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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3972 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010419 Primary Sponsor:Thompson All Sponsors:Thompson Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20227sd01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:School buildings, board of trustees authorized to design and construct; School Districts, Buildings, Construction History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010419 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 59-23-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT SCHOOL BUILDINGS CONFORM TO BUILDING CODES AND THAT THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION APPROVE SCHOOL BUILDING PLANS, SO AS TO DELETE THIS AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION AND PROVIDE THAT THE AUTHORITY TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT SCHOOL BUILDINGS SHALL REST SOLELY WITH THE APPROPRIATE SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 59-23-190 RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION INSPECT AND CERTIFY ALL SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-23-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-23-40. Every school building erected in the State after March 18, 1924 shall conform to the following building code, and before any such building is commenced the plans and specifications, or a detailed description, shall be submitted to and approved by the State Superintendent of Education or his agent applicable building codes. The authority to design and construct school buildings shall rest solely with the appropriate school board of trustees."
SECTION 2. Section 59-23-190 of the 1976 Code is repealed.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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