SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 116TH SESSION 20052006 A326 R359

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2005-2006 Bill 1107: Sign language - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

116th Session, 2005-2006

A326, R359, S1107

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Senator Hawkins

Document Path: l:\s-res\jdh\042sign.kmm.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 1, 2006

Introduced in the House on March 30, 2006

Last Amended on May 24, 2006

Passed by the General Assembly on May 25, 2006

Governor's Action: June 1, 2006, Signed

Summary: Sign language

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number

2/1/2006 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ‑32

2/1/2006 Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ‑32

3/28/2006 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education SJ‑13

3/29/2006 Scrivener's error corrected

3/29/2006 Senate Amended SJ‑22

3/29/2006 Senate Read second time SJ‑22

3/30/2006 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ‑8

3/30/2006 House Introduced and read first time HJ‑37

3/30/2006 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ‑37

3/30/2006 Scrivener's error corrected

5/17/2006 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works HJ‑8

5/18/2006 Scrivener's error corrected

5/24/2006 House Amended HJ‑58

5/24/2006 House Read second time HJ‑60

5/25/2006 House Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ‑13

5/25/2006 Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ‑191

5/31/2006 Ratified R 359

6/1/2006 Signed By Governor

6/9/2006 Copies available

6/9/2006 Effective date 06/01/06

6/16/2006 Act No. 326

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

(A326, R359, S1107)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59‑17‑130, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HIGH SCHOOL COURSES IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY GIVE CREDIT AS A WORLD LANGUAGE TO A PUPIL WHO SATISFACTORILY COMPLETES A HIGH SCHOOL COURSE IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS FOR THESE TEACHERS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

American Sign Language as world language credit

SECTION 1. Section 59‑17‑130 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

“Section 59‑17‑130. (A) The board of trustees of a school district may grant credit as a world language to a pupil who satisfactorily has completed a high school course in American Sign Language. Beginning with the 2008‑2009 school year, American Sign Language awarded as a world language credit may be used to satisfy the foreign language credit requirement specified in Section 59‑39‑100.

(B) The State Department of Education shall determine the required qualifications for teachers of American Sign Language and shall develop academic standards to be approved by the State Board of Education.

(C) Nothing in this section may be construed to require South Carolina four‑year colleges or universities to accept courses in American Sign Language to meet the foreign language admissions requirements set by the institution.”

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 31^st day of May, 2006.

Approved the 1^st day of June, 2006.

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