South Carolina 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee

S 63 — Statutory school term

Last action — Referred to Committee on Education

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    Introduced
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-1-425 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE STATUTORY SCHOOL TERM, TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL SEEKING A WAIVER FROM THE STATUTORY SCHOOL TERM TO OPERATE ON A YEAR-ROUND MODIFIED SCHOOL CALENDAR SHALL SUBMIT TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION A PLAN DETAILING THE GOALS THAT THE SCHOOL CONSEQUENTLY SEEKS TO ACHIEVE, TO REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OF THE PLAN BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION BEFORE A WAIVER MAY BE GRANTED, TO REQUIRE THAT THE SCHOOL MUST ANNUALLY REPORT ITS PROGRESS TOWARD MEETING THESE GOALS TO THE STATE BOARD, TO REQUIRE THAT THE STATE BOARD MUST REVIEW THE REPORT AND MAKE A DETERMINATION ON WHETHER THE SCHOOL'S PROGRESS IS SATISFACTORY, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD MAY NOT INITIALLY REVOKE A WAIVER OF A SCHOOL FOR UNSATISFACTORY PROGRESS, TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL CONSIDERED BY THE STATE BOARD TO HAVE MADE UNSATISFACTORY PROGRESS MUST BE PLACED ON PROBATION FOR ONE YEAR AND DEVELOP A PROBATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD SHALL REVOKE THE WAIVER OF A SCHOOL THAT FAILS TO MAKE SATISFACTORY PROGRESS ON A PROBATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND DIRECT THE TRANSITION OF THE SCHOOL BACK TO THE STATUTORY SCHOOL TERM, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL THAT HAS HAD ITS WAIVER REVOKED MAY SUBSEQUENTLY APPLY FOR A WAIVER.

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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Education

  2. Introduced and read first time

  3. Referred to Committee on Education

  4. Prefiled

Sponsors

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 63 do?
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-1-425 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE STATUTORY SCHOOL TERM, TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL SEEKING A WAIVER FROM THE STATUTORY SCHOOL TERM TO OPERATE ON A YEAR-ROUND MODIFIED SCHOOL CALENDAR SHALL SUBMIT TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION A PLAN DETAILING THE GOALS THAT THE SCHOOL CONSEQUENTLY SEEKS TO ACHIEVE, TO REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OF THE PLAN BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION BEFORE A WAIVER MAY BE GRANTED, TO REQUIRE THAT THE SCHOOL MUST ANNUALLY REPORT ITS PROGRESS TOWARD MEETING THESE GOALS TO THE STATE BOARD, TO REQUIRE THAT THE STATE BOARD MUST REVIEW THE REPORT AND MAKE A DETERMINATION ON WHETHER THE SCHOOL'S PROGRESS IS SATISFACTORY, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD MAY NOT INITIALLY REVOKE A WAIVER OF A SCHOOL FOR UNSATISFACTORY PROGRESS, TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL CONSIDERED BY THE STATE BOARD TO HAVE MADE UNSATISFACTORY PROGRESS MUST BE PLACED ON PROBATION FOR ONE YEAR AND DEVELOP A PROBATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD SHALL REVOKE THE WAIVER OF A SCHOOL THAT FAILS TO MAKE SATISFACTORY PROGRESS ON A PROBATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND DIRECT THE TRANSITION OF THE SCHOOL BACK TO THE STATUTORY SCHOOL TERM, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL THAT HAS HAD ITS WAIVER REVOKED MAY SUBSEQUENTLY APPLY FOR A WAIVER.
Who sponsors S 63?
S 63 is sponsored by Fanning, Mike and Malloy, Gerald.
What is the current status of S 63?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track S 63?
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