South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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H. 3455

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Collins
Document Path: LC-0100WAB23.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Student academic progress and retention

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
12/8/2022 House Prefiled
12/8/2022 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
1/10/2023 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 173)
1/10/2023 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 173)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/08/2022



A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section 59-18-322 so as to provide a student whose performance on a statewide academic assessment in either English/language arts or mathematics required by the education improvement act indicates that the student is performing two or more grade levels below his grade level of enrollment during the testing must be retained at that grade level until additional testing demonstrates performance at his grade level of enrollment.

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

      

SECTION 1.   Article 3, Chapter 18, Title 59 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

   Section 59-18-322.   A student whose performance on a statewide assessment required in this chapter for either English/language arts or mathematics indicates that the student is performing two or more grade levels below his grade level of enrollment during the testing must be retained at that grade level until additional testing demonstrates performance at his grade level of enrollment. These provisions are in addition to the requirements of Chapter 155, the South Carolina Read to Succeed Act.

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

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