S.C. Code Ann. § 59-153-340 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 153 / Article 3 / Section 59-153-340
SECTION 59-153-340. Duties of trustee; State Treasurer as agent; adoption of annual investment plan.
Status: in_force

(A) The trustee of the endowment fund shall invest and reinvest the assets of the endowment funds as provided for in this chapter and as authorized in Article 7, Chapter 9, Title 11. The State Treasurer shall serve as the agent of the board with respect to all such investments. Investments allowed by law in equities may be made by the board in the manner it shall determine, consistent with this chapter and consistent with its fiduciary duties with respect to the endowment funds. The agent may employ or retain administrators, agents, consultants, or other advisors it considers necessary with respect to making equity investments. (B) After receiving the proposed plan of the panel, the trustee shall adopt an annual investment plan, which must be implemented by the State Treasurer. The board shall review regularly the plan implementation and make amendments as it considers appropriate. (C) The adopted plan must provide that: (1) the minimum and maximum portions of fund assets allocated to equity investments on an ongoing basis may be determined by the trustees; (2) preference may be given to brokerage firms domiciled in this State for conducting nondiscretionary brokerage transactions if these brokerage firms are able to meet the test of equal service and best execution in the purchase and sale of authorized investments. (D) The provisions of this section are cumulative to, and not instead of, any other provisions of law applicable to the panel and its members in the performance of official duties including, but not limited to, Chapter 13 of Title 8.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-104-260 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 104 / Article 3 / Section 59-104-260
SECTION 59-104-260. Commission shall encourage development of joint programs.
Status: in_force

The Commission on Higher Education shall encourage the development of joint programs that take advantage of the strengths of the public colleges and universities and discourage the development of independent competitive programs. The programs must be developed through planning and cooperation among the institutions in both academic and nonacademic areas.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-1420 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 53 / Article 17 / Section 59-53-1420
SECTION 59-53-1420. Duties of commission.
Status: in_force

The commission shall be responsible for a full and exhaustive study looking to the development and implementation of an adequate vocational and technical training program, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: A program coordinated with our industrial expansion effort which will provide immediate training for established industries and provide immediate training for particular industries. The commission, in carrying out this program, shall cooperate with all State and Federal agencies designed to further technical education.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-119-1000 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 119 / Article 9 / Section 59-119-1000
SECTION 59-119-1000. Execution of bonds and coupons; authentication; bonds registerable as to principal and interest; changes.
Status: in_force

The bonds and the coupons, if any, attached to such bonds, must be executed manually or by facsimile in the name of Clemson in such manner and by such persons as the trustees shall from time to time determine, and the seal of Clemson must be affixed to, or impressed, or reproduced on each bond. Any coupons attached to such bonds must be authenticated by the facsimile signature of one or more of the persons signing the bonds. Such bonds may, in the discretion of the trustees, be registerable as to principal and interest on books kept therefor by or on behalf of Clemson, including by a corporate registrar. The delivery of the bonds so executed are valid notwithstanding changes in officers or in the seal occurring after such execution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the bonds may, in the discretion of the trustees, be issued as fully registered, noncertificated, book-entry securities.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-133-300 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 133 / Article 3 / Section 59-133-300
SECTION 59-133-300. Execution of bonds and coupons; seal of Francis Marion University.
Status: in_force

The bonds and the coupons, if any, attached to such bonds, must be executed manually or by facsimile in the name of Francis Marion in such manner and by such persons as the trustees shall from time to time determine, and the seal of Francis Marion University must be affixed to, or impressed, or reproduced on each bond. Any coupons attached to such bonds must be authenticated by the facsimile signature of one or more of the persons signing the bonds. Such bonds may, in the discretion of the trustees, be registerable as to principal and interest on books kept therefor by or on behalf of Francis Marion, including by a corporate registrar. The delivery of the bonds so executed are valid notwithstanding changes in officers or in the seal occurring after such execution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the bonds may, in the discretion of the trustees, be issued as fully registered, noncertified, book-entry securities.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-19-310 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 19 / Article 1 / Section 59-19-310
SECTION 59-19-310. Exercising office of trustee after termination of office.
Status: in_force

If a trustee of any school district shall attempt to act or discharge the duties of such office after he has been removed or after his successor shall have qualified, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, after conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred and one dollars or by imprisonment for not less than thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-105-40 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 105 / Section 59-105-40
SECTION 59-105-40. Campus sexual assault policy; development and implementation; contents; private right of action; distribution.
Status: in_force

(A) Not later than one hundred twenty days after the effective date of this act, each institution of higher learning must establish and implement a written campus sexual assault policy regarding at least: (1) the institution's campus sexual assault programs, aimed at prevention and awareness of sexual assaults; and (2) the procedures followed by the institution once a sexual assault occurs and is reported. (B) The policy described in subsection (A) must address at least all the following areas: (1) education programs to promote the prevention and awareness of sexual assault; (2) possible sanctions following the final determination of an institutional disciplinary procedure regarding a sexual assault; (3) procedures a student follows if a sexual assault occurs, including the persons to be contacted, the importance of preserving evidence of the criminal sexual assault, and the authorities to whom the alleged offense must be reported; (4) procedures for institutional disciplinary action in cases of alleged sexual assault, including a clear statement that both the accuser and the accused: (i) have the same opportunities to have support persons or legal counsel, if the institution's policy allows the presence of outside legal counsel, present during an institutional disciplinary proceeding; and (ii) must be informed of the outcome of an institutional disciplinary proceeding brought alleging a sexual assault. (5) notification to a student of the right to notify proper law enforcement authorities, including institutional and local police, and of the option to be assisted by representatives of the institution in notifying law enforcement authorities if the student chooses; (6) notification of a student of existing medical, advocacy, counseling, mental health, and student services for victims of sexual assault, both on campus and in the community; (7) notification of a student of options for, and available assistance in, changing academic and living situations after an alleged campus sexual assault, if requested by the victim and if the changes are reasonably available. (C) This action does not expand or reduce a private right of action of a person to enforce the provisions of this act. (D) Each institution of higher learning must distribute to students, faculty, and staff the written campus sexual assault policy required by this chapter by printing the policy in one or more of the institution's publications made widely available to students, such as the institution's catalog, student handbook, or staff handbook. Each institution of higher learning must include on admissions and employment applications a notification that a copy of the institution's campus sexual assault policy is available upon request. In addition, the institution's law enforcement personnel, security personnel, and counseling center must make the written policy available to a student who reports being a victim of a sexual assault involving another student or occurring on campus.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-17-10 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 17 / Section 59-17-10
SECTION 59-17-10. School districts as bodies politic and corporate.
Status: in_force

Every school district is and shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of __________ (a descriptive name may be designated by the county board of education or legislative act) School District No __________ (such number may be designated by the county board of education or legislative act), of __________ County (the name of the county in which the district is situated), the State of South Carolina. In that name it may sue and be sued and be capable of contracting and being contracted with to the extent of its school fund and holding such real and personal estate as it may have or come into possession of, by will or otherwise, or as is authorized by law to be purchased, all of which shall be used exclusively for school purposes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-48-70 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 48 / Section 59-48-70
SECTION 59-48-70. Endowment fund; organization and operation.
Status: in_force

(A) The board shall create a Development Office for the school that will be headed by an executive director. The executive director shall be an employee of the school, be hired by the head of the school, and serve at his pleasure with a salary that shall be set by the board. The board may establish and maintain an endowment fund for the school that is subject to the direction of the Executive Director of the Development Office and that has the primary purpose of raising funds to support the furtherance of the school's mission, goals, and objectives. (B) The endowment fund must be organized on a nonprofit basis as a separate legal entity recognized under and in compliance with the laws of this State. (C)(1) In consultation with the Executive Director of the Development Office, the endowment fund must adopt an annual operations and capital budget. Prior to adopting the annual budget, the head of the endowment fund must meet with the Executive Director of the Development Office and the head of the school to review the endowment fund's proposed budget, and prior to any subsequent proposed material changes to the budget. The endowment fund budget and its fundraising goals must exclusively be based on the operation and capital goals of the school as provided to the foundation by the Executive Director of the Development Office and the head of the school. (2) The endowment fund shall not accept any donations that are restricted in their use unless the proposed restriction is approved by the board prior to its acceptance and unless the funds are being used for a purpose that is needed by the school. (D) Prior to taking any action, including fundraising, on behalf of the school, the board and the endowment fund must enter into a written agreement detailing the corresponding rights, duties, and responsibilities of the endowment fund. Effect of Amendment 2020 Act No. 164, SECTION 1, rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-101-10 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 101 / Article 1 / Section 59-101-10
SECTION 59-101-10. Designation of state colleges and universities.
Status: in_force

There are universities and colleges as follows: one located in the City of Columbia, styled the University of South Carolina; another in or near the Town of Orangeburg, styled South Carolina State University; Clemson University; Winthrop University; another styled The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina; the College of Charleston; another in or near the Town of Greenwood, styled Lander University; another in or near the City of Florence, styled Francis Marion University; the Medical University of South Carolina, and another in or near the City of Conway styled Coastal Carolina University. They are separate and distinct institutions, each under its separate board of trustees or visitors.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-100 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 103 / Article 1 / Section 59-103-100
SECTION 59-103-100. Federal and private research grants not to be limited.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to limit federal and private grants which are made for research and are not connected with teaching programs.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-33-550 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 33 / Article 5 / Section 59-33-550
SECTION 59-33-550. Learning Disorders Task Force; composition; terms; vacancies; coordination.
Status: in_force

(A) There is created a Learning Disorders Task Force for the purpose of working with the department in matters relating to reading disorders to include, but not be limited to, dyslexia. The State Superintendent of Education shall convene the first meeting at which time a chair shall be elected by the task force. The task force is composed of nine members as follows: (1) an education specialist in school psychology appointed by the State Superintendent of Education, for a term of three years; (2) a representative from the South Carolina branch of the International Dyslexia Association, appointed by the president of the association for a term of three years; (3) a special education teacher with an understanding of reading difficulties including, but not limited to, dyslexia, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education for a term of three years; (4) a primary school teacher, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education for a term of three years; (5) a middle school teacher, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education for a term of three years; (6) a high school teacher, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education for a term of three years; (7) a parent of a child with dyslexia, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education for a term of three years; (8) a certified school speech pathologist, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education for a term of three years; and (9) a member in good standing of the South Carolina Optometric Physicians Association, appointed by that association's board of directors for a term of three years. (B) Initially, the members representing subsections (A)(1), (3), (5), (7), and (9) shall serve terms of five years or until their successors are appointed and qualified. At the end of the first appointment term for these members, new appointments shall serve terms of three years or until their successors are appointed and qualified. All appointments must be provided to the State Superintendent of Education by July 1, 2018. The terms of the members shall commence July 1, 2018. (C) A vacancy must be filled in the same manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term. A member may be appointed to successive terms. (D) The members of the task force shall serve without compensation, mileage, per diem, or subsistence allowances. (E) The task force shall meet at least quarterly. A quorum consists of a majority of the membership of the task force. (F) The task force shall coordinate with the department and the South Carolina branch of the International Dyslexia Association in the identification of universal screening tools to be used pursuant to Section 59-33-520, and collaborate with the department in the creation of the reporting guidelines required by Section 59-33-540.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-122-120 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 122 / Section 59-122-120
SECTION 59-122-120. Authority of board.
Status: in_force

