South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3809

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Delleney, Coleman and McCraw
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11415htc03.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 501

Introduced in the House on March 18, 2003
Introduced in the Senate on March 26, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education

Summary: Chester County; days missed due to inclement weather or other disruptions

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/18/2003  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-11
   3/19/2003  House   Read second time HJ-27
   3/25/2003  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-23
   3/26/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-28
   3/26/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-28

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/18/2003
3/18/2003-A

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INTRODUCED

March 18, 2003

H. 3809

Introduced by Reps. Delleney, Coleman and McCraw

L. Printed 3/18/03--H.

Read the first time March 18, 2003.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO PROVIDE THAT SCHOOL DAYS MISSED IN 2002-2003, BY THE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CHESTER COUNTY WHEN THE SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY BE MADE UP BY EXEMPTING THEM 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, AUTHORIZE EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF SCHOOL DAYS OR MAKE-UP DAYS ON SATURDAYS, OR AUTHORIZE THE DISTRICT TO USE COMBINATIONS OF THESE AS APPROPRIATE FOR A PARTICULAR SCHOOL, AND TO REQUIRE THE PLANS CHOSEN TO BE APPROVED BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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

SECTION    1.    (A) Up to three school days missed in 2002-2003, by the students of the School District of Chester County when the schools were closed due to inclement weather conditions may be made up by:

(1)    exempting them 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;

(2)    extending the length of currently scheduled school days equivalent to the amount of time found in a normal instructional day;

(3)    attending school on Saturdays; or

(4)    using a combination of items (1), (2), and (3) which may be selected as an appropriate choice for a particular school.

(B)    Individual school plans are subject to the approval of the county board of trustees.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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