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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4922 Ratification Number:357 Act Number:466 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000413 Primary Sponsor:Allison All Sponsors:Allison, Davenport and Hawkins Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\bbm\9510htc00.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20000523 Date of Last Amendment:20000516 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20000530 Subject:School Districts, Soccer, Absences excused; Aiken, Beaufort, Charleston, Chesterfield, Darlington, Horry, Spartanburg History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20001108 Act No. A466 ------ 20000530 Signed by Governor ------ 20000525 Ratified R357 House 20000523 Concurred in Senate amendment, enrolled for ratification Senate 20000516 Amended, read third time, returned to House with amendment Senate 20000502 Amended Senate 20000427 Read second time, notice of general amendments Senate 20000426 Recalled from Committee, 04 SED placed on the Calendar Senate 20000426 Introduced, read first time, 04 SED referred to Committee House 20000425 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20000419 Read second time ------ 20000417 Scrivener's error corrected House 20000413 Introduced, read first time, placed on Calendar without reference Versions of This Bill Revised on April 13, 2000 - Word format Revised on April 17, 2000 - Word format Revised on April 26, 2000 - Word format Revised on May 2, 2000 - Word format Revised on May 16, 2000 - Word format
(A466, R357, H4922)
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS WHO RESIDE IN AND ATTEND A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN SPARTANBURG, CHARLESTON, AIKEN, AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES WHO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC SOCCER OR AS A MEMBER OF A SCHOOL SOCCER SQUAD MAY PARTICIPATE IN ORGANIZED SOCCER WHICH IS INDEPENDENT OF THE CONTROL OF THE SCHOOL UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL OR STUDENT IN THOSE SCHOOLS IS NOT INELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN INTERSCHOLASTIC SOCCER BECAUSE OF THE PARTICIPATION OF THE STUDENT OF THE SCHOOL AS A MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZED SOCCER TEAM INDEPENDENT OF THE SCHOOL'S CONTROL AND TO EXCUSE FROM THE MAKE-UP REQUIREMENT OF THE DEFINED MINIMUM PLAN UP TO FOUR SCHOOL DAYS MISSED BY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF ANY SCHOOL OF THE DARLINGTON, CHESTERFIELD, AND HORRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS DURING SCHOOL YEAR 1999-2000 WHEN THE SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Soccer participation
SECTION 1. For any public school in Spartanburg County, during the sport season for soccer, a student who resides in Spartanburg County, while a member of a school soccer squad or team engaged in interscholastic soccer, may become a member of or participate in an organized soccer team which is independent of the school's control as long as the participation does not interfere with the scheduled weekday league games of the school squad or team. A school or student in the county is not ineligible for participation in interscholastic soccer because of participation by a student as a member of an organized soccer team, which is independent of the school's control.
Soccer participation
SECTION 2. For any public school in Charleston County, during the sport season for soccer, a student who resides in Charleston County, while a member of a school soccer squad or team engaged in interscholastic soccer, may become a member of or participate in an organized soccer team which is independent of the school's control as long as the participation does not interfere with the scheduled weekday league games of the school squad or team. A school or student in the county is not ineligible for participation in interscholastic soccer because of participation by a student as a member of an organized soccer team, which is independent of the school's control.
School days excused
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the provisions of Act 417 of 2000, up to four school days missed by students and teachers of any school of the Darlington, Chesterfield, and Horry County School Districts during school year 1999-2000 when the schools were closed due to ice, snow, flooding, resulting hazardous road conditions, or heating problems in any particular school of the district are exempted from the make-up requirement of the defined minimum plan that full school days missed due to extreme weather or other circumstances be made up.
Soccer participation
SECTION 4. For any public school in Aiken County, during the sport season for soccer, a student who resides in Aiken County, while a member of a school soccer squad or team engaged in interscholastic soccer, may become a member of or participate in an organized soccer team which is independent of the school's control as long as the participation does not interfere with the scheduled weekday league games of the school squad or team. A school or student in the county is not ineligible for participation in interscholastic soccer because of participation by a student as a member of an organized soccer team, which is independent of the school's control.
Soccer participation
SECTION 5. For any public school in Beaufort County, during the sport season for soccer, a student who resides in Beaufort County, while a member of a school soccer squad or team engaged in interscholastic soccer, may become a member of or participate in an organized soccer team which is independent of the school's control as long as the participation does not interfere with the scheduled weekday league games of the school squad or team. A school or student in the county is not ineligible for participation in interscholastic soccer because of participation by a student as a member of an organized soccer team, which is independent of the school's control.
Time effective
SECTION 6. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 25th day of May, 2000.
Approved the 30th day of May, 2000.
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