To the end that the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds authorized is adequately secured, the board may: (1) issue bonds in such amount, within the limitations provided in this chapter, as the board considers necessary, provided that the board may use a portion of the principal proceeds derived from any sale of bonds, except bonds issued to effect refunding of outstanding bonds, to meet the payment of interest on the bonds for a period ending on the date acquired or renovated facilities are placed in service, it being recognized by the General Assembly that until the facilities to be acquired or renovated with the proceeds of the bonds are completed, an undue burden may be imposed upon then existing revenues; (2) pledge the revenues or net revenues as provided in Section 59-122-50 for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds as they respectively mature; (3) covenant that none of the facilities will be used free of charge, or specify and limit the facilities which may be made use of free of charge; (4) covenant to establish and maintain the system of rules as will ensure the continuous use and occupancy of the facilities, the revenues from which are pledged to secure any bonds; (5) covenant that an adequate schedule of charges will be established and maintained for all the facilities, the revenues from which are pledged to secure any bonds, to the extent necessary to provide sufficient revenues to: (a) pay the cost of operating and maintaining the facilities including the cost of fire, extended coverage, and occupancy insurance; (b) pay the principal and interest of the bonds as they respectively become due; (c) create and at all times maintain any reserve fund considered necessary to meet the payment of the principal and interest; (d) create and at all times maintain an adequate reserve for contingencies and for major repairs and replacement; (6) covenant against the mortgaging or disposing of the facilities, the revenues from which are pledged for the payment of bonds, and against permitting or suffering any lien to be created on it, equal or superior to the lien created for the benefit of the bonds. The board may discontinue the use of or demolish obsolete facilities and it reserves the right, under terms it prescribes, to issue additional bonds on a parity with the bonds authorized by this chapter; (7) covenant as to the use of the proceeds derived from the sale of any bonds issued pursuant to this chapter; (8) provide for the terms, form, registration, exchange, execution, and authentication of bonds and for the replacement of lost, destroyed, or mutilated bonds; (9) make covenants with respect to the use of facilities to be acquired or renovated with the proceeds of the bonds authorized in this chapter and of the other facilities, the revenues from which are pledged for the payment of the bonds; (10) covenant that all revenues or net revenues pledged for the payment of the bonds must be segregated into special funds and that the funds will be used solely for the purposes for which they are intended and for no other purpose; (11) covenant for the mandatory redemption of bonds on such terms and conditions as the resolutions authorizing the bonds must prescribe; (12) prescribe the procedure, if any, by which the terms of the contract with the bondholders may be amended, the number of bonds whose holders must consent to it, and the manner in which the consent may be given; (13) covenant as to the maintenance of the facilities, the revenues from which are pledged for the payment of the bonds, the insurance to be carried on the facilities, and the use and disposition of proceeds from any insurance policy; (14) prescribe the events of default and the terms and conditions upon which all or any bonds become or may be declared due before maturity and the terms and conditions upon which the declaration and its consequences may be waived; (15) impose a statutory lien upon the facilities, the revenues from which are pledged to secure the bonds. The lien may extend to such facilities, to their appurtenances and extensions, to their additions, improvements, and enlargements to the extent specified in the resolutions and inure to the benefit of the holders of the bonds secured by it. The facilities must remain subject to the statutory lien until the payment in full of the principal and interest of the bonds. Any holder of any of the bonds may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings, protect and enforce the statutory lien, and may, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings, enforce and compel performance of all duties of the board, including the fixing of sufficient rates, the proper segregation of the revenues, and the proper application of them. The statutory lien may not be construed to give the holder authority to compel the sale of any of the facilities or any part of them; (16) covenant that if any default occurs in the payment of the principal of or interest on any of the bonds, any court having jurisdiction in any proper action may appoint a receiver to administer and operate the facilities, the revenues from which are pledged for the payment of the bonds with power to fix rates and charges for the facilities, sufficient to provide for the payment of the expense of operating and maintaining the facilities, and to apply the income and revenues of such facilities to the payment of the bonds and the interest on them; (17) establish on or before the occasion of the delivery of any bonds issued pursuant to this chapter a debt service reserve fund and cause it to be deposited with a corporate trustee and, to that end, the board is empowered to utilize any monies available for that purpose, including revenues previously accumulated from the facilities before the issuance of bonds; (18) enter into an indenture with a corporate trustee providing for the collection and disbursement of net revenues and the maintenance of any reserve funds for which provision is made; (19) contract with such advisors and counsel as it considers appropriate in connection with the issuance and sale of the bonds.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-69-110 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 69 / Article 3 / Section 59-69-110
SECTION 59-69-110. Authorization for creation of reserve fund to place schools on cash basis.
Status: in_force

In any county in this State in which the schools have not funds sufficient to pay all claims in cash the county board of education may, at its discretion, direct the county superintendent of education to set aside from the school funds of the county, or any of the school districts, an amount annually not in excess of ten per cent of such funds, for so many years as may be necessary to create a sufficient fund to put the schools of such county or any of the school districts on a cash basis.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-15-20 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 15 / Section 59-15-20
SECTION 59-15-20. Board constitutes advisory body to county superintendent.
Status: in_force

The county board of education shall constitute an advisory body with whom the county superintendent of education shall have the right to consult when he is in doubt as to his official duty.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-63-333 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 63 / Article 4 / Section 59-63-333
SECTION 59-63-333. School crime requirements to conform to federal "No Child Left Behind Act".
Status: in_force

The State Department of Education shall conform the requirements of Sections 59-63-310 through 59-63-340 on school crime so as to fulfill the provisions of the 'No Child Left Behind Act of 2001' (20 U.S.C. Section 7912) which includes reports on persistently dangerous schools and on the frequency, seriousness, and incidence of violence and drug-related offenses resulting in suspensions and expulsions in elementary and secondary schools. A summary of the provisions of Article 4, Chapter 63 of Title 59 required to be included in the school's student handbook each year must be revised to conform with the requirements of this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-920 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 53 / Article 12 / Section 59-53-920
SECTION 59-53-920. Selection of members on basis of merit; membership to be broadly representative of citizenry.
Status: in_force

Members of the commission must be selected based on merit regardless of race, color, creed, or gender and the appointing authority shall strive to assure that the membership is broadly representative of all the citizens of the counties involved.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-17-60 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 17 / Section 59-17-60
SECTION 59-17-60. Filing order of consolidation.
Status: in_force

When two or more districts are consolidated under the provisions of Section 59-17-50, the county board of education shall file a copy of the order of consolidation in the office of the clerk of court and with the State Board of Education. Such filing shall complete the consolidation of such districts for all intents and purposes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-18-1630 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 18 / Article 16 / Section 59-18-1630
SECTION 59-18-1630. Schools receiving overall unsatisfactory rating.
Status: in_force

Upon the release of the annual report card issued pursuant to Section 59-18-900, the department shall notify the appropriate legislative delegation of any school receiving an overall unsatisfactory rating. The local school board and district superintendent with jurisdiction over the unsatisfactory school shall: (1) notify parents of students in writing and electronically; (2) schedule, prominently publicize, and hold a public meeting to explain the school's rating, its implications, how it must develop and implement a revised strategic plan for improvement, and how it will involve and engage the community in its plans, within thirty days of receiving the rating; (3) immediately review and revise its strategic plan, which must incorporate and focus on turnaround plan components for each school designated as unsatisfactory in accordance with the template and guidelines provided by the department; and (4) upon department approval, immediately list the revised strategic plan as a topic on the local district board meeting agenda at least once a quarter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-55-20 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 55 / Section 59-55-20
SECTION 59-55-20. Establishment and maintenance of junior college in cities of 5,000 or more.
Status: in_force

In any school district in this State whose limits are coextensive with the limits of any city of five thousand inhabitants or more the school board, when authorized to do so by the majority vote of the electors of any such school district voting on the proposition, may establish, maintain or discontinue a junior college to consist of not more than two years of college work beyond a four-year high school course and may charge such tuition fees for instruction in such junior college as shall be fixed by any such school board.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-57-40 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 57 / Section 59-57-40
SECTION 59-57-40. Powers and duties; liability of counties.
Status: in_force

To carry out its purpose and objective the Commission, with the approval of a majority of its members, may enter into contracts, make binding agreements, negotiate with educators and educational institutions and, generally, take such actions in its name as are necessary to secure for the respective counties and adjacent areas the educational facilities described in Section 59-57-30; provided, that the counties shall not be bound nor held liable for any acts of omission or commission of the Commission, nor by any provision of any contract or agreement, expressed or implied, except upon the written approval and consent of a majority of the legislative delegations from the respective counties. The Commission may borrow funds in anticipation of taxes, appropriations, grants or gifts with the prior written approval of a majority of the legislative delegation from each county. The Commission may accept grants, gifts or donations and may hold title to real and personal property.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-63-150 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 63 / Article 2 / Section 59-63-150
SECTION 59-63-150. Availability of civil or criminal redress; immunity of reporting school employee or volunteer.
Status: in_force

(A) This article must not be interpreted to prevent a victim from seeking redress pursuant to another available civil or criminal law. This section does not create or alter tort liability. (B) A school employee or volunteer who promptly reports an incident of harassment, intimidation, or bullying to the appropriate school official designated by the local school district's policy, and who makes this report in compliance with the procedures in the district's policy, is immune from a cause of action for damages arising from failure to remedy the reported incident.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-111-75 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 111 / Article 1 / Section 59-111-75
SECTION 59-111-75. College loan program for National Guard members.
Status: in_force

(A) The Commission on Higher Education, in consultation with the staff of the South Carolina Student Loan Corporation, shall develop a loan repayment program through which talented and qualified state residents may attend state public or private colleges and universities for the purpose of providing incentives for enlisting or remaining in the South Carolina National Guard in areas of critical need. Areas of critical need must be defined annually for that purpose by the Commission on Higher Education in consultation with the State Adjutant General. The Commission on Higher Education shall promulgate appropriate regulations to set forth the terms of the loan repayment program. The regulations must define limitations on monetary repayment amounts, successful participation within the National Guard, successful school matriculation, and other requirements for participation in the loan repayment program. In case of failure to complete the term of enlistment, failure to participate successfully in the National Guard, noncompliance by a borrower with the terms of the loan, or failure to comply with regulations of the program, the borrowers participation in the loan repayment program may be terminated and the borrower remains subject to those provisions as provided in the loan documents. The borrower shall execute the necessary legal documents to reflect his obligation to the lending entity and the terms and conditions of the loan. The loan program, as implemented in this section, must be administered by a separate student loan provider. Of the funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the loan repayment program, these funds must be retained in a separate account and used on a revolving basis for purposes of the loan repayment program and its administration. The State Treasurer shall disburse funds from this account as requested by the Commission on Higher Education and upon warrant of the Comptroller General; provided, however, that no more than five percent of the funds annually appropriated to the Commission on Higher Education for this program may be used for the cost of administering the program. Funds in the account and earnings from it may be carried forward in succeeding fiscal years and used for the purposes of the loan repayment program. The Commission on Higher Education shall review the loan program annually and report to the General Assembly on its progress and results. (B) Beginning with the 2007-2008 academic year, the loan repayment program established pursuant to this section may not accept new participants. Members of the National Guard who have received loans pursuant to this section before the 2007-2008 academic year may continue to receive their loans, including loans for subsequent academic years, and have their loans forgiven pursuant to the provisions under which the loan program began. Any funds remaining in the loan repayment program, provided for in subsection (A), shall be transferred to the College Assistance Program in accordance with regulations prescribed by the commission. Effect of Amendment The 2007 amendment designated subsection (A) and added subsection (B).
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-150-70 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 150 / Section 59-150-70
SECTION 59-150-70. Temporary regulations; initial availability of tickets; alternate use for nonwinning tickets.
Status: repealed

