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Legislative Update

Governor Haley proposes K-12 education reform initiative including incentives to teach in rural areas, funding for reading coaches, technology improvements, and state charter schools. House Education Policy Review and Reform Task Force formed to study education funding, calendar, standards, and unfunded mandates. Tuition tax credits and vouchers introduced for exceptional needs children. State Superintendent of Education appointment proposed. Freedom of Information Act proposed for public body meetings. South Carolina Jobs, Education, and Tax Act aims to bring transparency and revenue for public schools. County Spelling Bee Competition scheduled.

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Legislative Update

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  1. Legislative Update January 27, 2015

  2. Budget 2015-2016 • Governor Haley proposes K-12 education reform initiative • Incentives to teach in rural areas • $6.4 million for reading coaches • $3.5 million to train and certify reading coaches • $30 million for technology improvements • $12 million for state charter schools • Base Student Cost increase to $2,200

  3. House Education Policy Review and Reform Task Force • Task force made up of lawmakers, educators, business leaders, and school leaders • Task force will study: • State’s education funding system • School year calendar with emphasis on fulfilling number of credits required to graduate • Education standards • Requirements of school districts with goal to eliminate unfunded mandates

  4. Tuition Tax Credits, Vouchers (H.3072) • Provides nonprofit scholarship funding to provide grants for defraying educational costs for exceptional needs children • Provides tax credits for individuals or businesses that make contributions made to nonprofit scholarship funding • H.3072 • Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means (1/13/15)

  5. Appointed State Superintendent of Education (H.3041) • Amend Constitution of South Carolina to delete State Superintendent of Education from list of elected state officers • Provide that State Superintendent of Education be appointed by Governor • H.3041 • Referred to House Committee on Judiciary (1/13/15)

  6. Freedom of Information Act (S.11 and H.3192) • Public body must provide agenda for all regularly scheduled meetings • Agenda items added later than twenty-four hours before the meeting only by two-thirds vote of the body • S.11 • Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (1/13/15) • H.3192 • Referred to House Committee on Judiciary (1/13/15)

  7. South Carolina Jobs, Education and Tax Act • Developed over the past few years by coalition of education groups • Goal is to provide equitable, stable, and sound revenue source for public schools • Will bring transparency and simplification of education funding • Property tax relief for business, manufacturing and non-owner occupied properties

  8. School Spelling Bee Competitions • County Spelling Bee Final February 2, 2015 URS Center for Performing Arts 7:00 p.m. Our Aiken County Schools are Succeeding!

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