South Carolina House Bill 3529 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-02-26 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA CLASSROOM PRIORITY ACT", BY ADDING SECTION 59-17-160 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AT LEAST SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE EDUCATION OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE USED FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES, TO PROVIDE THAT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL SUBMIT ITS PROPOSED BUDGET TO THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION WITH THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE OF ITS EDUCATION OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES USED FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, TO PROVIDE FOR A WAIVER, TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNING BODY IN A COUNTY MAY AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHIN THE COUNTY UPON A FINDING BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS DEMONSTRATED BLATANT DISREGARD FOR THESE REQUIREMENTS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION SHALL DEVELOP MODEL PLANS AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO AID IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE REQUIREMENTS, AND TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS.

Provide That At Least Sixty-five Percent Of The Education Operational Expenditures Of Each School District Must Be Used For Classroom Instructional Expenditures, To Provide That Each School District Shall Submit Its Proposed Budget To The State Superintendent Of Education With The Actual Percentage Of Its Education Operational Expenditures Used For Classroom Instruction, To Provide For A Waiver, To Provide That The Governing Body In A County May Amend The Fiscal Year Budget Of A School District Within The County Upon A Finding By The State Superintendent Of Education That A School District Has Demonstrated Blatant Disregard For These Requirements, To Provide That The Superintendent Of Education Shall Develop Model Plans And The State Board Of Education Shall Promulgate Regulations To Aid In The Implementation Of These Requirements, And To Define Certain Terms.

Rep. Alan Clemmons [R]	Rep. Jenny Horne [R]	Rep. James Merrill [R]	Rep. Leonidas Stavrinakis [D]
Rep. Annette Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-26		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons
2009-02-17		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Horne, A.D.Young
2009-02-12		Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-15
2009-02-12		Introduced and read first time HJ-15

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	17	160	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3529&session=118