          School building plans, model; series of 
                                  five presented by architects for use in 
                                  construction of new; School Districts


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010411  Co-Sponsor removed (Rule 5.2) by Rep.          Hinson
House   20010313  Co-Sponsor removed (Rule 5.2) by Rep.          Chellis
House   20010312  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Loftis
                                                                 Robinson
                                                                 Rice
                                                                 Leach
House   20010228  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-23-15 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL CAUSE TO HAVE PREPARED BY ARCHITECTS EXPERIENCED IN SCHOOL BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION A SERIES OF FIVE DIFFERENT MODEL SCHOOL BUILDING PLANS FOR ELEMENTARY, FOR MIDDLE, AND FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, TO PROVIDE THAT THESE PLANS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THIS STATE FOR THEIR USE WHEN UNDERTAKING NEW SCHOOL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS A DISTRICT MUST USE ONE OF THESE FIVE PLANS WHEN UNDERTAKING NEW SCHOOL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

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

SECTION    1.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 59-23-15.    The Department of Education shall cause to have prepared by architects experienced in school building and construction a series of five different model school building plans for elementary, for middle, and for high schools. These plans shall be made available to the several school districts of this State for their use when undertaking new school building construction and a district must use one of these five building plans unless the State Board of Education for good cause shown grants a waiver of this requirement. New school building construction for purposes of this section does not include renovations or additions to existing facilities."

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

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