H 4391 General Bill, By E.H. Pitts, Cotty and Mulvaney
Summary: Public school choice program established
    A BILL TO AMEND TITLE 59, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EDUCATION, BY ADDING CHAPTER 62 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM WHEREBY EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT BEGINNING WITH THE 2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR SHALL DEVELOP AND BEGIN IMPLEMENTING A PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY IT PROVIDING A CHOICE OPTION FOR STUDENTS AT THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, TO ALSO PROVIDE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS BEGINNING WITH THE 2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR MAY ESTABLISH VOLUNTARY OPEN-ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REQUIREMENTS OF AND PROCEDURES FOR THESE PROGRAMS.
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12/12/07	House	Prefiled
12/12/07	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
01/08/08	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-57
01/08/08	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-57
01/09/08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mulvaney