SC H4756 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-16 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder, Trantham
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 19, Title 59 So As To Define Necessary Terminology, To Provide Requirements For Local School Board Governance And Board Member Conduct, To Provide The State Board Of Education Shall Adopt A Model Code Of Ethics For Local School Board Member Conduct, To Provide Local School Boards Shall Adopt Codes Of Ethics Based On This Model Code, To Provide Local School Boards Shall Adopt Nepotism Policies That Meet Certain Minimum Requirements, To Prohibit Conflicts Of Interest By School Board Members, To Provide For The Referral Of Conflict Of Interest Allegations To The State Ethics Commission Upon A Two-thirds Vote Of School Board Members Present For Such A Vote, To Require Notice To The State Board Of Education When A Public School Accrediting Body Places A District Or School On A Level Of Accreditation That Immediately Precedes Accreditation Loss For Governance Reasons, To Provide The State Board Of Education Shall Conduct A Hearing On The Matter And May Recommend Suspension Of A Board To The Governor, And To Provide The Governor May Suspend An Entire Board And Appoint A Temporary Board; By Adding Section 8-13-810 So As To Provide The State Board Of Education Shall Notify The State Ethics Commission Of Any School Board Trustee Who Fails To Complete Required Ethics Training, To Provide Failure Of A School Board Member To Complete This Training Constitutes A Violation Of The State Ethics Act And Subjects The Member To Certain Civil And Criminal Penalties, To Provide The Commission Also May Impose Oral Or Written Warnings Or Reprimands, And To Provide Trustees Must Be Provided Notice And Opportunity For A Hearing Before Their Position On The School Board May Be Terminated For Violations Of The State Ethics Act; To Amend Section 1-3-240, Relating To State And County Officials Subject To Removal From Office By The Governor In Certain Circumstances, So As To Include School Board Trustees; To Amend Section 59-18-920, Relating To The Requirement That The Performance Of Students Of Charter Schools Sponsored By The South Carolina Public Charter School District Must Be Included In Overall Performance Ratings, So As To Provide This Requirement Also Applies To Charter Schools Sponsored By Registered Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Amend Section 59-19-45, Relating To Mandatory Orientation For School Board Members, So As To Provide The State Board Of Education Shall Adopt A Model Training Program For School Board Members Which Districts Shall Adopt, To Provide School Districts Shall Adopt Local Training Programs, And To Provide School Districts Shall Provide Such Training To Board Members Within One Year After Taking Office; By Adding Section 59-19-55 So As To Provide School Board Trustees And School Officials Shall Comply With Certain Ethics Provisions Applicable To Public Officers And Employees; And To Amend Section 59-19-60, Relating To The Removal Of School District Trustees, So As To Revise The Grounds For Removal, The Manner Of Removal, And Provisions Concerning The Filling Of Seats Vacated By Removal, Among Other Things.

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Title

Ethics

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2020-01-16HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder, Trantham
2020-01-14HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2020-01-14HouseIntroduced and read first time
2019-12-11HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2019-12-11HousePrefiled

Same As/Similar To

H3579 (Similar To) 2019-01-17 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Stringer

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
13240(n/a)See Bill Text
5918920(n/a)See Bill Text
591945(n/a)See Bill Text
591955(n/a)See Bill Text
591960(n/a)See Bill Text
813810(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources


Bill Comments

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