Reference is to the resolution as introduced.
Amend the joint resolution, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1.
(A) The provisions of this joint resolution apply
to school districts in Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort,
Calhoun, Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon,
Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Lee,
Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Sumter, and Williamsburg Counties
that missed school days due to Hurricane Matthew in October of
2016.
(B) Schools that have
made up, or will make up, at least three days or the equivalent
number of hours, have received a waiver for three missed
instructional days or the equivalent number of hours from their
local governing board, and received a waiver of three additional
days or the equivalent number of hours from the State Board of
Education pursuant to Section 59-1-425, may have the local
governing board waive up to five additional school days or the
equivalent number of hours missed due to snow, extreme weather,
or other disruptions requiring the school to close during the
2016-2017 School Year.
(C) When a district
waives a make-up day pursuant to this joint resolution, the
make-up day also is waived for any student participating in a
home schooling program approved by the board of trustees of the
district in which the student resides.
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Amend the joint resolution further by striking all before the enacting words and inserting:
/ TO PROVIDE FOR THE WAIVER OF FIVE OR FEWER DAYS THAT SCHOOLS
IN COUNTIES FOR WHICH FEDERAL MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS WERE
MADE AS A RESULT OF HURRICANE MATTHEW, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THESE
WAIVERS ARE AVAILABLE ONCE WAIVERS AVAILABLE UNDER THE AUTHORITY
OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ARE
EXHAUSTED.
Whereas, in October 2016 the State of South Carolina endured
extreme weather and resulting disastrous effects due to
Hurricane Matthew, the first Category Five Atlantic Hurricane
since 2007; and
Whereas, in recognition of the severity and magnitude of this
disaster, the President made a declaration of a major disaster
for twenty-one counties in South Carolina; and
Whereas, schools in these districts closed for varying numbers
of days in the days surrounding Hurricane Matthew's landfall,
and the unique circumstances of this natural disaster merit the
waiving of some of these school closing days for school
districts that have exhausted their remedies available under
Section 59-1-425, which through Act 21 of 2015 was amended by
the General Assembly to provide greater flexibility to school
districts and the State Board of Education with respect to
grating waivers for school days missed due to snow, extreme
weather, or other disruptions requiring school closure. Now,
therefore, /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.