H 4487 General Bill, By Harrell, Umphlett, Leach, Rice, Brady, Vaughn, Coates, Hagood, Sinclair, Haley, Talley, Stewart, Toole, Duncan, Clark, Bales, Hinson, Mahaffey, G.R. Smith, J.R. Smith, Walker, Witherspoon and Mitchell
Summary: Early Childhood Opportunity and Intervention Act of 2006
    A BILL TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA EARLY CHILDHOOD OPPORTUNITY AND INTERVENTION ACT OF 2006" BY AMENDING SECTION 59-18-500, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ACADEMIC PLANS FOR STUDENTS LACKING SKILLS TO PERFORM AT CURRENT GRADE LEVEL, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS SCORING BELOW GRADE LEVEL ON THE READING PORTION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT AT GRADE THREE OR GRADE FOUR IN 2006 AND THEREAFTER MUST BE PROVIDED WITH AN INTENSIVE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT THE STUDENT IS READING ON GRADE LEVEL AT THE END OF THE SUBSEQUENT SCHOOL YEAR AND TO ELIMINATE RETENTION IN GRADE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER POLICY AND PRACTICE CHANGES TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS NOT READING ON GRADE LEVEL OR RETAINED AT GRADE LEVEL.
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01/24/06	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-8
01/24/06	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-8
04/06/06	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mitchell