South Carolina 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee

H 4623 — Excused school absences

Last action — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-462 SO AS TO EXCUSE ABSENCES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WHEN PARTICIPATING IN CERTAIN WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES INCLUDING ORGANIZED COMPETITIONS OR EXHIBITIONS OF FFA ORGANIZATIONS OR 4-H PROGRAMS, AND TO PROVIDE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING AND COMPLETING ASSIGNMENTS MISSED DURING SUCH EXCUSED ABSENCES.

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Action History

  1. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest

  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon, O'Neal

  3. Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

  4. Introduced and read first time

  5. Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

  6. Prefiled

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10 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 160 not signed on

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Not signed on (160)

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 4623 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-462 SO AS TO EXCUSE ABSENCES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WHEN PARTICIPATING IN CERTAIN WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES INCLUDING ORGANIZED COMPETITIONS OR EXHIBITIONS OF FFA ORGANIZATIONS OR 4-H PROGRAMS, AND TO PROVIDE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING AND COMPLETING ASSIGNMENTS MISSED DURING SUCH EXCUSED ABSENCES.
Who sponsors H 4623?
H 4623 is sponsored by Representative Patrick B. Haddon, Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Representative Josiah Magnuson, Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, Representative William "Bill" Clyburn, Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus, Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon, Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr., O'Neal, David L., and Trantham, Ashley B..
What is the current status of H 4623?
This bill died with 2023-2024 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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