(A) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the commission has the authority to adopt temporary regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter, which must be consistent with the provisions of this chapter. These temporary regulations are not considered regulations as defined by the Administrative Procedures Act; however, these temporary regulations have the force and effect of law. The only lottery games that may be played pursuant to these temporary regulations are instant tickets and on- line lottery games. A multi-state lottery game must not be played under these temporary regulations, and may be implemented only when regulations have been promulgated and take effect pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act. The commission must submit regulations for the implementation of this chapter as required in Sections 59-150-20, 59-150-30, 59-150-50, and 59-150-70 to the General Assembly for review in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act by January 15, 2002. (B) For purposes of this section, "temporary regulations" means regulations regarding the programs, policies, and procedures required to implement the provisions of this chapter. (C) The temporary regulations authorized in this section are repealed on July 15, 2004, or on the effective date of regulations promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, whichever date occurs first. If regulations promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act have not taken effect by July 15, 2004, the commission may promulgate the temporary regulations authorized by this section as emergency regulations pursuant to Section 1-23-130. For purposes of this subsection, the circumstances required for emergency regulations in Section 1-23-130(A) do not apply, but all other provisions of Section 1-23-130 are applicable. (D) In accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, the board may promulgate regulations which must specify, but are not limited to: (1) categories of lottery games as described in Section 59-150-20(7). The lottery games may include the selling of lottery game tickets or shares or the use of electronic or mechanical devices, except those electronic or mechanical devices prohibited by Section 59-150-20(7), and except that the game or activity in which the winner is selected must not be based upon the outcome of a football, basketball, baseball, or similar game or sports event; (2) sale price of lottery game tickets or shares and the manner of sale except that all sales must be for cash only. Payment by checks, credit cards, charge cards, or other form of deferred payment and payment by debit card are prohibited; (3) number and amount of prizes; (4) method and location of selecting or validating winning lottery game tickets or shares; (5) manner and time of payment of prizes, which may include lump sum payments or installments over a period of years; (6) manner of payment of prizes by a lottery retailer to the holders of a winning lottery game ticket or share including, without limitation, provision for payment of prizes not exceeding six hundred dollars after deducting the price of the lottery game ticket or share and after performing validation procedures appropriate to the game and as specified by the board; the board may provide for a limited number of retailers who may pay prizes of up to five thousand dollars after performing validation procedures appropriate to the game and as specified by the board without regard to where the lottery game ticket or share was purchased; (7) frequency of lottery games and drawings or selection of winning lottery game tickets or shares; (8) means of conducting drawings, except that an elected or appointed official, other than the members of the board or its designee, must not preside or appear at a drawing; (9) method to be used in selling lottery game tickets or shares, which may include the use of electronic or mechanical devices, but the devices must be placed on the premises of the lottery retailer in a location which is only accessible to the lottery retailer or his employees; (10) manner and amount of compensation to a lottery retailer within the limits of this chapter; and (11) other matters necessary or desirable toward ensuring the efficient and effective operation of lottery games as defined in Section 59-150-20(7), the continued entertainment and convenience of the public, and the integrity of the lottery. (E) The commission shall have tickets available for purchase by the public no later than November 1, 2001, or as soon as practicable. (F) If the board submits a regulation for a lottery game resulting in an instant winner, the board must consider instituting an additional lottery game that makes use of the nonwinning instant tickets on a monthly or other periodic basis, so as to encourage nonwinners to accumulate their tickets instead of disposing of them separately and creating unsightly litter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-1-460 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 59-1-460
SECTION 59-1-460. Excused school attendance for religious instruction.
Status: in_force

(A) The school district board of trustees may adopt a policy that authorizes a student to be excused from school to attend a class in religious instruction conducted by a private entity if: (1) the student's parent or guardian gives written consent; (2) the sponsoring entity maintains attendance records and makes them available to the public school the student attends; (3) transportation to and from the place of instruction, including transportation for students with disabilities, is the complete responsibility of the sponsoring entity, parent, or guardian; (4) the sponsoring entity makes provisions for and assumes liability for the student who is excused; and (5) no public funds are expended and no public school personnel are involved in providing the religious instruction. (B) It is the responsibility of a participating student to make up any missed schoolwork. However, no student may be released from a core academic subject class to attend a religious instruction class. While in attendance in a religious instruction class pursuant to this section, a student is not considered to be absent from school.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-610 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 53 / Article 8 / Section 59-53-610
SECTION 59-53-610. Denmark Technical College Area Commission created; members; terms.
Status: in_force

There is created the Denmark Technical College Area Commission which shall serve as the governing body of Denmark Technical College. The commission is a body politic and corporate and consists of eight members who must be appointed in the manner pursuant to this section. The eight commissioners must be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a majority of the members of the General Assembly representing Allendale, Bamberg, and Barnwell Counties after a weighted vote by those delegation members. In addition, the member of the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education from the Sixth Congressional District is a member of the commission ex officio. The members of the commission must be appointed for terms of four years each and until their successors are appointed and qualify. A vacancy must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term only. As soon as possible after the initial appointments have been made, the commission shall organize by electing one of its members as chairman, one as vice chairman, and one as secretary. The terms of the appointees expire on the first of July of the appropriate year. The area commission shall meet upon the call of the chairman or a majority of its members. It shall make periodic reports of its activities and progress to the legislative delegation from the counties of Allendale, Bamberg, and Barnwell. Effect of Amendment The 2012 amendment substituted "sixth congressional district" for "third congressional district" and made other, nonsubstantive, changes throughout the section. 2024 Act No. 124, SECTION 1, rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-27-10 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 27 / Section 59-27-10
SECTION 59-27-10. Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel adopted; terms of agreement.
Status: in_force

The Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel is hereby adopted by the State of South Carolina and entered into with all jurisdictions legally joining therein, in the form substantially as follows: Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-63-33 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 63 / Article 1 / Section 59-63-33
SECTION 59-63-33. Residency requirements compliance; enrollment; proof; construction.
Status: in_force

(A) A pupil complies with the residency requirements for school attendance in a school district if a parent or legal guardian of the pupil is transferred to or is pending transfer to a military installation within this State while on active military duty pursuant to an official military order. (B) A school district shall accept an application for enrollment and course registration by electronic means for a pupil who meets the requirements prescribed in subsection (A), including enrollment in a specific school or program within the school district. (C)(1) The parent or legal guardian of a pupil who meets the requirement prescribed in subsection (A) shall provide proof of residence to the school district after arrival. The parent or legal guardian may use the address of any of the following as proof of residence for the purposes of this subsection: (a) a temporary on-base billeting facility; (b) a purchased or leased home or apartment; or (c) any federal government housing or off-base military housing, including off-base military housing that may be provided through a public-private venture. (2) In determining what documentation may be considered acceptable for complying with the provisions of item (1), a district shall consider that traditional forms of documentation, such as utility bills or tax bills, would not be available for newly relocated military personnel. (D) The provisions of this section apply notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 59-63-30, 59-63-31, 59-63-32, or another provision of law. (E) Any ambiguity in construing the provisions of this section must be resolved in favor of enrolling the pupil. (F) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Active military duty" means full-time military duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and the State Military Reserve on active duty orders. (2) "Military installation" means a base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or other installation. Editor's Note 2023 Act No. 40, SECTION 1, provides as follows: "SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the 'Military Temporary Remote School Enrollment Act'."
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-13-20 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 13 / Section 59-13-20
SECTION 59-13-20. Qualifications of superintendents and administrative officers of county boards of education.
Status: in_force

The person appointed as administrative officer to the board of education and the person appointed superintendent of any school district shall meet the qualifications required and possess the superintendent certificate issued by the State Board of Education. The board of education of any county and the board of trustees of any school district, however, may impose any additional qualifications which it may deem proper. This section shall not affect any person presently serving as county or district superintendent of education.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-107-60 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 107 / Section 59-107-60
SECTION 59-107-60. Request for issuance of state institution bonds.
Status: in_force

Upon making the finding required of it by Section 59-107-50, the State Fiscal Accountability Authority shall transmit to the Governor and to the State Treasurer a request for the issuance of State institution bonds. Such request shall set forth: (1) The name of the State institution seeking funds, the amount of its application, and the annual principal and interest requirements on all outstanding State institution bonds issued for such State institution; (2) A statement that the State Fiscal Accountability Authority has made the findings required of it by Section 59-107-50, and the extent to which it has approved or modified the original application; (3) The proposed maturity schedule of the bonds; (4) The anticipated interest cost for each year during the life of the bonds; (5) The anticipated aggregate annual principal and interest requirements for the bonds; (6) The numbers and maturity dates of the bonds which shall be subject to redemption prior to their stated maturities; (7) The proposed redemption premium schedule; (8) The sum received by such state institution from tuition fees for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the application was made pursuant to Section 59-107-40; and (9) The tuition fee schedule in effect at such State institution.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-71-320 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 71 / Article 3 / Section 59-71-320
SECTION 59-71-320. Duties of State Treasurer.
Status: in_force

Upon adoption of the resolution, a copy shall be transmitted to the State Treasurer together with a concise statement showing the principal and estimated interest payments to become due on the bonds to be issued. If the State Treasurer determines (a) that sufficient funds can reasonably be expected to accrue to the school district from State revenues otherwise applicable to the school district for other purposes to provide debt service on the bonds, (b) that the resolution provides adequate assurance that ad valorem taxes will be levied annually on all taxable property within the school district sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the bonds as they become due and (c) that an interest savings can be expected to result from his approval of the resolution, the State Treasurer shall approve the resolution by signing it. It is not the intent of this section to give the State Treasurer authority to approve or disapprove a local bond issue.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-25-410 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 25 / Article 5 / Section 59-25-410
SECTION 59-25-410. Notification of employment for ensuing year; notification of assignment; exceptions; definition.
Status: in_force

