---
type: "Bill"
title: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE OPENING DATE FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR MAY BE AS EARLY AS THURSDAY, AUGUST SEVENTEENTH, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES. - ratified title"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE OPENING DATE FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR MAY BE AS EARLY AS THURSDAY, AUGUST SEVENTEENTH, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 338"
citation: "South Carolina S 338 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Courson", "Fanning", "Hembree", "J. Matthews", "Setzler"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec69ee6f-ee3b-4b8c-9174-cab6b9122e22"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=338&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "be93382d564d36cf0ec2d08ab03124df17bad62993799ebbf2a5d14657ee91a6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina S 338 (2017-2018) — A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE OPENING DATE FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR MAY BE AS EARLY AS THURSDAY, AUGUST SEVENTEENTH, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **2/1/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/338_20170201.htm)
2. **2/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/338_20170202.htm)
3. **2/21/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/338_20170221.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Joint Resolution — **85–14** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Courson — primary (person)
- Fanning — primary (person)
- Hembree — primary (person)
- J. Matthews — primary (person)
- Setzler — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** Recalled from Committee on Education
- **2017-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-02-09** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2017-02-14** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-15** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-21** Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
- **2017-02-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-02-22** Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-14
- **2017-02-23** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-23** Ratified R 3
- **2017-02-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-02** Effective date 02/28/17
- **2017-07-12** Act No. 99

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec69ee6f-ee3b-4b8c-9174-cab6b9122e22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).