Bill Text: SC H3242 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Department of Education
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-12 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long [H3242 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2011-H3242-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-39-105 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE A PROGRAM WHEREBY A PERSON MAY BE AWARDED A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA IF HE EARNS TWENTY-FOUR CREDITS AT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THIS STATE, AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE COLLEGE COURSES A PERSON SHALL TAKE TO EARN APPLICABLE CREDITS AND TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS FOR SELECTING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 39, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-39-105. The State Department of Education shall create a program whereby a person may be awarded a high school equivalency diploma if he earns twenty-four credits at a public or private institution of higher learning in this State. The department shall determine college courses a person shall take to earn applicable credits and shall develop a framework for participating institutions of higher learning for identifying and selecting potential program participants."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
