South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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S. 257

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator M. Johnson
Document Path: SEDU-0038DB23.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education

Summary: High School Graduation

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
11/30/2022 Senate Prefiled
11/30/2022 Senate Referred to Committee on Education
1/10/2023 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 131)
1/10/2023 Senate Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 131)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/01/2022



A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section 59-59-65 so as to require the SBTCE to provide an annual list of industry certification credentials offered by the institutions in the system and to require the Department to approve them as industry certification credentials and eligible career readiness indicators for the purpose of graduation; and by adding Section 59-59-66 to recognize CTE programs requiring less than three credit hours in the aggregate to be recognized as one carnegie unit of credit.

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

SECTION 1.   Chapter 59, Title 59 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

   Section 59-59-65.   The State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education shall provide a list of industry certification credentials offered by the institutions of the South Carolina technical education system each year. Upon receipt of the list the Department of Education shall approve these as an industry certification credential and as an eligible career readiness indicator for the purpose of high school graduation.

   Section 59-59-66.   The Department of Education shall recognize career and technical education programs requiring less than three credit hours in the aggregate to reach the total necessary to be recognized as one high school Carnegie unit of credit.

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

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