South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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R160, H3257

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Lourie, J.E. Smith, J. Brown, Bales, Cotty, Scott, Howard, J.H. Neal and Rutherford
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20054sd03.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 112

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Introduced in the Senate on March 5, 2003
Last Amended on June 4, 2003
Passed by the General Assembly on June 5, 2003
Governor's Action: August 8, 2003, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto sustained

Summary: Richland County School Districts 1-2, trustees to determine school start date

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/18/2002  House   Prefiled
  12/18/2002  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/14/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-106
   1/14/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-106
    2/4/2003  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cotty
   2/20/2003  House   Committee report: Recommended refer to different 
                        committee Education and Public Works HJ-3
   2/20/2003  House   Referred to Richland Delegation HJ-3
   2/26/2003  House   Delegation report: Favorable Richland Delegation HJ-105
   2/27/2003  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Scott, Howard, 
                        J.H.Neal, Rutherford
   2/27/2003  House   Read second time HJ-10
    3/4/2003  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-84
    3/5/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-10
    3/5/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-10
   5/27/2003  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Education SJ-17
    6/3/2003  Senate  Amended SJ-54
    6/3/2003  Senate  Read second time SJ-54
    6/3/2003  Senate  Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-54
    6/4/2003  Senate  Amended SJ-76
    6/4/2003  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-76
    6/5/2003  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-26
    6/5/2003          Ratified R 160
    8/8/2003          Vetoed by Governor
   1/14/2004  House   Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-12  Nays-0 HJ-67
   1/15/2004  Senate  Veto sustained Yeas-45 Nays-0 SJ-54

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/18/2002
2/26/2003
5/27/2003
6/3/2003
6/4/2003

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(R160, H3257)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2003-2004, THE STARTING DATE AND ENDING DATE FOR THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM OF RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE AND RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO, LEXINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ONE, TWO, THREE, AND FOUR, AND LEXINGTON/RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT FIVE, AND YORK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ONE THROUGH FOUR MUST BE SET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH RESPECTIVE DISTRICT IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION PROVIDED THAT THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM MUST COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 59-1-420 RELATING TO LENGTH OF THE SCHOOL TERM.

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

Length of school term

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 school year 2003-2004, the starting date and ending date for the annual school term of Richland County School District One and Richland County School District Two must be set by the board of trustees of each respective district in their sole discretion provided that the annual school term must comply with all requirements of Section 59-1-420 relating to length of the school term.

Length of school term

SECTION    2.    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 school year 2003-2004, the starting date and ending date for the annual school term of Lexington County School Districts One, Two, Three, and Four and Lexington/Richland School District Five must be set by the board of trustees of each respective district in their sole discretion provided that the annual school term must comply with all requirements of Section 59-1-420 relating to length of the school term.

Length of school term

SECTION    3.    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 school year 2003-2004, the starting date and ending date for the annual school term of York County School Districts One through Four must be set by the board of trustees of each respective district in their sole discretion provided that the annual school term must comply with all requirements of Section 59-1-420 relating to length of the school term.

Time effective

SECTION    4.    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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