South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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S. 703

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Hayes
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nl\13507sd15.docx

Introduced in the Senate on April 22, 2015
Introduced in the House on May 21, 2015
Last Amended on May 19, 2015
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Charter schools

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/22/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
   4/22/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 3)
   5/14/2015  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 15)
   5/19/2015  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 19)
   5/19/2015  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 19)
   5/19/2015  Senate  Roll call Ayes-43  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 19)
   5/20/2015          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/20/2015  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 14)
   5/21/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 6)
   5/21/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 6)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/22/2015
5/14/2015
5/19/2015
5/20/2015

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

May 19, 2015

S. 703

Introduced by Senator Hayes

S. Printed 5/19/15--S.    [SEC 5/20/15 11:26 AM]

Read the first time April 22, 2015.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS OF CHARTER SCHOOLS FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF A CHARTER SCHOOL, AND ADMISSIONS TO CHARTER SCHOOLS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A SCHOOL LEADER TO BE HIRED TO ASSIST WITH THE DAILY OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL, TO PROVIDE THAT EMPLOYEES, BOARD MEMBERS, AND STAFF OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL ARE SUBJECT TO THE ETHICS AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC MEMBERS AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, AND TO REQUIRE A STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE TO BE FILED ANNUALLY WITH THE SCHOOL'S SPONSOR AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    A.        Section 59-40-50(B)(6) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 164 of 2012, is further amended to read:

"(6)    hire or contract for, in its discretion, administrative staff, including a school leader, to oversee the daily operation of the school. At least one of the administrative staff must be certified or experienced in the field of school administration;"

B.        Section 59-40-50(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 29 of 2013, is further amended by adding a new item at the end to read:

"(11)    be subject to the ethics and government accountability requirements for public members and public employees as contained in Chapter 13, Title 8. For purposes of this subsection, employees of the charter school board are considered public employees. The charter contract in accordance with Section 59-40-60 (B) shall contain a statement of assurance of ethical compliance on behalf of the school."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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