South Carolina House Joint Resolution 4823 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on September 9 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-09-09 - Act No. 337

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO SUSPEND THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROVIDE PRINTED COPIES OF 2010 DISTRICT AND SCHOOL REPORT CARDS; TO REQUIRE A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR SCHOOL WITHIN THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE PARENTS WITH A LINK TO THE REPORT CARDS VIA EMAIL OR OTHER COMMUNICATION METHODS UPON CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO SUSPEND WRITING ASSESSMENTS FOR CERTAIN GRADES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT WRITING ASSESSMENTS MAY NOT BE USED IN GROWTH CALCULATIONS; TO SUSPEND THE REQUIREMENT THAT SCHOOLS ADVERTISE THE DISTRICT AND SCHOOL 2010 REPORT CARD, BUT TO REQUIRE RESULTS TO BE PROVIDED TO AN AREA NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION; TO ALLOW HIGH SCHOOLS TO OFFER STATE-FUNDED WORKKEY ASSESSMENTS TO CERTAIN STUDENTS; TO PROVIDE FOR A ONE-YEAR GRACE PERIOD FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS OF A SOUTH CAROLINA TEACHER LOAN, AND TO REQUIRE THE SOUTH CAROLINA STUDENT LOAN CORPORATION TO DEVELOP FORMS AND PROCEDURES TO IMPLEMENT THE GRACE PERIOD; TO DIRECT SAVINGS FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO CONSIDER END-OF-COURSE ASSESSMENTS FOR FEDERAL ASSESSMENT PURPOSES. - ratified title

Suspend The Requirement That The Department Of Education Provide Printed Copies Of 2010 District And School Report Cards; To Require A School District Or School Within The District To Provide Parents With A Link To The Report Cards Via Email Or Other Communication Methods Upon Certain Conditions; To Require The Department To Suspend Writing Assessments For Certain Grades, And To Provide That Writing Assessments May Not Be Used In Growth Calculations; To Suspend The Requirement That Schools Advertise The District And School 2010 Report Card, But To Require Results To Be Provided To An Area Newspaper Of General Circulation; To Allow High Schools To Offer State-funded Workkey Assessments To Certain Students; To Provide For A One-year Grace Period For Certain Recipients Of A South Carolina Teacher Loan, And To Require The South Carolina Student Loan Corporation To Develop Forms And Procedures To Implement The Grace Period; To Direct Savings From Certain Provisions Of This Act; And To Require The Department To Convene A Task Force To Consider End-of-course Assessments For Federal Assessment Purposes. - Ratified Title

Rep. Daniel Cooper [R]

Sen. Dwight Loftis [R]

Rep. Phillip Owens [R]

Rep. James Roland Smith [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-09-09		Act No. 337
2010-05-21		Effective date 05/13/10
2010-05-13		Became law without Governor's signature
2010-05-06		Ratified R 205
2010-04-28		Read third time and enrolled SJ-24
2010-04-27		Read second time SJ-21
2010-04-22		Recalled from Committee on Finance
2010-04-21		Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-12
2010-04-21		Introduced and read first time SJ-12
2010-04-21		Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-10
2010-04-20		Read second time HJ-57
2010-04-20		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Loftis
2010-04-13		Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference HJ-61

S1347 (Similar To) 2010-04-28 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-17

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Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4823&session=118