South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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R135, S169

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Gregory
Document Path: l:\s-res\ckg\011lanc.mrh.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3370

Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2003
Introduced in the House on June 3, 2003
Passed by the General Assembly on June 5, 2003
Governor's Action: August 8, 2003, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto sustained

Summary: Lancaster County School start and ending date to be set by Board of Trustees

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    1/8/2003  Senate  Prefiled
    1/8/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education
   1/14/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-90
   1/14/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-90
   5/28/2003  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Education SJ-5
   5/29/2003  Senate  Read second time SJ-81
    6/3/2003  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-53
    6/3/2003  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-51
    6/4/2003  House   Read second time HJ-11
    6/5/2003  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-5
    6/5/2003          Ratified R 135
    8/8/2003          Vetoed by Governor
   1/15/2004  Senate  Veto sustained Yeas-45  Nays-0 SJ-2

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/8/2003
5/28/2003
6/3/2003

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(R135, S169)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2003-2004, THE STARTING DATE AND ENDING DATE FOR THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM OF LANCASTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE SET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DISTRICT IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION PROVIDED THAT THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM MUST COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 59-1-420 RELATING TO THE LENGTH OF THE SCHOOL TERM.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

School starting and ending date

SECTION    1.    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 59-5-71 of the 1976 Code or any regulation or action of the State Board of Education to the contrary, beginning with the school year 2003-2004, the starting date and ending date for the annual school term of Lancaster County School District must be set by the Board of Trustees or the governing body of that district in its sole discretion provided that the annual school term must comply with all requirements of Section 59-1-420 relating to the length of the school term.

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 5th day of June, 2003.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the ____________ day of _____________________2003.

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Governor

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