South Carolina Senate Bill 829 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 19 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-19 - Referred to Committee on Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Enact The "equity In Education Act", To Provide Qualifying Students With The Option To Transfer To Another Public School Or To An Independent School Upon Certain Conditions, To Provide Definitions, To Provide For Scholarships To Attend Independent Schools, To Provide Requirements And Accountability Measures For Independent Schools Who Accept Students Pursuant To This Article, To Require At-risk Public Schools To Provide Notice To Parents Of Their Status And The Option To Transfer, To Allow For The Promulgation Of Necessary Regulations, To Allow The Department Of Revenue To Undergo Necessary Investigations, To Provide Reporting And Evaluation Requirements, And To Provide Miscellaneous Provisions.

Equity in Education Act

Sen. Robert Ford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-04-19		Referred to Committee on Education
2011-04-19		Introduced and read first time

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0829&session=119&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/829_20110419.htm