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S. 823
STATUS INFORMATION
Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Fanning and Johnson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19249wab18.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 9, 2018
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education
Summary: School start date
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/6/2017 Senate Prefiled 12/6/2017 Senate Referred to Committee on Education 1/9/2018 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 70) 1/9/2018 Senate Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 70)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO PROVIDE THAT THE OPENING DATE FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR MAY BE AS EARLY AS THE SECOND MONDAY IN AUGUST, AT THE DETERMINATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 59-1-425(A) regarding the opening date for students to attend public schools, a local school board may choose an opening date for students attending schools in the district to be as early as the second Monday in August. These provisions only apply to the 2018-2019 School Year.
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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