South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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S. 1044

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Education Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dbs\31279cz16.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 5156

Introduced in the Senate on January 28, 2016
Introduced in the House on February 4, 2016
Currently residing in the House Committee on Regulations and Administrative Procedures

Summary: Test security (D. No. 4606)

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/28/2016  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (Senate Journal-page 7)
    2/2/2016  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 16)
    2/2/2016  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 16)
    2/3/2016  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 38)
    2/4/2016  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11)
    2/4/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Regulations and Administrative 
                        Procedures (House Journal-page 11)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/28/2016
1/28/2016-A

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INTRODUCED

January 28, 2016

S. 1044

Introduced by Education Committee

S. Printed 1/28/16--S.

Read the first time January 28, 2016.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, RELATING TO TEST SECURITY, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4606, 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 State Board of Education, relating to Test Security, designated as Regulation Document Number 4606, 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.

State Board of Education (SBE) Regulation 43-100 (R.43-100) regulates not only test security, but also includes disciplinary action for educator's breach of professional ethics for violating test security. The amendment is being proposed because failing to test and exempting students from being assessed are breaches and the parental opt-out of testing movement unintentionally jeopardizes an educator's certificate.

Notice of Drafting for the proposed amendments to the regulation was published in the State Register on August 28, 2015.

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