South Carolina Senate Bill 905

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-09 - Referred to Committee on Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-155-110, Relating To The Implementation Of A Comprehensive, Systematic Approach To Reading By The Department Of Education, So As To Ensure Alignment With Scientifically-based Reading Instruction And Foundational Literacy Skills; By Amending Section 59-155-120, Relating To Definitions, So As To Include New Definitions And Amend Current Definitions; By Amending Section 59-155-130, Relating To The Duties Of The Department, So As To Ensure Implementation Of Read To Succeed Is Based In The Science Of Reading, Structured Literacy, And Foundational Literacy Skills; By Amending Section 59-155-140, Relating To Reading Proficiency Plans, So As To Amend Requirements For Reading Plans; By Amending Section 59-155-150, Relating To Readiness Assessment, So As To Require The Administration Of A Board Approved Readiness Assessment To 4k And 5k Within The First Thirty Days Of The School Year; By Adding Section 59-150-155 So As To Provide Requirements For Universal Reading Screeners; By Amending Section 59-155-160, Relating To Retention For Third Grade Students And Summer Reading Camp Requirements, So As To Clarify Good Cause Exemptions And Ensure Districts Include Grades K-2 In Summer Reading Camps; By Amending Section 59-155-170, Relating To Competencies And Professional Development, So As To Require They Be Based In Foundational Literacy Skills; By Amending Section 59-155-180, Relating To Pre-service And In-service Teacher Education Programs, So As To Amend Endorsement Requirements; By Amending Section 59-155-200, Relating To Promotion Of Reading Habits And Skills Development, So As To Remove Specific District Requirements; By Amending Section 59-155-210, Relating To Standards, Practices, And Procedures, So As To Ensure The Department Provides Guidance To Districts On Implementation Of This Chapter; And By Amending Section 59-18-310, Relating To Development Or Adoption Of The Statewide Assessment Program, So As To Require Formative Assessments Be Administered Three Times A School Year.

Read to Succeed

Sen. Greg Hembree [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2024-01-09	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	150	155	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	155	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	155	120	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	155	130	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	155	140	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	155	150	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	155	160	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	155	170	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	155	180	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	155	200	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	155	210	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	18	310	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0905&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/905_20240109.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0905%202024-01-09%20introduced.pdf
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0905%202024-01-29%20updated.pdf