South Carolina Senate Bill 459 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-27 - Referred to Committee on Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Require The Advice And Consent Of The Education Oversight Committee With Regard To The Number Of Units Required For A Diploma; To Amend The Units Required In Mathematics, Science, Foreign Language, And Career Technology Education; To Eliminate The Twenty-four Unit Diploma; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Rules And Regulations Necessary To Effectuate A Modified Diploma For Certain Students; To Provide For Eligibility Requirements For That Modified Diploma; To Provide What Units A Student Must Complete To Earn A Modified Diploma; To Provide That Students Pursuing A Modified Diploma May Remain In School Until They Are Twenty-one; To Require The State Department Of Education To Adopt Necessary Curricula And Assessments; And To Require The Education Oversight Committee To Conduct A Triennial Review Of The Modified Diploma Program.

Number of units required for diploma

Sen. Michael Fair [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-27		Referred to Committee on Education
2011-01-27		Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	39	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0459&session=119&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/459_20110127.htm