South Carolina House Bill 3662 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-05-20 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.L.Brown
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL CHAPTER, SO AS TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "CHARTER SCHOOL" TO ALLOW AN APPLICANT TO SEEK TO FORM A SINGLE SEX CHARTER SCHOOL WITHOUT REGARD TO THE GENDER MAKEUP OF THAT PROPOSED CHARTER SCHOOL; AND TO AMEND SECTION 59-40-50, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO POWERS AND DUTIES OF A CHARTER SCHOOL, SO AS TO MAKE EXCEPTIONS FOR THE APPLICATION TO CREATE A SINGLE GENDER CHARTER SCHOOL TO THE REQUIREMENTS THAT CHARTER SCHOOLS ADMIT ALL CHILDREN ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOL AND THAT CHARTER SCHOOLS MAY NOT DENY ADMISSION OR SHOW PREFERENCE TO A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, RESPECTIVELY.

Make Exceptions For The Application To Create A Single Gender Charter School To The Requirements That Charter Schools Admit All Children Eligible To Attend Public School And That Charter Schools May Not Deny Admission Or Show Preference To A Group Of Individuals, Respectively.

Rep. Robert Brown [D]

Rep. Wendell Gilliard [D]

Rep. Anne Hutto [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-20		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.L.Brown
2009-03-04		Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-69
2009-03-04		Introduced and read first time HJ-69

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	40	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	40	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3662&session=118