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South Carolina Homeschool Awareness Week
Ratification #0351 (House Bill: H-3174)General Bill, By Wilkins, Coates, Davenport, Vaughn, Whatley, Simrill, Altman, Robinson, Owens, Gilham and Tripp A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-29-35 SO AS TO ESTABLISH "SOUTH CAROLINA HOME SCHOOL AWARENESS WEEK" EACH YEAR TO RECOGNIZE THE MANY FAMILIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA WHO EDUCATE THEIR CHILDREN AT HOME, AND TO PROVIDE THAT DURING HOME SCHOOL AWARENESS WEEK, ALL HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THIS STATE AND THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS WHO SERVE AS THEIR CHILDREN'S TEACHER SHALL BE PROVIDED THE SAME ADMISSION OPPORTUNITIES TO CERTAIN STATE AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AS ARE PROVIDED TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-65-46 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A FOSTER PARENT MAY TEACH A FOSTER CHILD AT HOME, IF IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS, HOME SCHOOLING OF THE CHILD HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES OR OTHER AGENCY HAVING CUSTODY OF THE CHILD.-amended title View full text 12/20/00 House Prefiled 12/20/00 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 01/09/01 House Introduced and read first time HJ-79 01/09/01 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-79 02/22/01 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works HJ-2 02/28/01 House Amended HJ-16 02/28/01 House Read second time HJ-17 03/01/01 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-6 03/06/01 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-19 03/06/01 Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-19 06/05/01 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education SJ-13 04/30/02 Senate Amended SJ-28 04/30/02 Senate Read second time SJ-28 05/08/02 Senate Amended SJ-20 05/08/02 Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-20 05/14/02 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-71 05/22/02 Ratified R 351 05/28/02 Signed By Governor |