H 3296 General Bill, By Lowe, Spires and Toole
Summary: Educational instruction days
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-1-425, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD GRADES AT LEAST FIVE HOURS OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY MUST BE DEVOTED TO INSTRUCTION IN WRITING, ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS; TO AMEND SECTION 59-18-310, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, SO AS TO DELETE A PROVISION CONNECTING STUDENT ASSESSMENT SCORES AND RETENTION IN THE CURRENT GRADE LEVEL; AND TO AMEND SECTION 59-18-900, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE RATINGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A THIRD GRADE STUDENT WHO DOES NOT ACHIEVE A "MET" OR "EXEMPLARY" PERFORMANCE STANDARD ON CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE ASSESSMENT MAY NOT BE PROMOTED TO THE FOURTH GRADE UNTIL HE ACHIEVES THOSE STANDARDS, AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION.
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01/12/11	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 26)
01/12/11	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 26)