S 0815 General Bill, By Setzler, Courson, Short, Matthews, Rankin, Hayes, Sheheen, Drummond and Ford
Summary: Four-year-old kindergarten
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 2 TO CHAPTER 35, TITLE 59 SO AS TO CREATE A FULL-DAY, FOUR-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENT ELIGIBILITY AND PRIORITY FOR ADMISSION, TO PROVIDE DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES, TO PROVIDE FUNDING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, TO PROVIDE THAT ENROLLMENT IS A MATTER OF PARENTAL DISCRETION, TO PROVIDE THAT A FEE OR TUITION MAY NOT BE CHARGED, TO PROVIDE A PARENTING EDUCATION PROGRAM, AMONG OTHER THINGS; AND TO DESIGNATE SECTION 59-35-10 AS ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 35, TITLE 59 AND ENTITLED "FIVE-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN".
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06/05/07	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-26
06/05/07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education SJ-26
02/20/08	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education SJ-13
02/21/08	Senate	Committed to Committee on Finance SJ-63
04/08/08	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Finance SJ-4
04/22/08	Senate	Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted SJ-20
04/22/08	Senate	Read second time SJ-20
04/23/08	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-31
04/23/08		Scrivener's error corrected
04/24/08	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-14
04/24/08	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-14
04/29/08	House	Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-42
04/29/08	House	Committed to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-42