South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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A99, R3, S338

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Hembree, Courson, J. Matthews, Setzler and Fanning
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19092wab17.docx

Introduced in the Senate on February 1, 2017
Introduced in the House on February 15, 2017
Passed by the General Assembly on February 23, 2017
Governor's Action: February 28, 2017, Signed

Summary: School start date

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/1/2017  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 16)
    2/1/2017  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 16)
    2/2/2017  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 4)
    2/9/2017  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 15)
    2/9/2017  Senate  Roll call Ayes-39  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 15)
   2/14/2017  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 21)
   2/15/2017  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 21)
   2/15/2017  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 21)
   2/21/2017  House   Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 43)
   2/22/2017  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 16)
   2/22/2017  House   Roll call Yeas-85  Nays-14 (House Journal-page 16)
   2/23/2017  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 6)
   2/23/2017          Ratified R 3
   2/28/2017          Signed By Governor
    3/2/2017          Effective date 02/28/17
   7/12/2017          Act No. 99

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/1/2017
2/2/2017
2/21/2017


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

(A99, R3, S338)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE OPENING DATE FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR MAY BE AS EARLY AS THURSDAY, AUGUST SEVENTEENTH, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

Whereas, on Monday, August 21, 2017, South Carolina will be in the path of the largest total solar eclipse experienced in North America since February 1978, providing a rare learning opportunity for people in the Palmetto State; and

Whereas, to capitalize on the potential educational value of this eclipse, South Carolina public school districts should be given the flexibility to move their opening dates to before the eclipse. Now, therefore,

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

2017 public school year start date, flexibility due to rare solar eclipse

SECTION    1.    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 59-1-425(A) regarding the opening date for students to attend public schools, a local school board may choose Thursday, August 17, 2017, or later, as the opening date for students attending schools in the district. These provisions only apply to the 2017-2018 School Year.

Time effective

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

Ratified the 23rd day of February, 2017.

Approved the 28th day of February, 2017.

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