SC H3427 | 2017-2018 | 122nd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 73-36)
Status: Engrossed on March 22 2017 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-02-16 - Scrivener's error corrected
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Provide The Purpose Of The Section, To Provide That, Beginning With The 2018-2019 School Year, Public High Schools And Public Charter High Schools Shall Offer Certain Computer Science Coursework, To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt And Ensure Implementation Of Grade-appropriate Standards For Computer Science And Computational Thinking For Public School Students In Kindergarten Through Twelfth Grade, To Provide Related Requirements Of The State Department Of Education, To Provide Requirements For The Office Of The Governor To Establish Criteria And Processes For Designating Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math Communities And Regions, And To Provide Related Requirements Of Such Communities And Regions.

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Title

SC Computer Science Education Initiative

Sponsors

Rep. James Lucas [R]Sen. Dwight Loftis [R]Rep. Merita Allison [R]Rep. Tommy Stringer [R]
Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]Rep. Gary Simrill [R]Rep. Garry Smith [R]Rep. Cezar McKnight [D]
Rep. Leola Robinson-Simpson [D]Rep. John West [R]Rep. Steven Long [R]Rep. James Burns [R]
Rep. Todd Atwater [R]Rep. Peter McCoy [R]Rep. Kevin Hardee [R]Rep. William Hewitt [R]
Rep. Russell Fry [R]Rep. Wallace Jordan [R]Rep. Christopher Murphy [R]Rep. Kit Spires [R]
Rep. Murrell Smith [R]Rep. John Mccravy [R]Rep. Alan Clemmons [R]Rep. Joseph McEachern [D]
Rep. Bill Taylor [R]Rep. Katherine Arrington [R]Rep. Jeffrey Johnson [R]Rep. Chip Huggins [R]
Rep. Daniel Hamilton [R]Rep. Jason Elliott [R]Rep. Laurie Funderburk [D]Rep. Jimmy Bales [D]
Rep. Bruce Bannister [R]Rep. Bart Blackwell [R]Rep. Jeffrey Bradley [R]Rep. William Chumley [R]
Rep. Gary Clary [R]Rep. William Clyburn [D]Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter [D]Rep. Derham Cole [R]
Rep. Heather Crawford [R]Rep. Gregory Delleney [R]Rep. Chandra Dillard [D]Rep. MaryGail Douglas [D]
Rep. Cally Forrest [R]Rep. Michael Forrester [R]Rep. Jackie Hayes [D]Rep. Phyllis Henderson [R]
Rep. William Herbkersman [R]Rep. Davey Hiott [R]Rep. Phillip Lowe [R]Rep. Dennis Moss [R]
Rep. Brandon Newton [R]Rep. Weston Newton [R]Rep. Thomas Pope [R]Rep. Rick Quinn [R]
Rep. Samuel Rivers [R]Rep. Mike Ryhal [R]Rep. William Sandifer [R]Rep. Edward Tallon [R]
Rep. Anne Thayer [R]Rep. William Whitmire [R]Rep. William Hixon [R]Rep. Carl Anderson [D]
Rep. Michael Anthony [D]Rep. Craig Gagnon [R]Rep. Anne Parks [D]Rep. Michael Pitts [R]
Rep. Russell Ott [D]Rep. John King [D]Rep. Patricia Henegan [D]Rep. Mark Willis [R]
Rep. Richard Yow [R]Rep. Robert Williams [D]Rep. Joseph Jefferson [D]Rep. Gregory Duckworth [R]
Rep. Brian White [R]Rep. Kirkman Finlay [R]Rep. Beth Bernstein [D]Rep. James Smith [D]
Rep. Eric Bedingfield [R]Rep. Raye Felder [R]Rep. Linda Bennett [R]Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]
Rep. Harold Mitchell [D]Rep. Todd Rutherford [D]Rep. Joseph Neal [D]Rep. Leonidas Stavrinakis [D]
Rep. Jerry Govan [D]Rep. Joshua Putnam [R]Rep. Neal Collins [R]Rep. Robert Brown [D]
Rep. David Weeks [D]Rep. Lonnie Hosey [D]Rep. William Bowers [D]Rep. Steve Moss [R]
Rep. Leon Howard [D]Rep. Roger Kirby [D]Rep. Michael Sottile [R]Rep. Jackson Whipper [D]
Rep. Mandy Norrell [D]Rep. Nathan Ballentine [R]Rep. McLain Toole [R]Rep. Ivory Thigpen [D]
Rep. William Cogswell [R]Rep. Joseph Daning [R]Rep. William Crosby [R]Rep. Patsy Knight [D]
Rep. William Wheeler [D]

Roll Calls

2017-03-21 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 106 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 10) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-02-16 Scrivener's error corrected
2018-02-15SenateCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Education
2017-03-22 Scrivener's error corrected
2017-03-22SenateReferred to Committee on Education
2017-03-22SenateIntroduced and read first time
2017-03-22HouseRead third time and sent to Senate
2017-03-21HouseRoll call Yeas-106 Nays-1
2017-03-21HouseRead second time
2017-03-21HouseAmended
2017-02-02HouseDebate adjourned until Tues., 3-21-17
2017-02-01HouseDebate adjourned until Thur., 2-2-17
2017-01-31HouseDebate adjourned until Wed., 2-1-17
2017-01-31HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Wheeler
2017-01-25HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Knight
2017-01-25HouseCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
2017-01-25HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Cogswell, Daning, Crosby
2017-01-18HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Putnam, Collins, Brown, Weeks, Hosey, Bowers, V.S.Moss, Howard, Kirby, Sottile, Whipper, Norrell, Ballentine, Toole, Thigpen
2017-01-17HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Bennett, Davis, Mitchell, Rutherford, Neal, Stavrinakis
2017-01-12HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Anderson, Anthony, Gagnon, Parks, Pitts, Ott, King, Henegan, Willis, Yow, Williams, Jefferson, Duckworth, White, Finlay, Bernstein, J.E.Smith, Bedingfield, Felder
2017-01-11HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2017-01-11HouseIntroduced and read first time

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5929250(n/a)See Bill Text

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