Text of (A) effective until July 1, 2026. See Editor's Notes. (A) The boards of trustees of the several school districts annually before May first shall decide and notify, in writing, a teacher, as defined in Section 59-1-130, whom the district employs concerning his reemployment for the ensuing year. If the superintendent fails to notify a teacher who has been employed by a school district for a majority of the current school year of his status for the ensuing year, the teacher is considered to be reemployed for the ensuing year and the board shall issue a contract to him as though the board had reemployed him in the usual manner. Notice of the superintendent's recommendation not to renew an employment contract must be given in writing before May first. Text of (A) effective July 1, 2026. See Editor's Notes. (A) The boards of trustees of the several school districts annually before May first shall decide and notify, in writing through the superintendent, a teacher, whom the district employs concerning his employment for the ensuing year. If a board of trustees fails to provide notification as provided in this section, the Department of Education shall assess a penalty of ten thousand dollars to be deducted from a district's state allocated funding per occurrence. If the board of trustees fails to notify a teacher who has been employed by a school district for a majority of the current school year of his status for the ensuing year, the teacher is considered to be reemployed for the ensuing year and the board shall issue a contract to him as though the board had reemployed him in the usual manner. The board of trustees must comply with the reporting requirements created by the Department of Education to ensure compliance with this section. (B) The written notification of reemployment must include a projected minimum salary schedule for the district for the coming school year as well as an agreement to provide a final salary schedule as soon as practicable upon completion of annual state and local appropriations processes. The district upon request shall provide a teacher with the factors used to determine their pay category on the salary schedule. The written notification of employment should indicate downward adjustments to the projected minimum salary schedule only in the event of a loss or reduction in the amount of state, local, or federal funding anticipated by the district at the time of adoption of the projected minimum salary schedule. (C) No later than fourteen calendar days before students are scheduled to return to school at the start of the school year, the superintendent, principal, where applicable, or supervisor shall notify the teacher of his tentative assignment for the ensuing school year. Once assigned to a school, the teacher shall not be reassigned to work at another location in the district unless the superintendent can demonstrate the need for reassignment. A teacher must be afforded written notice of at least five school days in advance of the reassignment unless the superintendent demonstrates that advance notice cannot be accomplished because of a critical student need or the teacher requested the reassignment. The local board of trustees must be notified in writing of all teacher reassignments. (D) This section does not apply to a teacher whose contract of employment or dismissal is under appeal under Section 59-25-450. (E) For purposes of this article, "teacher" means an employee possessing a professional certificate issued by the State Department of Education, except an employee working pursuant to a multiyear contract, employed by any school district to teach students in an academic setting. Editor's Note 2025 Act No. 12, SECTION 1, provides as follows: "SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the 'Educator Assistance Act.'" 2025 Act No. 12, SECTION 12, provides as follows: "SECTION 12. This act takes effect July 1, 2025. Section 59-25-410(A) shall have a delayed implementation date of July 1, 2026." Effect of Amendment 2016 Act No. 221, SECTION 1, rewrote the section, extending the deadline to May first, and making other nonsubstantive changes. 2025 Act No. 12, SECTION 4, rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-136-350 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 136 / Article 3 / Section 59-136-350
SECTION 59-136-350. Signature on bonds and coupons.
Status: in_force

The bonds must be signed in the corporate name of the university by the chairman of the board of trustees of the university, under the corporate seal of the university attested by the secretary of the board of trustees. Interest coupons attached to the bonds must be signed by the facsimile signatures of these officers. The bonds may be issued notwithstanding that any of the officials signing them or whose facsimile signatures appear on the coupons have ceased to hold office at the time of the issue or at the time of the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-33-100 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 33 / Article 1 / Section 59-33-100
SECTION 59-33-100. Special education for emotionally handicapped pupils.
Status: in_force

In addition to those services currently provided to "emotionally handicapped pupils" as those pupils are defined in subsection (4) of Section 59-21-510, the State Department of Education shall contract with the Continuum of Care Policy Council to provide services approved by the State Board of Education to enable "emotionally handicapped pupils" to benefit from special education.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-109-30 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 109 / Section 59-109-30
SECTION 59-109-30. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Authority" means the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, acting as the Educational Facilities Authority for Private Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Learning and serving ex officio. (2) "Project" means any land or any interest therein, one or more structures, buildings, additions, extensions, improvements, or other facilities, whether or not located on the same site or contiguous sites, machinery, equipment, furnishings, and other real or personal property necessary, suitable, or convenient for the instruction of students, the conducting of research, the operation of an institution for higher learning, or the orderly conduct of the affairs of an institution for higher learning, and shall include, without limitation, dormitories or other housing facilities, including housing facilities for student nurses, dining halls, student union facilities, administration or office facilities, academic facilities, libraries, laboratories, research facilities, classrooms, athletic facilities, health care facilities, and maintenance, storage, or utility facilities, and shall also include, without limitation, all necessary, convenient, or related landscaping, site preparation, furniture, equipment, furnishings, machinery, apparatus, appliances, appurtenances, and physical amenities, but shall not include any facility used or to be used for sectarian instruction or as a place of religious worship or any facility which is used or to be used primarily in connection with any part of the program of a school or department of divinity for any religious denomination. (3) "Cost", as applied to a project or any portion thereof, means all or any part of the cost of construction, acquisition, alteration, enlargement, reconstruction, improvement, and remodeling of a project including, without limitation, all lands, structures, real or personal property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and interests acquired or used for or in connection with a project; the cost of demolishing, removing, or relocating any buildings or structures, including the cost of acquiring any lands or interests therein to which such buildings or structures may be moved; the cost of all machinery, fixed and moveable equipment, apparatus, appliances, and furnishings; financing charges and interest prior to, during, and for a period of not more than two years after the estimated date of completion of construction and acquisition of a project; provisions for working capital and reserves for principal and interest and for extensions, enlargements, additions, and improvements; the cost of architectural, engineering, planning, financial, consulting and legal service, plans, specifications, studies, surveys, estimates of cost and of revenues, administrative expenses, expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility of practicability of constructing or acquiring a project; such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the construction or acquisition of a project, the financing of such construction or acquisition and the placing of a project in operation; the cost of issuing bonds including, without limitation, legal and accounting fees and expenses, printing costs, and all other costs incurred in connection with issuing bonds; monies necessary to refinance or refund any indebtedness of any participating institution for higher learning incurred at any time for the purpose of providing a project; and the costs of reimbursing any participating institution for higher learning for any amounts expended for items that would have been proper costs of a project within the meaning of this definition had the expenditure been made directly by the authority. (4) "Bonds" means revenue bonds of the authority issued under the provisions of this chapter, including revenue refunding bonds, notwithstanding that the same may be secured by a mortgage or the full faith and credit of a participating institution for higher learning or any other lawfully pledged security of a participating institution for higher learning. (5) "Institution for higher learning" means a nonprofit educational institution within the State authorized by law to provide a program of education beyond the high school level and which does not receive state financial support, but shall not include any state-supported institution. (6) "Participating institution for higher learning" means an institution for higher learning which, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, undertakes the financing and construction or acquisition of a project or undertakes the refunding or refinancing of bonds or obligations or of a mortgage or advances as provided in this chapter. (7) "Financing agreement" means any agreement entered into by and between the authority and any one or more participating institutions for higher learning for the purpose of assisting a participating institution for higher learning in undertaking a project pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and pursuant to which the participating institution or institutions for higher learning agree to pay to (and to secure if so required) the authority or to any assignee thereof, the sums required to meet the payment of amounts due with respect to any bonds including, without limitation, an agreement whereby the authority shall lease or sell a project to a participating institution for higher learning or any agreement whereby the authority shall loan the proceeds of bonds to a participating institution for higher learning. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 20.M, in subsection (1), substituted "Fiscal Accountability Authority," for "Budget and Control Board", and added "and serving ex officio" at the end.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-24-20 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 24 / Article 1 / Section 59-24-20
SECTION 59-24-20. Requirements for admission to graduate programs in school administration.
Status: in_force

Beginning with the school year 1986-87, the Commission on Higher Education, with the assistance of the State Board of Education, shall require all state-supported colleges and universities which offer graduate degrees in school administration to increase the entrance requirements for admission to these graduate programs and shall specifically enumerate what increases are necessary to each college and university offering these programs.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-67-540 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 59-67-540
SECTION 59-67-540. Supplies and maintenance of state-owned buses; maintenance and supply stations.
Status: in_force

The Department of Transportation shall be responsible for providing all supplies required for the operation of state-owned school buses and for maintaining them in efficient and safe mechanical condition. The department shall be reimbursed periodically by the State Board of Education for expenditures incident to the operation and maintenance of buses, but no charge by, or reimbursement to, the Department of Transportation shall be made except to cover direct and additional expenses incurred by the department on account of the performance of this service. Provided, however, that the Board of Education shall have authority to establish and operate maintenance and supply stations, on an experimental or permanent basis, if it should be determined to be of advantage to the State, and in connection therewith to acquire real property by purchase or lease.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-113-40 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 113 / Section 59-113-40
SECTION 59-113-40. Misapplication of grants.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain, attempt to obtain, expend or attempt to expend, any tuition grant provided by this chapter for any purpose other than in payment of, or reimbursement for, the tuition cost of the student to whom such scholarship has been awarded at the institution the student is authorized to attend under the tuition grant.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-1-375 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 59-1-375
SECTION 59-1-375. Student identification cards; contact information for National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Status: in_force

(A) A public school, including a charter school, that serves any students in the seventh through twelfth grades that issues student identification cards must print on either side of the cards the telephone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The school must also print on either side of the cards the social media platform, telephone number, or text number for at least one additional crisis resource selected by the school district or charter school sponsor pursuant to the available data regarding local school or community needs, including, but not limited to: (1) the Crisis Text Line; (2) a local suicide prevention hotline, if available; or (3) the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline. (B) Public and private institutions of higher learning that issue student identification cards must print on either side of the cards the telephone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The public or private institution of higher learning must also print on either side of the cards the social media platform, telephone number, or text number for at least one additional crisis resource selected by the public or private institution of higher learning pursuant to the available data regarding local school or community needs including, but not limited to: (1) the Crisis Text Line; (2) campus police or security or, if the campus does not have a campus police or security telephone number, the local law enforcement authority; (3) a local suicide prevention hotline; or (4) the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline. (C) This section applies to any student identification card issued for the first time or for replacements to a damaged or lost student identification card. (D) Public schools, charter schools, and institutions of higher learning issuing student identification cards pursuant to this section shall annually and prior to the start of each school year certify to their respective governing bodies that the contact information being printed on student identification cards is up to date and reflects the current contact information for crisis resources posted on the Office of Mental Health's website. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18. Editor's Note 2021 Act No. 45, SECTIONS 1, 3, provide as follows: "SECTION 1. This act must be known and may be cited as the 'Student Identification Card Suicide Prevention Act'." "SECTION 3. If a public school or institution of higher learning subject to the provisions of this act has a supply of unissued student identification cards that do not comply with the requirements of this act, then the school or institution may issue those student identification cards until the supply is depleted."
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-101-90 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 101 / Article 1 / Section 59-101-90
SECTION 59-101-90. Suspending exercises for Christmas and New Year's Day.
Status: in_force

All State colleges and universities shall suspend exercises for a period of not exceeding ten days, including the time required for going from and returning to such colleges and universities, such period to include Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-8-135 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 8 / Section 59-8-135
SECTION 59-8-135. Limitations on scholarships.
Status: in_force

Beginning with the 2024-2025 School Year, the annual number of eligible students is limited by the following capacity: (1) in School Year 2025-2026, the program is limited to ten thousand scholarship students; and (2) in School Year 2026-2027, and for all subsequent school years, the program shall be made available to at least fifteen thousand scholarship students but may be increased through an allocation in the general appropriations act at the direction of the General Assembly, based upon previously unmet demand for scholarships as evidenced by the prior year's applications. Editor's Note 2023 Act No. 8, SECTION 3, provides as follows: "SECTION 3. This act takes effect thirty days after approval by the Governor, provided that upon approval of this act by the Governor, the Department of Education shall begin undertaking and executing responsibilities incidental to the implementation of this act so that the provisions of this act may be fully implemented thirty days after approval by the Governor." 2025 Act No. 11, SECTION 16, provides as follows: "SECTION 16. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. Current eligible participants may continue receiving benefits under the Education Scholarship Trust Fund, until the end of the 2024-2025 School Year." Effect of Amendment 2025 Act No. 11, SECTION 6, rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-31-400 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 31 / Article 3 / Section 59-31-400
SECTION 59-31-400. School authorities shall cooperate in administration of system.
Status: in_force

The county superintendents and boards of education in the various counties of the State shall cooperate with the State Board of Education in the administration of the terms of this article and the rules and regulations established by the State Board of Education in such manner as may be requested or required by the State Board of Education. All superintendents, principals and teachers in the schools of this State shall cooperate fully with the State Board of Education and county boards of education in the proper and orderly administration of the terms of this article, and the State Board of Education may promulgate rules to provide cooperation by the superintendents, principals and teachers and to establish penalties for failure to cooperate.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-250 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 53 / Article 3 / Section 59-53-250
SECTION 59-53-250. Cost of operation and maintenance of center.
Status: in_force

