H 3714 General Bill, By Townsend, Wilkins, Walker, Cobb-Hunter, Whitmire, Martin, Miller, Neilson, Talley, G.R. Smith and Clark
Similar (S 0462)
Summary: SC Education and Economic Development Act; School-To-Work Transition Act of 1994 repealed; character education provisions
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 59 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO ENACT THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT: TO AMEND SECTION 59-17-135, RELATING TO CHARACTER EDUCATION, SO AS TO INCORPORATE THE CHARACTER TRAITS OF THE FAMILY RESPECT ACT INTO THIS EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT; TO AMEND SECTION 59-18-900, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO SCHOOL REPORT CARDS, SO AS TO EXPAND THE CONTENT OF THE REPORT CARD TO INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, REPORTS ON COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ACT AND THE CHARACTER EDUCATION ACT AND DROPOUT REDUCTION DATA; AND TO REPEAL ACT 450 OF 1994 AND SECTION 59-52-95 RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITION ACT OF 1994.
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03/04/03	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-72
03/04/03	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-73
03/05/03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Martin
03/06/03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Miller
03/18/03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lourie
03/19/03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Neilson
02/03/04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Talley
02/03/04	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works HJ-3
02/04/04		Scrivener's error corrected
02/05/04	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Townsend, Rice, Owens, Stewart, DC Smith, Moody-Lawrence, Kirsh, Richardson, Hamilton, Miller, Viers, JR Smith, Skelton, Trotter, JE Smith, Lourie, Cobb-Hunter, Stille, Neilson, Duncan, Pinson, and Taylor HJ-16
02/10/04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: E.H.Pitts
02/12/04	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, February 17, 2004 HJ-23
02/17/04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: G.R.Smith
02/18/04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clark
02/18/04	House	Recommitted to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-38
02/18/04	House	Roll call Yeas-59 Nays-52 HJ-51
02/24/04	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: E.H.Pitts
02/25/04	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Lourie