South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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A312, R204, H5253

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Murphy, Horne, Harrell, Mack and Knight
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18246ab14.docx

Introduced in the House on May 14, 2014
Introduced in the Senate on May 20, 2014
Last Amended on May 21, 2014
Passed by the General Assembly on May 22, 2014
Governor's Action: May 28, 2014, Signed

Summary: Snow days

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/14/2014  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (House Journal-page 11)
   5/15/2014  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 22)
   5/15/2014  House   Roll call Yeas-63  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 22)
   5/15/2014  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 23)
   5/16/2014  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 1)
   5/20/2014  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (Senate Journal-page 8)
   5/21/2014  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 66)
   5/21/2014  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 66)
   5/21/2014  Senate  Roll call Ayes-37  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 66)
   5/21/2014  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (Senate Journal-page 66)
   5/22/2014  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        (Senate Journal-page 16)
   5/22/2014  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled 
                        (House Journal-page 47)
   5/28/2014          Ratified R 204
   5/28/2014          Signed By Governor
    6/3/2014          Effective date 05/28/14
    9/8/2014          Act No. 312

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/14/2014
5/14/2014-A
5/20/2014
5/21/2014


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A312, R204, H5253)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF A JOINT RESOLUTION OF 2014 BEARING RATIFICATION NUMBER 150 AND THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 59-1-425, THE RESPECTIVE GOVERNING BODIES OF DORCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO, THE BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THE SPARTANBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT SCHOOLS MAKE UP FULL DAYS MISSED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER FOR FIVE OR FEWER FULL SCHOOL DAYS THAT STUDENTS WHO ATTEND SCHOOLS OR CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT MISSED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER DURING THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE DISTRICT HAS EXHAUSTED ALL STATUTORILY REQUIRED MAKE-UP DAYS REMAINING ON THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL CALENDAR.

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

Waiver for Dorchester School District Two, Berkeley County School District, and Spartanburg County School Districts

SECTION    1.    Notwithstanding the provisions of a joint resolution of 2014 bearing ratification number 150 and the provisions of Section 59-1-425, the governing body of Dorchester School District Two, the governing body of the Berkeley County School District, and the governing body of the Spartanburg County School Districts may waive the requirement that schools make up full days missed due to inclement weather for five or fewer full school days that students who attend schools or charter schools in the district missed due to inclement weather during the 2013-2014 school year regardless of whether the district has exhausted all statutorily required make-up days remaining on the 2013-2014 school calendar. When the district waives a make-up day pursuant to this section, 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.

Time effective

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

Ratified the 28th day of May, 2014.

Approved the 28th day of May, 2014.

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