1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 120th Session, 2013-2014 3 4 H. 3162 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 General Bill 9 Sponsors: Rep. Sellers 10 Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19799ab13.docx 11 12 Introduced in the House on January 8, 2013 13 Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works 14 15 Summary: High School League Review Panel 16 17 18 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 19 20 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 21 12/18/2012 House Prefiled 22 12/18/2012 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 23 1/8/2013 House Introduced and read first time ( House Journalpage 110) 24 1/8/2013 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works ( House Journalpage 110) 25 26 27 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 28 29 12/18/2012 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A BILL 10 11 TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 12 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 593115 SO AS TO CREATE THE 13 SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE REVIEW 14 PANEL, TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE 15 PANEL AND RELATED MATTERS CONCERNING ITS 16 RULES, THE AVAILABILITY OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR 17 CERTAIN EXPENSES, AND ITS RIGHT TO ACCESS 18 REASONABLE FACILITIES AND RESOURCES OF THE 19 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; AND BY ADDING 20 SECTION 593120, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A DECISION 21 OF THE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE MAY BE APPEALED TO 22 THE PANEL, THAT THE PANEL MUST CONDUCT A 23 HEARING AND RENDER A FINAL DECISION IN A 24 CERTAIN MANNER, AND THAT NO RIGHT OF REVIEW OR 25 APPEAL FROM THE FINAL DECISION OF THE PANEL 26 EXISTS. 27 28 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South 29 Carolina: 30 31 SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by 32 adding: 33 34 “Section 593115. (A) There is created the ‘South Carolina 35 High School League Review Panel’ to consider appeals from 36 decisions of the High School League. 37 (B)(1) The panel consists of five members constituted as 38 follows: 39 (a) the State Superintendent of Education or his designee; 40 (b) the Chairman of the State Board of Education or his 41 designee; and

[3162] 2 1 (c) three people currently employed as athletics coaches 2 or athletics directors in a public high school in this State with one 3 appointed by the Governor, one by the Speaker of the House, and 4 one by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. 5 (2) Terms of all members are for four years and until 6 successors are appointed and qualify. Vacancies must be filled in 7 the original manner of selection for the remainder of the unexpired 8 term. 9 (3) The panel shall meet at the Department of Education 10 within thirty days after the appointment and qualification of all 11 members. At its initial meeting, the panel shall: 12 (a) elect a chairman, vice chairman, and other officers it 13 considers necessary; and 14 (b) adopt rules as it considers necessary. 15 (4) Members may not receive salary per diem, but are 16 entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses 17 incurred pursuant to the discharge of official duties, not to exceed 18 the per diem, mileage, and subsistence amounts allowed by law for 19 members of boards, commissions, and committees. 20 (C) The department shall provide access to a conference room, 21 and reasonable secretarial and administrative support to the panel.” 22 23 SECTION 2. Chapter 3, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by 24 adding: 25 26 “Section 593120. A decision made by the South Carolina High 27 School League that affects a student, team, or program in a South 28 Carolina public school may be appealed to the South Carolina 29 High School League Review Panel within sixty calendar days after 30 the decision. The panel shall conduct a hearing on the merits of the 31 appeal within sixty calendar days after receiving the appeal, and 32 shall render a final decision in writing within fifteen calendar days 33 of this hearing. A simple majority vote of the members present at 34 the hearing is necessary to render a decision. The affected party 35 and the South Carolina High School League shall abide by the 36 final decision. The panel may not reconsider its final decision and 37 no party to the action may appeal the final decision to another 38 forum. The panel is the forum of last resort and the final appellate 39 authority over an issue it considers on appeal.” 40 41 SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the 42 Governor. 43 XX

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