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H 3427

  • South Carolina House Bill
  • 2017-2018 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Mar 22, 2017
  • Passed House Mar 22, 2017
  • Senate
  • Governor

A Bill To Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, To Enact The "South Carolina Computer Science Education Initiative" By Adding Section 59-29-250 So As To Provide The Purpose Of The Section, To Provide That, Beginning With The 2018-2019 School Year, Public High Schools And Public Charter High Schools Shall Offer Certain Computer Science Coursework, To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt And Ensure Implementation Of Grade-Appropriate Standards For Computer Science And Computational Thinking For Public School Students In Kindergarten Through Twelfth Grade, To Provide Related Requirements Of The State Department Of Education, To Provide Requirements For The Office Of The Governor To Establish Criteria And Processes For Designating Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math Communities And Regions, And To Provide Related Requirements Of Such Communities And Regions.

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Abstract

Bill Sponsors (109)

G.R. Smith

     
Primary

Long

     
Primary

G.M. Smith

     
Primary

Johnson

     
Primary

Elliott

     
Primary

Crawford

     
Primary

Hayes

     
Primary

D.C. Moss

     
Primary

B. Newton

     
Primary

W. Newton

     
Primary

Bruce Bannister

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 24
Primary

Bart Blackwell

  • Republican
Primary

Jeff Bradley

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 123
Primary

Bill Chumley

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 35
Primary

Gary E. Clary

  • Republican
Primary

J. Derham Cole, Jr.

  • Republican
Primary

F. Gregory "Greg" Delleney, Jr.

  • Republican
Primary

Chandra Dillard

  • Democratic
  • Representative
  • District 23
Primary

MaryGail K. Douglas

  • Democratic
Primary

Cal Forrest

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 39
Primary

P. Michael "Mike" Forrester

  • Republican
Primary

Russell W. Fry

  • Republican
Primary

Laurie Slade Funderburk

  • Democratic
Primary

Daniel P. "Dan" Hamilton

  • Republican
Primary

Kevin Hardee

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 105
Primary

Phyllis J. Henderson

  • Republican
Primary

Bill Herbkersman

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 118
Primary

Chip Huggins

  • Republican
Primary

Jay Jordan

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 63
Primary

James H. "Jay" Lucas

  • Republican
Primary

Peter M. McCoy, Jr.

  • Republican
Primary

John McCravy

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 13
Primary

Joseph A. "Joe" McEachern

  • Democratic
Primary

Cezar E. McKnight

  • Democratic
Primary

Tommy Pope

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 47
Primary

Rick Quinn

  • Republican
Primary

J. Gary Simrill

  • Republican
Primary

L. Kit Spires

  • Republican
Primary

Tommy M. Stringer

  • Republican
Primary

Bill Taylor

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 86
Primary

S. Rivers

     
Primary

Anderson

     
Primary

Ott

     
Primary

Williams

     
Primary

J.E. Smith

     
Primary

Bennett

     
Primary

Davis

     
Primary

Neal

     
Primary

Brown

     
Primary

V.S. Moss

     
Primary

Eric M. Bedingfield

  • Republican
Primary

Beth Bernstein

  • Democratic
  • Representative
  • District 78
Primary

William K. "Bill" Bowers

  • Democratic
Primary

William Scott Cogswell, Jr.

  • Republican
Primary

William E. "Bill" Crosby

  • Republican
Primary

Gregory D. "Greg" Duckworth

  • Republican
Primary

Raye Felder

  • Republican
Primary

Craig Gagnon

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 11
Primary

Jerry Govan

  • Democratic
  • Representative
  • District 93
Primary

Pat Henegan

  • Democratic
Primary

Bill Hixon

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 83
Primary

Joseph Jefferson

  • Democratic
Primary

John King

  • Democratic
  • Representative
  • District 49
Primary

Harold Mitchell Jr.