All expenses of original cost and cost of operation and maintenance of the center, and expenses of the Commission, shall be borne by the three counties as follows: Anderson County, fifty per cent; Oconee County, twenty-five per cent; and Pickens County, twenty-five per cent.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-123-20 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 123 / Section 59-123-20
SECTION 59-123-20. Acceptance of transfer of property.
Status: in_force

The State of South Carolina hereby expressly declares that it accepts the conveyance and transfer of the property, real and personal, of The Medical University of South Carolina and the State Treasurer may receive and securely hold such property, both real and personal, and execute the necessary papers and receipts therefor as soon as the trustees and faculty of The Medical University of South Carolina shall convey and transfer such property to the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-39-50 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 39 / Article 1 / Section 59-39-50
SECTION 59-39-50. Area of high school districts established by adjoining districts.
Status: in_force

Such high school district shall be coterminous with and equal in area to the two or more school districts by action of whose boards of trustees it shall be created, but shall not in any way terminate the continued corporate existence of such school districts as separate entities.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-157 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 53 / Article 2 / Section 59-53-157
SECTION 59-53-157. Bond issues; negotiable coupon bonds or fully registered bonds.
Status: in_force

The bonds may be in the form of negotiable coupon bonds, payable to bearer, with the privilege to the holder of having them registered as to principal on registry books kept for the college by the State Treasurer, and the principal thus made payable to the registered holder, unless the last registered transfer shall have been to bearer, upon such conditions as the board shall prescribe, or the bonds may be issued as fully registered bonds in such form as may be prescribed by the board. If issued as fully registered bonds, it may be provided that they may thereafter be converted into negotiable coupon bonds of the tenor first above described.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-67-415 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 59-67-415
SECTION 59-67-415. Parental responsibility for safe and timely arrival of children to and from bus stop.
Status: in_force

Parents or guardians are responsible for the safety, conduct, and the timely arrival of their children to, from, and at the designated school bus stop before the arrival of the school bus for pick up and transport to school and the timely departure of the children after the school bus leaves the designated school bus stop after transporting the children from school. For purposes of this section, the phrase "arrival of the school bus" includes the time that the school bus assigned to the school bus stop activates the required pedestrian safety devices, stops, and loads or unloads students until the school bus deactivates all pedestrian safety devices.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-149-110 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 149 / Section 59-149-110
SECTION 59-149-110. Effect of credits exempted or earned prior to high school graduation on semester limits; continuing education or remedial courses.
Status: in_force

(A) Any credit hours attempted or earned before high school graduation, hours exempted by examination, or advanced placement credit hours do not count against the semester limits as provided in Section 59-149-60. (B) No LIFE Scholarship funds may be applied to the costs of continuing education or remedial courses.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-63-235 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 63 / Article 3 / Section 59-63-235
SECTION 59-63-235. Expulsion of student determined to have brought firearm to school.
Status: in_force

The district board must expel for no less than one year a student who is determined to have brought a firearm to a school or any setting under the jurisdiction of a local board of trustees. The expulsion must follow the procedures established pursuant to Section 59-63-240. The one-year expulsion is subject to modification by the district superintendent of education on a case-by-case basis. Students expelled pursuant to this section are not precluded from receiving educational services in an alternative setting. Each local board of trustees is to establish a policy which requires the student to be referred to the local county office of the Department of Juvenile Justice or its representative.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-127-75 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 127 / Article 1 / Section 59-127-75
SECTION 59-127-75. Felton-Laboratory School at South Carolina State University; funds received; calculation.
Status: in_force

Of the funds distributed pursuant to the higher education formula of the Commission on Higher Education, the Felton-Laboratory School at South Carolina State University shall receive each year one hundred percent of the funds it would have received for that year under the Education Finance Act, under the Education Improvement Act, and under aid to school districts-fringe benefits, as if it were a special school district. The calculation of the amount of funds which the Felton-Laboratory School is entitled to receive each year shall be made by the Department of Education.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-133-280 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 133 / Article 3 / Section 59-133-280
SECTION 59-133-280. Tax exempt status.
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized by this article and all interest to become due thereon have the tax exempt status prescribed by Section 12-2-50.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-5-100 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 5 / Section 59-5-100
SECTION 59-5-100. Powers and duties of Board.
Status: in_force

The Board of Education, as successor to the State Educational Finance Commission, shall disburse such funds as are provided by the General Assembly and shall have such further powers as are committed to it by this Title. It shall promote the improvement of the school system and its physical facilities. It shall make plans for the construction of necessary public school buildings. It shall make surveys incident to the acquisition of sites for public schools. It shall seek the more efficient operation of the pupil transportation system. It shall effect desirable consolidations of school districts throughout the entire State. And it shall make provision for the acquisition of such further facilities as may be necessary to operate the public school system in an efficient manner.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-29-182 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 29 / Article 1 / Section 59-29-182
SECTION 59-29-182. Review of procedures to assess higher order thinking and problem solving skills.
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall review the use of procedures to assess student achievement in higher order thinking and problem solving skills which are different from traditional achievement tests.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-117-90 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 117 / Article 1 / Section 59-117-90
SECTION 59-117-90. Closing of streets bordered by University property.
Status: in_force

The University of South Carolina is authorized to close any public road or street which is bordered on two sides by property now owned by the University or hereafter acquired by it. Provided, that no road or street shall be closed which is situated within the corporate limits of the city of Columbia without concurrence of the governing body of the city. Provided, further, that no section of the state highway system shall be closed without concurrence of the Department of Transportation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-116-80 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 116 / Section 59-116-80
SECTION 59-116-80. Impersonation of campus police officer prohibited; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person to falsely represent himself to be a campus police officer, agent, or employee of a safety and security department of a college or university, or arrest, detain, search, or question in any manner the person or property of a person, nor may a person without the authority of the governing board of the institution wear its official uniform, insignia, badge, or identification of the department. (B) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than ninety days, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-130-60 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 130 / Article 1 / Section 59-130-60
SECTION 59-130-60. Board authority to enter ground lease agreements.
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of the College of Charleston with the approval of the Department of Administration or State Fiscal Accountability Authority, as appropriate, may enter into lease agreements with a private entity whereby the private entity will provide all services necessary for the creation and operation of student housing facilities including, but not limited to, ground leasing, financing, designing, construction, managing, operating, maintaining, and related services. Upon expiration of the agreement term, the private entity shall surrender to the College of Charleston, such premises with the existing buildings, other structures and improvements constructed and located thereon and therein, in the same condition as when the construction of the buildings, other structures, and improvements were completed, only natural and normal wear and tear excepted. The Department of Administration or State Fiscal Accountability Authority, as appropriate, first must approve all agreement terms and conditions including the consideration involved, and the full faith and credit of the State toward the lease obligations must not be pledged, and any statement to the contrary is deemed null and void as a matter of public policy. The private entity may be a nonprofit organization. The Department of Administration or State Fiscal Accountability Authority, as appropriate, approval required shall be in lieu of or a substitute for any other approval required by any other provision of law or regulation in connection with the undertaking of the private entity and the College of Charleston; however, the private entity and the College of Charleston shall adhere to fire, life, and safety codes as required by the Office of State Engineer. Neither this section, nor the approval required by this section, exempts any transaction or entity from complying with Chapter 35 of Title 11. Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment added the second undesignated paragraph relating to compliance with the Procurement Code.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-49-110 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 49 / Section 59-49-110
SECTION 59-49-110. Improved forestry and farm practices.
Status: in_force

(A) The school may carry out improved forestry and farm practices on the timber holdings and farmland of the school property and apply the revenues derived from them and any other revenue source on the property for the further improvement and development of the school forest and farmlands and for other school purposes. (B) The school shall serve as a demonstration farm and shall provide instruction and support to farmers and persons working in, or who have an interest in, the business of agriculture. Effect of Amendment 2020 Act No. 164, SECTION 15, inserted the (A) designator, in (A), substituted "The school" for "The trustees of the John De La Howe School", and added (B).
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-5-95 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 5 / Section 59-5-95
SECTION 59-5-95. Panels created to review accreditation requirements; membership; duties.
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education and the Commission on Higher Education shall appoint a collegial panel of middle grade classroom teachers and teacher preparation faculty to review the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) accreditation requirements and recommend any additional training standards and needs for middle grade teacher preparation and professional development courses. The panel shall be a continuing body, shall include representatives of professional organizations, and shall: (1) review the state's academic standards in the four core academic areas and current teaching courses; (2) determine the knowledge and skills needed by teachers at the middle grades level to teach these standards and assess student progress in learning the standards; (3) establish syllabi to guide the development of high quality teacher preparation courses; and (4) develop assessments to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the curriculum.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-150-120 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 150 / Section 59-150-120
SECTION 59-150-120. Assistance to small and minority businesses; annual report.
Status: in_force

The commission shall provide training programs and other educational activities to enable small and minority businesses to compete for contracts on an equal basis. The board shall monitor the results of small and minority business participation and shall report the results of small and minority business participation to the State Human Affairs Commission on at least an annual basis pursuant to Section 1-13-110.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-13-120 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 13 / Section 59-13-120
SECTION 59-13-120. Annual reports to superintendent.
Status: in_force

Any teacher, principal or superintendent employed in the schools of this State, supported in whole or in part at public expense, shall file within two weeks after the close of the session of such school a full and accurate report as required by law. Any person neglecting, refusing or omitting to file such report when requested by the county superintendent of education shall be liable to the cancellation of his certificate to teach by the State Board of Education and to a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars to be imposed at the discretion of the county board of education.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-133-320 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 133 / Article 3 / Section 59-133-320
SECTION 59-133-320. Delivery of proceeds to State Treasurer; withdrawals from fund.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of all bonds must be delivered to the State Treasurer or its corporate trust designee and retained in a special fund or funds and applied solely to the purposes for which such bonds have been issued. Withdrawals from the fund must be made on the order or requisition of the university and must be in such form as the State Treasurer shall prescribe. The State Treasurer may make temporary investments of funds derived from the proceeds of bonds in the manner prescribed by law.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-115-120 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 115 / Section 59-115-120
SECTION 59-115-120. Rights of bondholders.
Status: in_force

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, may either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceedings, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the State or granted hereunder or under such resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, or under any contract executed by the Authority pursuant to this chapter, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this chapter or by such resolution to be performed by the Authority or any officer thereof, including the fixing, charging and collecting of fees, charges and premiums and the collection of principal, interest and penalties, if any, on student loans or obligations evidencing such loans.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-29-470 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 29 / Article 3 / Section 59-29-470
SECTION 59-29-470. South Carolina Financial Literacy Board of Trustees established; acceptance of gifts; administration of trust.
Status: in_force

