South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 4538

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Education and Public Works Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\12072ac06.doc

Introduced in the House on January 31, 2006
Introduced in the Senate on February 7, 2006
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education

Summary: Assessment program

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/31/2006  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-3
    2/2/2006  House   Read second time HJ-16
    2/2/2006  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-17
    2/3/2006  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
    2/7/2006  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-13
    2/7/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-13

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/31/2006
1/31/2006-A

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INTRODUCED

January 31, 2006

H. 4538

Introduced by Education and Public Works Committee

S. Printed 1/31/06--H.

Read the first time January 31, 2006.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, RELATING TO ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 2971, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

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

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the Board of Education, relating to Assessment Program, designated as Regulation Document Number 2971, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

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

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

The State Board of Education promulgated amendments to Regulation 43-262 (Supp. 2004), Assessment Program. The amendment is based on recommendations from the Offices of Exceptional Children and Assessment of the State Department of Education in response to concerns from school and district administrators and parents regarding High School Assessment Program (HSAP) retesting for students with disabilities. The amendment updates the regulation to provide guidance to districts and schools.

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