H*3472 (Rat #0099, Act #0059 of 2013) General Bill, By Owens, Harrell, Patrick, Gambrell, Taylor, Wells, Anthony, Mitchell, Cobb-Hunter, Allison, Pitts, Daning, Wood and Southard
Summary: Private schools
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-210, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONVERSION OF A PRIVATE SCHOOL TO A CHARTER SCHOOL AND THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE CONVERTED PRIVATE SCHOOL NOT BE ALLOWED TO OPEN AS A CHARTER SCHOOL FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE MONTHS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE CONVERTED PRIVATE SCHOOL BEING ALLOWED TO OPEN AS A CHARTER SCHOOL FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE MONTHS DOES NOT APPLY UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS IF THE ENROLLMENT OF THE CONVERTED PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR THE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED SCHOOL TERM BEFORE THE DATE OF THE PROPOSED CONVERSION REFLECTS THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH THE CONVERTED PRIVATE SCHOOL IS LOCATED; AND TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-100, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CONVERSION TO A CHARTER SCHOOL, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH CERTAIN SPECIAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY APPLY TO BECOME A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE SPECIAL PUBLIC SCHOOL BECOMES A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, IT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A CONVERTED CHARTER SCHOOL. - ratified title
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01/31/13	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 26)
01/31/13	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 26)
02/05/13	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gambrell, Taylor, Wells, Anthony, Mitchell, Cobb-Hunter, Allison
02/06/13	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pitts, Daning
02/19/13	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wood
02/21/13	House	Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 2)
02/22/13		Scrivener's error corrected
02/26/13	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Southard
02/27/13	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 53)
02/27/13	House	Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 54)
02/28/13	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 38)
02/28/13	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 15)
02/28/13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 15)
05/09/13	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education (Senate Journal-page 5)
05/13/13	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 10)
05/13/13	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 10)
05/14/13	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 9)
05/21/13	House	Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-29-13 (House Journal-page 51)
05/29/13	House	Debate adjourned until Thur., 5-30-13 (House Journal-page 35)
05/30/13	House	Debate adjourned until Tues., 6-4-13 (House Journal-page 85)
06/04/13	House	Debate adjourned until Wed., 6-5-13 (House Journal-page 26)
06/05/13	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 15)
06/11/13		Ratified R 99
06/12/13		Signed By Governor
06/18/13		Effective date See Act for Effective Date
06/18/13		Act No. 59