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H 3096 General Bill, By J.R. Smith, Scarborough, Coates, Rice, Hinson, Clark and Duncan
Similar (H 3086)
Summary: S.M.A.R.T. (Streamlined Management and Accountable Resources for Teaching) Funding in Education Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 155 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO ENACT THE "S.M.A.R.T. (STREAMLINED MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABLE RESOURCES FOR TEACHING) FUNDING IN EDUCATION ACT", TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF STATE SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR K-12 INTO A SINGLE SOURCE FOR ALLOCATION BY EACH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO AREAS IT DETERMINES BEST ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVES AND ENHANCE ITS ACCOUNTABILITY, TO PROVIDE THAT THE FUNDING BE MADE BASED ON SIX GENERAL CATEGORIES FOR WHICH THE FUNDS MUST BE USED, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE MONIES WHICH FORM THE POOL OF MONIES IN EACH GENERAL CATEGORY MAY BE TRANSFERRED WITH ONE HUNDRED PERCENT FLEXIBILITY AMONG PROGRAMS WITHIN THAT CATEGORY AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR SOME FLEXIBILITY IN DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING ACROSS CATEGORIES, TO PROVIDE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DISTRICTS WITH FIFTY PERCENT OR MORE OF ITS SCHOOLS EARNING AN UNSATISFACTORY ABSOLUTE RATING, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE S.M.A.R.T. FUNDING PROGRAM BEGINS IN FISCAL YEAR 2006 - 2007.
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12/08/04House Prefiled
12/08/04House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
01/11/05House Introduced and read first time HJ-79
01/11/05House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-80
01/12/05House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan



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