2005-2006 Bill 1107: Sign Language - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

116th Session, 2005-2006

A326, R359, S1107

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Senator Hawkins

Document Path: l:\s-res\jdh\042sign.kmm.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 1, 2006

Introduced in the House on March 30, 2006

Last Amended on May 24, 2006

Passed by the General Assembly on May 25, 2006

Governor's Action: June 1, 2006, Signed

Summary: Sign language

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

2/1/2006SenateIntroduced and read first time SJ32

2/1/2006SenateReferred to Committee on EducationSJ32

3/28/2006SenateCommittee report: Favorable with amendment EducationSJ13

3/29/2006Scrivener's error corrected

3/29/2006SenateAmended SJ22

3/29/2006SenateRead second time SJ22

3/30/2006SenateRead third time and sent to House SJ8

3/30/2006HouseIntroduced and read first time HJ37

3/30/2006HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public WorksHJ37

3/30/2006Scrivener's error corrected

5/17/2006HouseCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public WorksHJ8

5/18/2006Scrivener's error corrected

5/24/2006HouseAmended HJ58

5/24/2006HouseRead second time HJ60

5/25/2006HouseRead third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ13

5/25/2006SenateConcurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ191

5/31/2006Ratified R 359

6/1/2006Signed By Governor

6/9/2006Copies available

6/9/2006Effective date 06/01/06

6/16/2006Act No.326

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/1/2006

3/28/2006

3/29/2006

3/29/2006-A

3/30/2006

5/17/2006

5/18/2006

5/24/2006

(A326, R359, S1107)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5917130, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HIGH SCHOOL COURSES IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY GIVE CREDIT AS A WORLD LANGUAGE TO A PUPIL WHO SATISFACTORILY COMPLETES A HIGH SCHOOL COURSE IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS FOR THESE TEACHERS.

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

American Sign Language as world language credit

SECTION1.Section 5917130 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

“Section 5917130.(A)The board of trustees of a school district may grant credit as a world language to a pupil who satisfactorily has completed a high school course in American Sign Language. Beginning with the 20082009 school year, American Sign Language awarded as a world language credit may be used to satisfy the foreign language credit requirement specified in Section 5939100.

(B)The State Department of Education shall determine the required qualifications for teachers of American Sign Language and shall develop academic standards to be approved by the State Board of Education.

(C)Nothing in this section may be construed to require South Carolina fouryear colleges or universities to accept courses in American Sign Language to meet the foreign language admissions requirements set by the institution.”

Time effective

SECTION2.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 31st day of May, 2006.

Approved the 1st day of June, 2006.

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