SC H4060 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 15-5)
Status: Engrossed on March 29 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-03-29 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #5) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on March 29 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-03-29 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #5) [HTML]
Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-1-485 So As To Establish A Statewide Workforce Readiness Goal; By Adding Section 59-29-245 So As To Provide Remediation In Courses In Literacy And Mathematics To High School Seniors Seeking Post-secondary Studies But Lacking Requisite Academic Preparation, To Provide This Coursework May Be Used To Meet High School Graduation Requirements, And To Provide Related Implementation Requirements Of The State Department Of Education, State Board Of Education, And The State Technical College System; By Adding Section 59-39-105 So As To Provide High School Seniors Shall Complete And Submit A Free Application For Federal Student Aid Before Graduating From High School, To Provide Exemptions, To Provide Related Requirements For The Implementation Of These Provisions, And To Make These Provisions Applicable Beginning With The 2023-2024 School Year; By Amending Section 59-26-35, Relating To Educator Preparation Program Evaluations And The South Carolina Educator Preparation Report Card, So As To Transfer Primary Responsibility For Conducting These Evaluations And Producing This Report Card To The State Department Of Education; By Amending Section 59-59-210, Relating To Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreements, So As To Provide A Uniform System Of Dual Enrollment College Courses Offered To High School Students By Institutions Of Higher Learning In This State, And To Provide For The Development Of Policies For The Guaranteed Transfer Of Coursework Earned At Technical Colleges In This State To Public Institutions Of Higher Learning In This State; By Adding Section 41-1-140 So As To Provide The Department Of Employment And Workforce Shall Maintain And Provide Free Online Access To Information Regarding The Economic Value Of College Majors, Among Other Things; And By Increasing The Percentage Of Working-aged Adults With Postsecondary Degrees Or Industry Credentials By Facilitating The Transfer Of Certain Adult Education Programs To The State Board For Technical And Comprehensive Education And Maximizing Use Of Career And Technology Centers To Improve And Update Career And Technical Education.
Title
Education and workforce readiness
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2023-03-28 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 108 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 12) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-29 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2023-03-29 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 2023-03-29 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
| 2023-03-29 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate |
| 2023-03-28 | House | Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-2 |
| 2023-03-28 | House | Read second time |
| 2023-03-28 | House | Amended |
| 2023-03-28 | House | Requests for debate-Rep |
| 2023-03-28 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley, Bauer, Forrest |
| 2023-03-13 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2023-03-09 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works |
| 2023-03-08 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Murphy, Brewer, Mitchell |
| 2023-03-01 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works |
| 2023-03-01 | House | Introduced and read first time |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1 | 140 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 59 | 1 | 485 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 59 | 26 | 35 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 59 | 29 | 245 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 59 | 39 | 105 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 59 | 59 | 210 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
