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S. 888
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Vaughn and Fair
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Introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2008
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education
Summary: Charter schools
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/5/2007 Senate Prefiled
12/5/2007 Senate Referred to Committee on Education
1/8/2008 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-47
1/8/2008 Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-47
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-50(8) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF A CHARTER SCHOOL, TO PROVIDE THAT A CHARTER SCHOOL MAY GIVE ENROLLMENT PRIORITY TO A SIBLING OF A PREVIOUSLY ENROLLED PUPIL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-40-50(8) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(8) not limit or deny admission or show preference in admission decisions to any individual or group of individuals; provided, however, that a charter school may give enrollment priority to a sibling of a pupil already enrolled or previously enrolled, children of a charter school employee, and children of the charter committee, provided their enrollment does not constitute more than twenty percent of the enrollment of the charter school;"
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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