South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 4778

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Allison, Erickson, Collins, Stringer, Taylor, Felder, Yow, Gagnon, Duckworth, Johnson, Clary, Govan, Neal, George, Anthony, Willis, Bannister, Bingham, R.L. Brown, Crosby, Daning, Hayes, Henderson, Hixon, Long, Lucas, V.S. Moss, Pope, Rivers, Simrill, Tallon, Wells and Kennedy
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Introduced in the House on January 28, 2016
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: School districts accredited by Advance

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/28/2016  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11)
   1/28/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 11)
    2/2/2016          Scrivener's error corrected
    2/9/2016  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kennedy

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/28/2016
2/2/2016

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-17-145 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR, ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUST BE ACCREDITED BY ADVANCED, FORMERLY THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH WAIVERS OF THIS PROVISION MAY BE GRANTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 17, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-17-145.    Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, all school districts must be accredited by AdvancED, formerly the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The State Department of Education may grant a waiver from this requirement to any school district for good cause shown to the department if unable to meet this requirement. No such waiver may be granted for a period exceeding two school years."

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

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