South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3485

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Moody-Lawrence, Govan, J.H. Neal, Hosey, J. Hines, R. Brown, Whipper, Breeland, Anthony, Bales, J. Brown, Freeman, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Mahaffey, Martin, Neilson, Rutherford and Snow
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Introduced in the House on January 30, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Funding allocations to assist under-performing students

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/30/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-19
   1/30/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-19

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/30/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-18-520 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IN ALLOCATING THE USE OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO ASSIST UNDER-PERFORMING STUDENTS AS DETERMINED UNDER THE EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACT, SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL ALLOCATE AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THESE FUNDS TO INFRASTRUCTURE RESOURCES DESIGNED TO HELP THESE STUDENTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INVESTMENTS IN NEW OR UPGRADED COMPUTERS, COMPUTER SOFTWARE, AND ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC OR AUDIO VISUAL PROGRAMS.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 5, Chapter 18, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-18-520.    In allocating the use of additional funding to assist under-performing students as determined under the Education Accountability Act, school districts shall allocate at least twenty-five percent of these funds to infrastructure resources designed to help these students including, but not limited to, investments in new or upgraded computers, computer software, and access to electronic or audio visual programs."

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

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