South Carolina House Bill 4243 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 25-1)
Status: Engrossed on April 28 2010 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-06-01 - Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Education SJ-27

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-40-55 SO AS TO PROVIDE CHARTER SCHOOL POWERS AND DUTIES AND TO ALLOW A SPONSOR TO RETAIN CERTAIN FUNDS FOR OVERSEEING THE CHARTER SCHOOL; BY ADDING SECTION 59-40-175 SO AS TO CREATE THE CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE PURPOSE OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL ACT, SO AS TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL PURPOSE; TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-40, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO AMEND EXISTING DEFINITIONS AND ADD NEW DEFINITIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-50, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOL POWERS AND DUTIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF A CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ALLOW A CHARTER SCHOOL TO CONTRACT WITH PROVIDERS FOR STUDENT TRANSPORTATION, AND ALLOW CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN CERTAIN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-60, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO APPLICATION TO CREATE A CHARTER SCHOOL, SO AS TO CLARIFY WHAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE A CONTRACT TEMPLATE; TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-70, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, SO AS TO REVISE ITS MEMBERSHIP AND TO EXTEND THE TIME PERIOD IN WHICH THE COMMITTEE MUST DETERMINE APPLICATION COMPLIANCE; TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-100, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOL CONVERSION, SO AS TO ALLOW A CONVERTED CHARTER SCHOOL TO RETAIN FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE BEFORE CONVERSION; TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-110, RELATING TO THE DURATION OF A CHARTER, SO AS TO ALLOW A SPONSOR TO IMMEDIATELY REVOKE A CHARTER AND CLOSE THE SCHOOL UPON CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-140, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO CHARTER SCHOOLS, TO REVISE WHAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE, TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO FINE SPONSORS THAT FAIL TO DISTRIBUTE CERTAIN FUNDS TO CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND TO REVISE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-210, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CONVERSION OF A PRIVATE SCHOOL TO A CHARTER SCHOOL, SO AS TO ALLOW A PRIVATE SCHOOL TO DISSOLVE AND IMMEDIATELY SEEK TO FORM A CHARTER SCHOOL; AND TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-230, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, SO AS TO REVISE ITS MEMBERSHIP.

Revise Its Membership.

Rep. Merita Allison [R]	Rep. Eric Bedingfield [R]	Rep. Don Bowen [R]	Rep. Harry Cato [R]
Rep. Joseph Daning [R]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R]	Rep. Robert Harrell [R]	Rep. James Harrison [R]
Rep. Anne Hutto [D]	Rep. Harry Limehouse [R]	Rep. Lanny Littlejohn [R]	Sen. Dwight Loftis [R]
Rep. Deborah Long [R]	Rep. Phillip Owens [R]	Rep. Edward Pitts [R]	Rep. Nikki Randhawa Haley [R]
Sen. Rex Rice [R]	Rep. William Sandifer [R]	Rep. Gary Simrill [R]	Rep. B.R. Skelton [R]
Rep. Donald Smith [R]	Rep. Garry Smith [R]	Rep. James Stewart [R]	Rep. William Whitmire [R]
Rep. William Wylie [R]	Rep. Annette Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-01		Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Education SJ-27
2010-04-29		Referred to Committee on Education SJ-12
2010-04-29		Introduced and read first time SJ-12
2010-04-28		Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-60
2010-04-27		Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-7 HJ-117
2010-04-27		Read second time HJ-88
2010-04-27		Amended HJ-88
2010-04-21		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haley
2010-04-20		Requests for debate-Rep(s). Whitmire, Kennedy, Harvin, Weeks, Daning, White, JH Neal, Owens, Skelton, Hiott, R Brown, Chalk, Wylie, Brantley, Erickson, Allen, Dillard, King, and Jefferson HJ-25
2010-04-01		Scrivener's error corrected
2010-03-25		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works HJ-10
2010-01-27		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bedingfield
2010-01-21		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: D.C.Smith
2010-01-14		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Simrill, Loftis, Stewart
2010-01-13		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: A.D.Young
2010-01-12		Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-44
2010-01-12		Introduced and read first time HJ-42
2009-12-15		Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2009-12-15		Prefiled

S1269 (Similar To) 2010-03-10 - Referred to Committee on Education SJ-5

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	40	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	40	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	40	140	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	40	175	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	40	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	40	210	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	40	230	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	40	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	40	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	40	55	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	40	60	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	40	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4243&session=118