South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 3019

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Gilliard and Robinson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11009wab21.docx

Introduced in the House on January 12, 2021
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Summary: Harbor pilotage instruction

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/9/2020  House   Prefiled
   12/9/2020  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs
   1/12/2021  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 39)
   1/12/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 39)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2020

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-29-65 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ONE UNIT OF INSTRUCTION IN HARBOR PILOTAGE THAT MUST BE OFFERED IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS, AND TO PROVIDE THIS INSTRUCTION MUST BE OFFERED BEGINNING WITH THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 29, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 59-29-65.    The State Board of Education shall provide one unit of instruction in harbor pilotage that school districts shall offer in middle schools and high schools as an elective course. Instruction in harbor pilotage must include an overview of harbor pilotage and of the process required to become a licensed harbor pilot in this State. The curriculum must be developed cooperatively by the State Department of Education, the Commissioners for Pilotage for the Upper Coastal Area, and the Commissioners for Pilotage for the Lower Coastal Area. Districts may provide the instruction virtually."

SECTION    2.    This instruction must be offered beginning with the 2022-2023 School Year.

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval of the Governor.

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