South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 4048

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. H.A. Crawford, Hamilton, Murphy, Allison, Cobb-Hunter, M.S. McLeod, Bales, Duckworth, Johnson, Hardee, Goldfinch, Kennedy, Clemmons, Dillard, Forrester, Hardwick, Hicks, Lowe, Pope and Riley
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Introduced in the House on April 23, 2015
Currently residing in the House Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions

Summary: Graduation Awareness Week

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/23/2015  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (House Journal-page 128)
   4/28/2015          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/29/2015  House   Committed to Committee on Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions (House Journal-page 129)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/23/2015
4/23/2015-A
4/28/2015

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INTRODUCED

April 23, 2015

H. 4048

Introduced by Reps. H.A. Crawford, Hamilton, Murphy, Allison, Cobb-Hunter, M.S. McLeod, Bales, Duckworth, Johnson, Hardee, Goldfinch, Kennedy, Clemmons, Dillard, Forrester, Hardwick, Hicks, Lowe, Pope and Riley

S. Printed 4/23/15--H.    [SEC 4/28/15 2:29 PM]

Read the first time April 23, 2015.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-200 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE SECOND WEEK OF SEPTEMBER OF EACH YEAR AS "GRADUATION AWARENESS WEEK" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, there exists a problem of students dropping out of high school; and

Whereas, nationwide, 1.2 million students drop out of school on an annual basis (roughly 7,000 students per day); and

Whereas, only seventy-five percent of South Carolina students will graduate from high school; and

Whereas, seventy-five percent of state prison inmates and fifty-nine percent of federal prison inmates are high school dropouts; and

Whereas, South Carolina must address the growing problem of high school dropouts in the State; and

Whereas, GradUate SC, a program created by the Leadership South Carolina Class of 2015 in conjunction with certain key partners, seeks to raise awareness by: informing the business community about its role in both providing jobs and helping decrease the drop-out rate; educating middle and high school students about how to stay in school and why a high school diploma is important; and encouraging legislators to affect change in public policy for drop-out prevention; and

Whereas, the General Assembly applauds GradUate SC and its goal of increasing the awareness of high school dropouts and preventing high school students from dropping out in the future. Now, therefore,

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 3, Title 53 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 53-3-200.    The second week of September of every year is designated as 'Graduation Awareness Week'."

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

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