SC H3044 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 29-8)
Status: Engrossed on February 20 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-24 - Referred to Committee on Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Revise The Requirement That The Term Include One Hundred And Eighty Instructional Days; To Provide An Alternative Based On Equivalent Instructional Hours, To Make Conforming Changes, And To Give Local School Boards Discretion In Structuring Their Academic Calendar; And To Provide That Nothing In This Act May Affect The Prosecution Of Violations Of Compulsory School Attendance Requirements.

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Title

Statutory school term

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-19 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 96 N: 6 NV: 15 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2015-02-19 - House - House: Table Amendment No. 3 (Y: 65 N: 47 NV: 5 Abs: 6) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-02-24SenateReferred to Committee on Education
2015-02-24SenateIntroduced and read first time
2015-02-20HouseRead third time and sent to Senate
2015-02-20 Scrivener's error corrected
2015-02-19HouseUnanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
2015-02-19HouseRoll call Yeas-96 Nays-6
2015-02-19HouseRead second time
2015-02-19HouseAmended
2015-02-17HouseCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
2015-02-11HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: White, Putnam, Spires, Horne, Hardee, Gambrell, Gagnon, Willis, Simrill, Bedingfield, Hamilton, Stavrinakis, McCoy, Funderburk, Norrell, Weeks, G.M.Smith, Bradley, Bowers, Newton, Anthony, Bales, Lowe, Herbkersman, Sandifer, Whitmire, Tinkler, Merrill, Clemmons, Goldfinch, H.A.Crawford, Hardwick, Johnson, Duckworth
2015-02-10HouseMember(s) request name removed as sponsor: Felder
2015-01-15HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder
2015-01-13HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2015-01-13HouseIntroduced and read first time
2014-12-11HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2014-12-11HousePrefiled

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
591425(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources


Bill Comments

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