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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3651 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010228 Primary Sponsor:Loftis All Sponsors:Loftis, Kelley, Allison, Bales, Barfield, Cato, Cooper, Dantzler, Davenport, Edge, Hamilton, Keegan, Law, Leach, Perry, Rodgers, Sandifer, Snow, White and Witherspoon Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\swb\5160djc01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:School districts, term of, attendance; statutory one hundred eighty-day period not to begin until after Labor Day History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010228 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 59, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EDUCATION BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-425, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY NOT BEGIN THE ANNUAL STATUTORY ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAY-PERIOD OF STUDENT INSTRUCTION REQUIRED BY LAW UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT OPERATE ON A YEAR-ROUND BASIS OR HAVE AN IRREGULAR TERM.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-1-425. Public schools and school districts may not schedule or begin the one hundred eighty-day period of student instruction required by law until after Labor Day of each year. This section does not apply to public schools that operate on a year-round basis or have an irregular term."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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