2003-2004 Bill 3879: Education Department; Graduation Requirements - South Carolina Legislature

South Carolina General Assembly

115th Session, 2003-2004

H. 3879

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution

Sponsors: Education and Public Works Committee

Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11479ac03.doc

Introduced in the House on March 27, 2003

Introduced in the Senate on April 2, 2003

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education

Summary: Education Department; graduation requirements

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

3/27/2003HouseIntroduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference HJ10

4/1/2003HouseRead second time HJ31

4/2/2003HouseRead third time and sent to Senate HJ23

4/2/2003SenateIntroduced and read first time SJ13

4/2/2003SenateReferred to Committee on EducationSJ13

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/27/2003

3/27/2003-A

INTRODUCED

March 27, 2003

H.3879

Introduced by Education and Public Works Committee

S. Printed 3/27/03--H.

Read the first time March 27, 2003.

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, RELATING TO GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 2795, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION1.The regulations of the Board of Education, relating to Graduation Requirements, designated as Regulation Document Number 2795, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION2.This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

A revised version of the Tests of General Educational Development (GED) was put into service on January 1, 2002, by the American Council on Education’s GED Testing Service. With this new version a revised scoring scale was put into place. Amendments will need to be made to Sections (B)(1)(b)(2), (B)(1)(c)(5), (B)(2)(c)&(d), and (B)(3)(a)(4)(a)&(b) to reflect the new scoring scale.

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