  • Democratic
Primary

Mandy Powers Norrell

  • Democratic
Primary

J. Anne Parks

  • Democratic
Primary

Michael A. Pitts

  • Republican
Primary

Todd Rutherford

  • Democratic
  • Representative
  • District 74
Primary

Mike Ryhal

  • Republican
Primary

F. Michael "Mike" Sottile

  • Republican
Primary

Leon Stavrinakis

  • Democratic
  • Representative
  • District 119
Primary

Edward R. "Eddie" Tallon, Sr.

  • Republican
Primary

Ivory Thigpen

  • Democratic
Primary

David Weeks

  • Democratic
  • Representative
  • District 51
Primary

Will Wheeler

  • Democratic
  • Representative
  • District 50
Primary

W. Brian White

  • Republican
Primary

Richie Yow

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 53
Primary

Merita A. "Rita" Allison

  • Republican
Primary

Michael A. "Mike" Anthony

  • Democratic
Primary

Katherine E. "Katie" Arrington

  • Republican
Primary

Todd K. Atwater

  • Republican
Primary

Jimmy C. Bales, Ed.D.

  • Democratic
Primary

Nathan Ballentine

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 71
Primary

Mike Burns

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 17
Primary

Alan D. Clemmons

  • Republican
Primary

Bill Clyburn

  • Democratic
  • Representative
  • District 82
Primary

Gilda Cobb-Hunter

  • Democratic
  • Representative
  • District 95
Primary

Neal Collins

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 5
Primary

Joseph S. Daning

  • Republican
Primary

Shannon Erickson

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 124
Primary

Kirkman Finlay, III

  • Republican
Primary

Lee Hewitt

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 108
Primary

Davey Hiott

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 4
Primary

Lonnie Hosey

  • Democratic
  • Representative
  • District 91
Primary

Leon Howard

  • Democratic
  • Representative
  • District 76
Primary

Roger Kirby

  • Democratic
  • Representative
  • District 101
Primary

Patsy G. Knight

  • Democratic
Primary

Dwight Loftis

  • Republican
Primary

Phillip Lowe

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 60
Primary

Chris Murphy

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 98
Primary

Joshua A. Putnam

  • Republican
Primary

Leola C. Robinson-Simpson

  • Democratic
Primary

Bill Sandifer

  • Republican
Primary

Anne Thayer

  • Republican
Primary

McLain R. "Mac" Toole

  • Republican
Primary

Jay West

  • Republican
Primary

J. Seth Whipper

  • Democratic
Primary

Bill Whitmire

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 1
Primary

Mark Willis

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 16
Primary

Votes

Mar 21, 2017

Passage of Bill

Pass

House

Actions

Feb 16, 2018

South Carolina Legislature

Scrivener's error corrected

Feb 15, 2018

Senate

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education

Mar 22, 2017

House

Read third time and sent to Senate

South Carolina Legislature

Scrivener's error corrected

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education

Senate

Introduced and read first time

Mar 21, 2017

House

Amended

House

Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-1

House

Read second time

Feb 02, 2017

House

Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-21-17

Feb 01, 2017

House

Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-2-17

Jan 31, 2017

House

Debate adjourned until Wed., 2-1-17

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wheeler

Jan 25, 2017

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Knight

House

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cogswell, Daning, Crosby

Jan 18, 2017

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Putnam, Collins, Brown, Weeks, Hosey, Bowers, V.S.Moss, Howard, Kirby, Sottile, Whipper, Norrell, Ballentine, Toole, Thigpen

Jan 17, 2017

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bennett, Davis, Mitchell, Rutherford, Neal, Stavrinakis

Jan 12, 2017

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Anderson, Anthony, Gagnon, Parks, Pitts, Ott, King, Henegan, Willis, Yow, Williams, Jefferson, Duckworth, White, Finlay, Bernstein, J.E.Smith, Bedingfield, Felder

Jan 11, 2017

House

Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

House

Introduced and read first time

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