(A) There is established the South Carolina Financial Literacy Board of Trustees, an eleemosynary corporation, which shall oversee the South Carolina Financial Literacy Initiative, a broad range of innovative financial literacy services to meet critical needs of South Carolina's students in kindergarten through twelfth grade through the awarding of grants to school districts as provided for in Section 59-29-530. (B) The board may accept gifts, bequests, and grants from a person or foundation. The trust and grants from the trust shall supplement and augment, but not take the place of, services provided by local, state, or federal agencies. The board of trustees shall carry out activities necessary to administer the trust including assessing service needs and gaps, soliciting proposals to address identified service needs, and establishing criteria for the awarding of grants.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-17-170 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 17 / Section 59-17-170
SECTION 59-17-170. Booster clubs; definitions; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(A) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Booster club" means a parent-led organization, not directly controlled by a school or school district, that is formed with the primary purpose of raising funds for the school, school district programs, interscholastic athletics, or afterschool activities. (2) "Financial officer" means a person or persons who maintain custody of a booster club's financial records and/or who has signatory authority on all of the booster club's transactions, accounts, contracts, checks, or other instruments or undertakings of any kind. (B)(1) A person who was convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony, a violation of Chapter 13 of Title 16, or a violation of Chapter 14 of Title 16 is prohibited from serving as a financial officer of a booster club. (2) A financial officer who was convicted of, or who pled guilty or nolo contendere to, a crime identified in item (1) must immediately resign, and a new person must be assigned to that role within the booster club. A booster club is prohibited from disbursing funds for any purpose until a new person is designated as the financial officer. (C)(1) Each booster club within a school district or affiliated with a charter school must annually register with the school district board of trustees or charter school authorizer no later than August first. The registration shall include the name of the booster club, its purpose, the name of each of the booster club's officers, including its designated financial officer, and other information required by the school district board of trustees or charter school authorizer. A booster club may be required by the school district board of trustees or charter school authorizer to submit an accounting compilation or review. A school district board of trustees or charter school authorizer may not require an external audit from a booster club except for a finding of specific cause determined by a majority vote of the board members or other governing body. (2) A booster club that fails to register by August first is prohibited from disbursing any funds for any purpose until registration has been completed. (D) Upon the receipt of a booster club's registration, a school district board of trustees or charter school authorizer may request a state criminal records check, including fingerprints, from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division of the financial officer. The school district board of trustees or charter school authorizer shall immediately notify a booster club if the criminal records check reveals that its financial officer is prohibited from serving in that role for the booster club pursuant to subsection (B).
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-123-125 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 123 / Section 59-123-125
SECTION 59-123-125. Rural Physician Program; administration of funds; membership of managing board.
Status: in_force

The funds appropriated to the Medical University of South Carolina for the "Rural Physician Program" shall be administered by the South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium physician recruitment office. The Medical University of South Carolina shall be responsible for the fiscal management of funds to ensure that state policies and guidelines are adhered to. A board is hereby created to manage and allocate these funds in the best interests of the citizens of South Carolina. The board shall be composed of the following: the Executive Director, or his designee, of the South Carolina Primary Care Association; the Dean, or his designee, of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine; the Executive Director, or his designee, of the South Carolina Medical Association; two representatives from rural health care settings, one to be appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Medical Affairs Committee and one to be appointed by the Chairman of the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee; the Commissioner, or his designee, of the Department of Health and Environmental Control; the Commissioner, or his designee, of the South Carolina Hospital Association; the Commissioner, or his designee, of the Commission on Higher Education; and the Director, or his designee, of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Chairman, with the concurrence of the board, shall appoint three at-large members with two representing nursing and one representing allied health services in South Carolina.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-23-210 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 23 / Article 2 / Section 59-23-210
SECTION 59-23-210. Construction, improvement, and renovation of public schools; compliance with the South Carolina School Facilities Planning and Construction Guide; committee members; submission of plans.
Status: in_force

(A) All construction, improvement, and renovation of public school buildings and property on or after the effective date of this section shall comply with the latest applicable standards and specifications set forth in the South Carolina School Facilities Planning and Construction Guide as published by the South Carolina Department of Education. This guide must be reviewed and updated on an annual basis by a committee appointed by the South Carolina Department of Education. The committee shall consist of a minimum of two architects and one engineer who are all registered in South Carolina and experienced in K-12 design, one K-12 school administrator, one representative of the K-12 construction industry, the State Fire Marshal or his designee, a representative of the Traffic Engineering Division of the South Carolina Department of Transportation, and two representatives of the South Carolina Department of Education. In addition, the Chairman of the House of Representatives Education and Public Works Committee or his designee and the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee or his designee shall also serve as members of the committee, ex officio. (B) All construction, improvement, and renovation of public school buildings and property on or after the effective date of this section must have plans and specifications submitted to the State Superintendent of Education or the superintendent's designee. Approval of the plans and specifications by the State Superintendent of Education or the superintendent's designee must be received before public bidding before the construction can begin. Plans and specifications must be coordinated with county officials such as traffic engineers and zoning administrators.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-19-270 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 19 / Article 1 / Section 59-19-270
SECTION 59-19-270. Trustees may employ medical, technical, and clerical personnel.
Status: in_force

Every district board of trustees may employ physicians, dentists, podiatrists, ophthalmologists, other medical specialists, optometrists, nurses, dental hygienists, and other technical and clerical personnel as may be needed.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-151-120 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 151 / Section 59-151-120
SECTION 59-151-120. Charter member institutions.
Status: in_force

Clemson University, the Medical University of South Carolina, and the University of South Carolina in Columbia are designated as the three charter member institutions of the South Carolina LightRail Consortium and through the consortium are directed to plan, procure, administer, oversee, and manage all functions associated with the South Carolina LightRail. Editor's Note 2012 Act No. 284, SECTION 11, provides as follows: "The provisions of this act do not expand, diminish, or otherwise affect the provisions of Chapter 151, Title 59 regarding the South Carolina LightRail Consortium"
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-1750 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 53 / Article 20 / Section 59-53-1750
SECTION 59-53-1750. Commission to make annual written report; filing of report.
Status: in_force

The commission shall make a written report of its activities at least annually and file a copy with the secretaries of the Richland, Lexington, and Fairfield County Legislative Delegations and county councils. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 239, SECTION 5, added Fairfield county.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-131-120 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 131 / Section 59-131-120
SECTION 59-131-120. No time limit on issuance of bonds.
Status: in_force

The authorizations granted by this chapter shall remain of full force and effect until rescinded by subsequent enactment, and no time limit is set for the issuance of bonds pursuant to this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-18-1300 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 18 / Article 13 / Section 59-18-1300
SECTION 59-18-1300. District accountability system; support, development, and review.
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education, based on recommendations of the division, must develop regulations requiring that each district board of trustees must establish and annually review a performance based accountability system, or modify its existing accountability system, to reinforce the state accountability system. Parents, teachers, and principals must be involved in the development, annual review, and revisions of the accountability system established by the district. The board of trustees shall ensure that a district accountability plan be developed, reviewed, and revised annually. In order to stimulate constant improvement in the process of teaching and learning in each school and to target additional local assistance for a school when its students' performance is low or shows little improvement, the district accountability system must build on the district and school activities and plans required in Section 59-139-10. In keeping with the emphasis on school accountability, principals should be actively involved in the selection, discipline, and dismissal of personnel in their particular school. The date the school improvement reports must be provided to parents is changed to February first. The Department of Education shall offer technical support to any district requesting assistance in the development of an accountability plan. Furthermore, the department must conduct a review of accountability plans as part of the peer review process required in Section 59-139-10(H) to ensure strategies are contained in the plans that shall maximize student learning. Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment deleted obsolete provisions throughout.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-7-30 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 7 / Section 59-7-30
SECTION 59-7-30. Compensation.
Status: in_force

The members of the Commission and each of the advisory committees shall receive such per diem and mileage as authorized by law for other boards and commissions of the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-19-290 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 19 / Article 1 / Section 59-19-290
SECTION 59-19-290. Contracts in excess of apportioned funds void.
Status: in_force

All contracts which boards of trustees may make in excess of the funds apportioned to their districts shall be void.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-129-10 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 129 / Section 59-129-10
SECTION 59-129-10. Palmer College declared State institution.
Status: in_force

Palmer College, which was merged into the State Technical and Comprehensive Education System on July 1, 1973, is hereby declared to be a State educational institution under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Technical and Comprehensive Education as of July 1, 1973, with all such privileges and immunities as attach thereto.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-151-180 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 151 / Section 59-151-180
SECTION 59-151-180. Applicability of state law.
Status: in_force

The South Carolina LightRail Consortium is considered a public body and as such is subject to all provisions of state law, including the Freedom of Information Act and state procurement requirements but is exempt from the planning, oversight, and project management regulations of the State Chief Information Officer. The board of the LightRail Consortium each year by February first shall submit to the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee a report specifically identifying each entity with access to the network, the number of persons within each such entity with access to the network, and a brief description of the formal documented partnership in which the persons are involved, and any payment, including without limitations, in-kind payment, that each such organization and entity is making for access to the network. Editor's Note 2012 Act No. 284, SECTION 11, provides as follows: "The provisions of this act do not expand, diminish, or otherwise affect the provisions of Chapter 151, Title 59 regarding the South Carolina LightRail Consortium"
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-21-600 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 21 / Article 5 / Section 59-21-600
SECTION 59-21-600. Distribution of funds for educational services to mentally handicapped pupils.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 59-21-540, and in order to insure adequate educational services for trainable mentally handicapped pupils and profoundly mentally handicapped pupils in South Carolina school districts, the State Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Education Oversight Committee, through the State Department of Education shall develop a Regulation for distribution of funds appropriated by the General Assembly for this purpose.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-48-35 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 48 / Section 59-48-35
SECTION 59-48-35. Requirements for diploma.
Status: in_force

The students enrolled in the Special School of Science and Mathematics who earn a total of twenty units of credit distributed as specified in the Defined Minimum Program for South Carolina school districts and who meet the school's requirements for graduation are eligible to receive a state high school diploma. The board of the special school, in its discretion, may issue its own high school diploma. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 155, SECTION 2, deleted reference to exit examinations in the first sentence.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-2420 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 53 / Article 27 / Section 59-53-2420
SECTION 59-53-2420. Powers of board; contracts with public and private entities relating to facilities.
Status: in_force

(A) In addition to the powers contained elsewhere in this article, a board has power necessary, useful, or appropriate to operate and administer an authority, to effectuate the purposes of an authority, and to perform its other functions including, but not limited to, the power to: (1) have perpetual succession; (2) sue and be sued in its own name; (3) adopt, promulgate, amend, and repeal bylaws, not inconsistent with provisions in this article for the administration of an authority's affairs and the implementation of its functions; (4) have a seal and alter it at its pleasure, although the failure to affix the seal does not affect the validity of an instrument executed on behalf of an authority; (5) make and execute contracts and all other instruments and agreements necessary or convenient for the performance of its duties and the exercise of its powers and functions; (6) buy, purchase, or otherwise acquire real and personal property and other assets and sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, transfer, and otherwise dispose of all or part of its real and personal property and other assets, upon terms and conditions determined by the board; (7) employ agents, advisors, consultants, engineers, architects, attorneys, accountants, construction and financial experts, land planners, superintendents, managers, and other employees and agents as necessary in the board's judgment in connection with any aspect of the enterprise campus and determine their duties and to fix their compensation; (8) procure insurance against any loss in connection with its property, assets, or activities, including insurance against liability for its acts or the acts of its employees or agents; (9) procure insurance, guarantees, letters of credit, and other forms of collateral or security or credit support from public or private entities, including a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or the State of South Carolina, for the payment of any bonds issued by it, including the power to pay premiums or fees on any insurance, guarantees, letters of credit, and other forms of collateral or security or credit support; (10) receive, accept, and expend from any source including a federal, state, or other public agency or a private agency, person, or other entity appropriated funds, donations, loans, grants, aid, or contributions of money, property, labor, or other things of value; (11) invest or reinvest its funds as provided in Section 11-9-660; (12) make contracts and guarantees, incur liabilities, issue its notes, bonds, and other obligations, and secure its obligations by mortgage or pledge of its property, or income in a manner determined to be in the best interest of an authority. A guarantee or indebtedness of an authority does not create an obligation of the State or commission, nor must the guarantee or indebtedness be considered a debt against the general revenue of the State or commission; (13) fix and revise when necessary and charge and collect rates, fees, rents, and charges for the use of, and for the services furnished by it, for all or any portion of the enterprise campus; (14) determine the character of an enterprise campus, and acquire, develop, construct, and provide for an enterprise campus, and maintain, repair, and operate, and enter into contracts for the management, lease, use, or operation of all or any portion of an enterprise campus; (15) establish and enforce, and agree through a resolution or trust agreement authorizing or securing bonds, notes, other obligations, or indebtedness of an authority to make and enforce rules and regulations for the use of and services rendered by an authority for the enterprise campus; (16) appoint and provide for advisory committees; (17) establish nonprofit corporations in accordance with applicable corporate law and with the powers provided by the applicable corporate law; and (18) do all other things necessary or convenient to exercise the powers granted or reasonably implied by this article. (B) The powers contained in this article include the power to enter into contracts and other agreements with public or private entities for the lease of authority property, the construction, occupancy, use, and ownership by the public or private entity of buildings or other facilities on authority property, and the conveyance of the public or private entity's property to an authority at the end of an applicable contract or agreement.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-140 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 112 / Section 59-112-140
SECTION 59-112-140. Caterpillar Dealer Academy.
Status: in_force

