South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 4437

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Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Witherspoon, Miller, Clemmons, Viers and Leach
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20790sd04.doc

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2004
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Nonbinding statewide school start date referendum

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/3/2003  House   Prefiled
   12/3/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/13/2004  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-73
   1/13/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-73

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/3/2003

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO PROVIDE A NONBINDING REFERENDUM AT THE TIME OF THE 2004 GENERAL ELECTION TO ASCERTAIN THE WISHES OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THIS STATE AS TO WHETHER THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA SHOULD HAVE A UNIFORM STARTING DATE FOR ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOT BEFORE LABOR DAY OF EACH YEAR.

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

SECTION    1.    A statewide nonbinding referendum must be held at the time of the 2004 general election to ascertain the wishes of the qualified electors of this State as to whether the State of South Carolina should have a uniform starting date for all public schools not before Labor Day of each year. The State Election Commission shall place the question contained in Section 2 on the general election ballot in November 2004. The state election laws shall apply to this referendum, mutatis mutandis. The State Board of Canvassers shall certify the results of the referendum to the Governor, the Speaker of the House, and the President of the Senate.

SECTION    2.    The question put before the qualified electors at the 2004 referendum must read as follows:

"Do you favor the State of South Carolina establishing a uniform starting date for all public schools not before Labor Day of each year?

Yes    []

No    []

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'No'."

SECTION    3.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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