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Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-10-10, RELATING TO STANDARDS FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN MANDATORY MINIMUM PERIODS FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECESS IN FOUR-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE EACH YEAR IN ADDITION TO OTHER CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE RECESS PERIODS MUST BE HELD INDOORS DURING TIMES OF INCLEMENT WEATHER; TO REDESIGNATE ARTICLE 1 OF CHAPTER 10, TITLE 59 AS "PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ACTIVITY"; TO PROVIDE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL TAKE CERTAIN MEASURES TO CONFORM THEIR RESPECTIVE REGULATIONS AND RULES TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND TO CLARIFY THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT PREVAIL TO THE EXTENT THEY CONFLICT WITH ANY SUCH REGULATIONS AND RULES.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Apr 11, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 20, 2024
How they voted
108–0
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 121
Mar 20, 2024
D
Democratic34
88% Yea
R
Republican87
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 20, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (108-0-13)
house
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
14 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Annie McDaniel
DDemocratic
P
Chris Hart
DDemocratic
P
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
DDemocratic
P
Jermaine Johnson
DDemocratic
P
John King
DDemocratic
P
Melissa Oremus
RRepublican
P
Michael Rivers
DDemocratic
P
Neal Collins
RRepublican
P
Pat Henegan
DDemocratic
P
Patrick Haddon
RRepublican
P
Randy Ligon
RRepublican
P
Robert Williams
DDemocratic
P
Rosalyn Henderson-Myers
DDemocratic
P
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
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