South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 694

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Education Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9340ac09.docx

Introduced in the Senate on April 14, 2009
Introduced in the House on April 22, 2009
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Charter school applications

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/14/2009  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference SJ-8
   4/15/2009  Senate  Read second time SJ-17
   4/21/2009  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-19
   4/22/2009  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-18
   4/22/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-18

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/14/2009
4/14/2009-A

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INTRODUCED

April 14, 2009

S. 694

Introduced by Education Committee

S. Printed 4/14/09--S.

Read the first time April 14, 2009.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, RELATING TO PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS FOR REVIEW OF CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATIONS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4026, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

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

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the State Board of Education, relating to Procedures and Standards for Review of Charter School Applications, designated as Regulation Document Number 4026, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

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

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

The State Board of Education has authority to promulgate regulations to set the standards for charter schools and to define and regulate virtual charter schools. The proposed amendments to Regulation 43-601 amend the standards to conform to changes in state law, add clarification, and to define virtual charter schools.

Pursuant to Senate Education Committee request dated April 7, 2009, the State Board of Education withdrew and resubmitted document number 4026 to clarify the language in Section III(B)(3) and Section III(B)(3)(c) relating to priority enrollment.

The proposed regulation will require legislative review.

A Notice of Drafting for the proposed amendments was published in the South Carolina State Register on August 22, 2008.

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