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S. 24
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Leatherman, Campsen, Elliott, Mescher, Gregory, Alexander and Fair
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Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education
Summary: Character education
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/8/2004 Senate Prefiled 12/8/2004 Senate Referred to Committee on Education 1/11/2005 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-92 1/11/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-92
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 59-17-135 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO CHARACTER EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE THAT A TEACHER IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL INDICATE A LETTER GRADE AND COMMENTS ON A STUDENT'S REPORT CARD UNDER THE SUBJECT HEADING OF "CONDUCT" AS AN ASSESSMENT OF HOW THE STUDENT EXPRESSES CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-17-135 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"(H)(1) Conduct grades are intended to provide parents or guardians with an assessment of student behavior and must not be included as part of a student's transcript or in the compilation of a student's GPA. Each teacher in a public school of this State shall indicate a conduct grade on a student's report card for each subject taught. However, if a teacher provides instruction in more than one subject to the same student, an overall conduct grade may be issued. Conduct grades must be indicated by the letter 'S' for satisfactory, 'N' for needs improvement, or 'U' for unsatisfactory. If a student receives a letter grade of 'N' or 'U', a teacher comment must be provided as an explanation of the grade. Comments for a student receiving a letter grade of 'S' are optional
(2) Each school or district shall have a conduct grading program in place before the effective date of this subsection and shall have the program reviewed by the State Department of Education, Office of Character Education to determine whether the program meets the intent of this section. Each program is to include measurable objectives for each character trait as provided for in this section."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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