The area commission for the Florence-Darlington Technical College may waive the requirements of this chapter for student participants in the Caterpillar Dealer Academy operated by Florence-Darlington Technical College.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-33-510 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 33 / Article 5 / Section 59-33-510
SECTION 59-33-510. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this section: (1) "Evidence-based reading instruction" means reading, writing, and spelling instruction that employs direct instruction of systematic and cumulative content, with the sequence beginning with the easiest and most basic elements, and progressing methodically to more difficult material. Each step also must be based on steps already learned. Components of evidence-based reading instruction include instruction targeting phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. (2) "Dyslexia-specific intervention" means evidence-based, specialized reading, writing, and spelling instruction that is multisensory in nature, equipping students to simultaneously use multiple senses, such as vision, hearing, touch, and movement. Dyslexia-specific intervention requires greater intensity, such as smaller groups, increased frequency of instruction, and individualized progression through steps, than typical evidence-based reading instruction. (3) "Multi-tiered system of supports" or "MTSS" means an evidence-based model of schooling that uses data-based problem solving to integrate academic and behavioral instruction and intervention. The integrated academic and behavioral supports are delivered to students at varying intensities by means of multiple tiers based on student need. Need-driven decision making seeks to ensure that district resources reach the appropriate students at their schools at the appropriate levels to accelerate the performance of all students to fulfill the profile of the South Carolina Graduate. (4) "Response to Intervention" or "RTI" means the process of providing high-quality instruction and intervention matched to student needs using learning rate over time and level of performance to make important instructional decisions. To ensure efficient use of resources, schools begin with the identification of trends and patterns using schoolwide data and grade level data. Students who need instructional intervention beyond what is provided universally for positive behavior or academic content areas are provided with targeted, supplemental interventions delivered individually or in small groups at increasing levels of intensity. RTI is a process that is driven by the use of a problem-solving model and is used for the purpose of revealing what works best for groups of students and individual students, regardless of placement. (5) "Tiered instruction" means instruction and intervention provided with increasing intensity in response to student needs. This instruction is typically provided in an RTI process depicted as a three-tier model. Data is collected at each tier and is used to measure the efficacy of the instruction and intervention so that meaningful decisions may be made about how instruction and intervention should be maintained and layered. Tier 1 is the foundation and consists of scientific, research-based core instructional and behavioral methodologies, practices, and supports designed for all students in the general curriculum. Tier 2 consists of supplemental, targeted instruction and interventions that are provided in addition to and in alignment with effective core instruction and behavioral supports to groups of targeted students who need additional instructional support, behavioral support, or both. Tier 3 consists of intensive instructional or behavioral interventions provided in addition to and in alignment with effective core instruction with the goal of increasing an individual student's rate of progress. Tier 3 interventions are developed for individual students using a problem-solving process. Students receiving Tier 3 level supports may or may not be eligible for specially designed instruction and related services in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act. (6) "Problem-solving model" means a problem-solving method used to match instructional resources to educational need. The problem-solving model uses data to define the problem, establish performance goals, develop intervention plans, monitor progress, and evaluate outcomes. (7) "Universal screening process (USP)" means the process a district employs to screen all students who may be experiencing academic and/or social-emotional difficulties. The screening tools and the process must be based on approval and guidelines provided by the department, which must include screening tools that must be administered at no cost to the district.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-144-20 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 144 / Article 1 / Section 59-144-20
SECTION 59-144-20. Legislative purpose.
Status: in_force

For the benefit of the people of the State and the increase of their commerce, welfare, and prosperity, it is essential that the school districts of this State be assisted in obtaining adequate school facilities to assist youth in achieving the required levels of learning. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide a measure of assistance to the school districts of this State in securing the facilities and structures which are needed to accomplish the goals and purposes of public education, all to the public benefit and good, to the extent and manner provided in this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-710 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 53 / Article 9 / Section 59-53-710
SECTION 59-53-710. Committee as a body politic and corporate; membership.
Status: in_force

The area committee for the Florence-Darlington Technical College is a body politic and corporate consisting of ten members who must be qualified electors of Darlington or Florence Counties; with five members from each county. The appointment of the committee members must be made by the Governor upon the recommendation of a majority of the legislative delegation, including the Senator, from the county of which the appointee is a resident for terms of three years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. If a vacancy occurs, a successor must be appointed by the Governor, upon the recommendation of a majority of the legislative delegation, including the Senator, from the county of which the appointee is a resident, for the unexpired portion of the term.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-20-65 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 20 / Section 59-20-65
SECTION 59-20-65. Furnishing by State Board of Education of services and training activities to support school improvement councils.
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education, acting through the existing School Council Assistance Project at the University of South Carolina, shall provide services and training activities to support school improvement councils and their efforts in preparing an annual school improvement report as required in this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-149-140 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 149 / Section 59-149-140
SECTION 59-149-140. Enrollment reports.
Status: in_force

All institutions participating in the LIFE Scholarship Program must report their enrollment and other relevant data as solicited by the Commission on Higher Education which may audit these institutions to ensure compliance with this provision.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-29-550 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 29 / Article 3 / Section 59-29-550
SECTION 59-29-550. Carrying forward funds into following fiscal year.
Status: in_force

To ensure effective use of funds and with the approval of the Financial Literacy Office, awards may be carried forward and used in the following fiscal year. Funds appropriated to the Financial Literacy Trust also may be carried forward into subsequent years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-18-1110 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 18 / Article 11 / Section 59-18-1110
SECTION 59-18-1110. Grant of flexibility of receiving exemption from regulations; criteria; continuation of and removal from flexibility status.
Status: in_force

(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school is given the flexibility of receiving exemptions from those regulations and statutory provisions governing the defined program provided that, during a three-year period, the following criteria are satisfied: (1) the school has twice been a recipient of a Palmetto Gold or Silver Award, pursuant to Section 59-18-1100; (2) the school has met annual improvement standards for subgroups of students in reading and mathematics; and (3) the school has exhibited no recurring accreditation deficiencies. (B) Schools receiving flexibility status are released from those regulations and statutory provisions referred to above including, but not limited to, regulations and statutory provisions on class scheduling, class structure, and staffing. (C) To continue to receive flexibility pursuant to this section, a school must annually exhibit school improvement at or above the state average as computed in the school recognition program pursuant to Section 59-18-1100 and must meet the gains required for subgroups of students in reading and mathematics. A school which does not requalify for flexibility status due to extenuating circumstances may apply to the State Board of Education for an extension of this status for one year. (D) In the event that a school is removed from flexibility status, the school is not subject to regulations and statutory provisions exempted under this section until the beginning of the school year following notification of the change in status by the State Department of Education. Subsequent monitoring by the State Department of Education in a school that is removed from flexibility status shall not include a review of program records exempted under this section for the period that the school has received flexibility status or for the school year during which the school was notified of its removal from flexibility status. Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment, in subsection (B), deleted the second sentence relating to promulgation of regulations.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-1050 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 53 / Article 13 / Section 59-53-1050
SECTION 59-53-1050. Reports.
Status: in_force

At least once a year the Commission shall make a written report of its activities and file a copy with the legislative delegation of each county.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-154-10 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 154 / Section 59-154-10
SECTION 59-154-10. Cooperation between campus police and State Law Enforcement Division in campus death and criminal sexual assault cases.
Status: in_force

(A) As used in this section: (1) "Institution of higher learning" or " institution" means a public two-year or four-year college, community or junior college, technical school, or university located in this State, and also any private two-year or four-year college, community or junior college, technical school, or university located in this State. (2) "Property of the institution" means a building or property: (a) owned or controlled by an institution within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area and used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to, the institution's educational purposes; (b) owned or controlled by a student organization recognized by the institution including, but not limited to, fraternity, sorority, and cooperative houses; or (c) controlled by the institution but owned by a third party. (B) The chief of the campus police of an institution of higher learning, or his designee, immediately shall notify the State Law Enforcement Division if there is a death resulting from an incident occurring on the property of the institution or if the officer or another official of the institution is in receipt of a report alleging that an act of criminal sexual conduct has occurred on the property of the institution. (C) Upon notification, the State Law Enforcement Division shall participate in a joint investigation of the death or alleged act of criminal sexual conduct. In the case of a death, the State Law Enforcement Division shall lead the investigation. In the case of an alleged act of criminal sexual conduct, the campus police shall lead the investigation. (D) The campus police and other employees of the institution of higher learning shall cooperate with an investigation conducted by the State Law Enforcement Division.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-127-440 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 127 / Article 3 / Section 59-127-440
SECTION 59-127-440. Powers of trustees in authorizing issuance of bonds.
Status: in_force

In the resolutions authorizing the issuance of the bonds, the trustees are empowered to: (1) covenant and agree throughout the life of the bonds that the admission fee or the special student fee, or both, are imposed, maintained, and revised when necessary, in an amount, without limitation as to rate, as is sufficient, when added to net athletic revenues in any year, to meet the payment of the principal and interest for the bonds as they become due, and to create a cushion or reserve fund as the trustees consider prudent. The cushion or reserve must be used only to meet the payment of the principal and interest on the bonds under the conditions as the trustees prescribe and must be maintained in a manner as to insure its availability for repayment; (2) establish the Debt Service Fund, which must be maintained at the hands of the State Treasurer; (3) covenant that all revenues derived from the admission fee or the special student fee, or both, are paid to the State Treasurer for deposit in the fund in a manner prescribed by the State Treasurer; (4) establish appropriate rules requiring the payment of the admission fee or the special student fee, or both; (5) covenant as to the use of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds; (6) provide for the terms, form, registration, exchange, execution and authentication of bonds, and for the replacement of lost, destroyed, or mutilated bonds; (7) covenant for the mandatory redemption of bonds on terms and conditions as the resolutions authorizing the bonds prescribe; (8) prescribe the procedure, if any, by which the terms of the contract with the bondholders may be amended, the number of bonds whose holders must consent to amendment, and the manner in which the consent is given; (9) covenant to insure the football stadium against loss by fire or other casualty; (10) operate and maintain the football stadium in good repair; (11) prescribe the events of default and the terms and conditions upon which all or any bonds are or may be declared due before maturity, and the terms and conditions upon which the declaration and its consequences may be waived; (12) reserve the right to issue additional bonds payable from the sources provided in this article for the payment of the bonds pursuant to Section 59-127-460 or to the extent to which the trustees may become authorized to issue additional bonds by legislation enacted, if it is necessary in the future to further enlarge or improve the football stadium and to prescribe the conditions under which additional bonds may be issued; and (13) make further covenants and agreements as necessary or desirable in order to market the bonds.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-149-40 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 149 / Section 59-149-40
SECTION 59-149-40. Scholarships not to exceed cost of attendance.
Status: in_force

