South Carolina Senate Bill 872 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on June 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-04 - Referred to Committee on Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Relating To The Education Accountability Act, To Provide That A Parent Of A Student May Excuse The Student From Participating In A Standardized Assessment That Is Part Of The System Of Assessments Adopted Pursuant To Section 59-18-310 Of The 1976 Code, And Administered Pursuant To Sections 59-18-320, 59-18-325 And 59-139-60 Of The 1976 Code; To Provide That No Prosecution Or Penalty Shall Result For The Parent's Choice To Excuse The Student; To Provide That Each School District Shall Adopt And Implement A Policy And Procedure By Which The Student's Parent May Excuse The Student From Participation In A Standardized Assessment; And To Provide That The School District Must Make This Policy Available To The Parents Of The Students Enrolled In Each Public School Operated By The School District.

Parental Right To Refuse Assessments Act

Sen. Lee Bright [R]

Sen. Kevin Bryant [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2015-06-04	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H4330 (Similar To) 2016-05-03 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Burns, Chumley

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	139	60	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	18	310	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	18	320	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	18	325	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0872&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/872_20150604.htm