South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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H. 3242

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. G.R. Smith, Hamilton and Long
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18240bh11.docx

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2011
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Department of Education

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/14/2010  House   Prefiled
  12/14/2010  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/11/2011  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 98)
   1/11/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 98)
   1/12/2011  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/14/2010

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-39-105 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE A PROGRAM WHEREBY A PERSON MAY BE AWARDED A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA IF HE EARNS TWENTY-FOUR CREDITS AT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THIS STATE, AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE COLLEGE COURSES A PERSON SHALL TAKE TO EARN APPLICABLE CREDITS AND TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS FOR SELECTING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 39, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-39-105.    The State Department of Education shall create a program whereby a person may be awarded a high school equivalency diploma if he earns twenty-four credits at a public or private institution of higher learning in this State. The department shall determine college courses a person shall take to earn applicable credits and shall develop a framework for participating institutions of higher learning for identifying and selecting potential program participants."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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