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A99, R2, S168

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Hembree, Leatherman, Climer, Setzler, Young, Cromer, Verdin, Johnson, Rice, Alexander and Campsen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19472wab19.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2019
Introduced in the House on January 31, 2019
Last Amended on January 29, 2019
Passed by the General Assembly on February 13, 2019
Governor's Action: February 21, 2019, Signed

Summary: Reporting requirements

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/12/2018  Senate  Prefiled
  12/12/2018  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education
    1/8/2019  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 119)
    1/8/2019  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 119)
   1/23/2019  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 7)
   1/24/2019          Scrivener's error corrected
   1/24/2019  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 33)
   1/29/2019  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 25)
   1/29/2019  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 25)
   1/29/2019  Senate  Roll call Ayes-42  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 25)
   1/30/2019          Scrivener's error corrected
   1/31/2019  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 60)
   1/31/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 602)
    2/7/2019  House   Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 24)
    2/8/2019          Scrivener's error corrected
   2/12/2019  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 18)
   2/12/2019  House   Roll call Yeas-105  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 19)
   2/13/2019  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 10)
   2/20/2019          Ratified R  2
   2/21/2019          Signed By Governor
   2/28/2019          Effective date  02/21/19
   7/10/2019          Act No.  99

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/12/2018
1/23/2019
1/24/2019
1/29/2019
1/30/2019
2/7/2019
2/8/2019

(A99, R2, S168)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING AND STREAMLINING THE AMOUNT OF PAPERWORK AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONTENT OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEFORE AUGUST 1, 2019.

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

Development of streamlining recommendations

SECTION    1.    The State Department of Education shall develop recommendations for reducing and streamlining the amount of paperwork and reporting required of teachers, schools, and school districts. These recommendations must include information on required reporting and administrative paperwork at the classroom, school, district, and state levels, the entity requiring the data or report, the method of reporting, and frequency of the report. The department also must include information on federal reporting requirements and include information on the potential loss of funding at the state and district levels if the reports are not completed. Before August 1, 2019, the department shall report its recommendations to the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee and the Chairman of the House Education and Public Works Committee.

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 20th day of February, 2019.

Approved the 21st day of February, 2019.

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