These LIFE Scholarships in combination with all other grants and scholarships shall not exceed the cost of attendance at the particular institutions referenced in Section 59-149-10.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-127-50 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 127 / Article 1 / Section 59-127-50
SECTION 59-127-50. College separate from Claflin University and other institutions under religious control.
Status: in_force

South Carolina State University shall forever be, and remain, free and separate from Claflin University and all other colleges, schools or other institutions which are wholly or in part under the direction or control of any church or religious or sectarian denomination or society.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-31-350 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 31 / Article 3 / Section 59-31-350
SECTION 59-31-350. Rentals payable annually in advance.
Status: in_force

The rentals shall be paid by or for each pupil annually in advance upon the opening of school, before any pupil is allowed the use of the books.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-125-110 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 125 / Article 1 / Section 59-125-110
SECTION 59-125-110. Use of Clara Barrett Strait art objects and scholarship fund.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of Winthrop University shall retain custody of the paintings and objects of art formerly the property of Clara Barrett Strait and received by said trustees pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 355 of 1949 (Acts 1949, p. 784) and display them to the best advantage for said institution and the citizens of this State and shall use whatever cash it received from the administratrix of Clara Barrett Strait pursuant to said act for the furtherance of the education of students at the institution majoring in art. Such fund shall be known as the Clara Barrett Strait Scholarship Fund.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-29-21 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 29 / Article 1 / Section 59-29-21
SECTION 59-29-21. Guidelines for career guidance.
Status: in_force

The State Department of Education is directed to develop guidelines to include career guidance as a part of the general guidance program in the schools of the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-67-550 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 59-67-550
SECTION 59-67-550. Installment purchase of maintenance shops.
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education is authorized to enter into an installment payment agreement with any political subdivision offering to convey real property to the Board for use as a school bus maintenance shop, whereby payments for such property may be extended over a period of not more than ten years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-107-80 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 107 / Section 59-107-80
SECTION 59-107-80. Single issue of bonds may cover several applications.
Status: in_force

If it shall happen that more than one application by State institutions shall receive the approvals required by Sections 59-107-50 to 59-107-70, at approximately the same time, the State institution bonds in an amount equal to the aggregate of the approved applications may be issued as a single issue.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-150-75 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 150 / Section 59-150-75
SECTION 59-150-75. Authority to enter agreements for sale of multi-state lottery products; sale of tickets and products.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the South Carolina Lottery Commission may enter into a multi-state agreement for the sale of instant game tickets, online game tickets, and related multi- state lottery products including game shows and promotional products. Procedures for ticket sales and validation, prize redemption, and other details of the commission's participation in the multi-state lottery games must be governed by the terms of the agreement entered into by the commission. For purposes of this provision, the lottery games that may be subject to a multi-state participation agreement by the commission are those defined in Section 59-150-20(7). Further, the multi-state tickets and products may be sold only through a licensed lottery retailer, pursuant to Section 59-150-150, or through the commission.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-59-200 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 59 / Section 59-59-200
SECTION 59-59-200. Training of teachers and guidance counselors; review of performance.
Status: in_force

Beginning with the 2006-07 academic year, colleges of education shall include in their training of teachers, guidance counselors, and administrators the following: career guidance, the use of the cluster of study curriculum framework and individual graduation plans, learning styles, the elements of the Career Guidance Model of the South Carolina Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program Model, contextual teaching, cooperative learning, and character education. The State Board of Education shall develop performance-based standards in these areas and include them as criteria for teacher program approval. By the 2009-10 school year, the teacher evaluation system established in Chapter 26, Title 59, and the principal's evaluation system established in Section 59-24-40 must include a review of performance in career exploration and guidance. The department also shall develop programs to train educators in contextual teaching.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-153-330 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 153 / Article 3 / Section 59-153-330
SECTION 59-153-330. Statement of policy and objectives.
Status: in_force

(A) The trustee shall provide the panel with a statement of the spending policy and general investment objectives. The trustee shall review the statement annually for the purpose of affirming it or changing it and advise the panel of its actions. (B) The annual investment plan must be consistent with the actions taken by the trustee pursuant to subsection (A) and must include, but is not limited to, the following components: (1) general operational and investment policies; (2) investment objectives and performance standards; (3) investment strategies, which may include indexed or enhanced indexed strategies as the preferred or exclusive strategies for equity investing, and an explanation of the reasons for the selection of each strategy; (4) industry sector, market sector, issuer, and other allocations of assets that provide diversification in accordance with prudent investment standards, including desired rates of return and acceptable levels of risks for each asset class; (5) policies and procedures providing flexibility in responding to market contingencies; (6) procedures and policies for selecting, monitoring, compensating, and terminating investment consultants, equity investment managers, and other necessary professional service providers; and (7) methods for managing the costs of the investment activities. (C) In developing the annual investment plan, the panel shall: (1) diversify the investments of the endowment funds, unless the panel reasonably determines that, because of special circumstances, it is clearly not prudent to do so; and (2) make a reasonable effort to verify facts relevant to the investment of assets of the endowment funds.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-50-70 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 50 / Section 59-50-70
SECTION 59-50-70. Foundation and endowment fund.
Status: in_force

The board shall establish a foundation and maintain an endowment fund for the school. Effect of Amendment The 2005 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-1410 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 53 / Article 17 / Section 59-53-1410
SECTION 59-53-1410. Creation of commission; membership; officers.
Status: in_force

There is created the Central Carolina Technical College Commission representing the counties of Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, and Sumter. The commission is a body politic and corporate consisting of twelve members. Each member must be appointed by the Governor, upon the recommendation of a majority of the legislative delegation of the member's respective county, and each member must be a qualified registered elector of the county represented. Six members must be appointed from Sumter County. Three members must be appointed from Kershaw County. Two members must be appointed from Clarendon County. One member must be appointed from Lee County. The terms of all members are for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. A vacancy must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term only. The commission shall organize by electing one of its members as chairman, one as vice chairman, and one as secretary. The terms of appointees expire July first of the appropriate year. Effect of Amendment The 2009 amendment, in the second sentence, substituted "eleven members" for "nine members", added the fifth and sixth sentences relating to Kershaw and Clarendon Counties, and, in the seventh sentence, substituted "Lee County" for "each of the following counties: Clarendon, Kershaw and Lee". 2017 Act No. 53, SECTION 1, in the second sentence, substituted "twelve members" for "eleven members", and, in the sentence relating to Kershaw County, substituted "Three members" for "Two members".
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-1460 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 53 / Article 17 / Section 59-53-1460
SECTION 59-53-1460. Reports.
Status: in_force

Not less frequently than annually the commission shall make a written report of the activities of the commission and file a copy with the legislative delegation of each county comprising the commission.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-117-280 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 117 / Article 3 / Section 59-117-280
SECTION 59-117-280. Tax exempt status.
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized by this article and all interest to become due on them have the tax exempt status prescribed by Section 12-1-60.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-29-70 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 29 / Article 1 / Section 59-29-70
SECTION 59-29-70. Required subjects; instruction in fire prevention.
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall provide for instruction in fire prevention in the elementary public schools of the State. Each teacher in a public school of this State shall give such instruction in fire prevention as may be prescribed by the State Board.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-119-740 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 119 / Article 7 / Section 59-119-740
SECTION 59-119-740. Issuance of bonds; limit.
Status: in_force

Upon receiving the approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or the Department of Administration, as appropriate, and upon review by the Joint Bond Review Committee, the trustees may from time to time borrow such sums as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this article and to evidence these borrowings by bonds issued pursuant to this article in such aggregate principal amount as they determine, except that other provisions of this article to the contrary notwithstanding, there may not be outstanding at any time bonds issued pursuant to this article in excess of twenty-five million dollars.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-118-40 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 118 / Section 59-118-40
SECTION 59-118-40. Matching state gifts on qualified disbursements.
Status: in_force

Each qualifying college or university will provide donors with an incentive in the form of matching state gifts on disbursements from earnings on certain endowments, donations, or gifts if these monies are used for the purposes specified in Section 59-118-50.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-24-100 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 24 / Article 3 / Section 59-24-100
SECTION 59-24-100. Establishment and funding of school principal incentive program.
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education acting with the assistance of the Education Oversight Committee shall cause to be developed and implemented a school principal incentive program to reward school principals who demonstrate superior performance and productivity. Funds for school principal incentive programs must be provided by the General Assembly in the annual general appropriation act.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-40-70 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 40 / Section 59-40-70
SECTION 59-40-70. Application requirements and procedures.
Status: in_force

(A)(1) An applicant shall submit a letter of intent at least ninety days before submitting an application to the board of trustees or area commission from which it is seeking sponsorship and a copy to the South Carolina Department of Education. (2) An applicant shall submit the application to the board of trustees or area commission from which it is seeking sponsorship and one copy to the South Carolina Department of Education. In the case of the South Carolina Public Charter School District or a public or independent institution of higher learning sponsor, the applicant shall provide notice of the application to the local school board of trustees in which the charter school will be located for informational purposes only. The school district or the public or independent institution of higher learning from which the applicant is seeking sponsorship may request clarifying information from the applicant. The State Department of Education shall provide guidance on compliance to both sponsors and applicants. (3) The applicant shall notify the local delegation of a county in which a proposed charter school is to be located upon submission of a charter school application and also shall provide a copy of the charter school application upon request by a member of the local delegation. (B) The board of trustees or area commission from which the applicant is seeking sponsorship shall rule on the application for a charter school in a public hearing, upon reasonable public notice, within ninety days after receiving the application. If there is no ruling within ninety days, the application is considered approved. Once the application has been approved by the board of trustees or area commission, the charter school may open at the beginning of the following year. However, before a charter school may open, the State Department of Education shall verify the accuracy of the financial data for the school within forty-five days after approval. (C) A board of trustees or area commission shall deny an application only if the application does not meet the requirements specified in Section 59-40-50 or 59-40-60, fails to meet the spirit and intent of this chapter, or adversely affects, as defined in regulation, the other students in the district in which the charter school is to be located, or if, based on the totality of information provided by the applicant, the board of trustees or area commission determines that the applicant has failed to demonstrate a substantial likelihood that it has the capacity to establish a viable school based on national industry standards of quality charter school authorization. It shall provide, within ten days, a written explanation of the reasons for denial, citing specific standards related to provisions of Section 59-40-50 or 59-40-60 that the application violates. This written explanation immediately must be sent to the charter committee and filed with the State Board of Education. (D) In the event that the racial composition of an applicant's or charter school's enrollment differs from the enrollment of the local school district in which the charter school is to be located or the targeted student population of the local school district by more than twenty percent, despite its best efforts, the board of trustees or area commission from which the applicant is seeking sponsorship shall consider the applicant's or the charter school's recruitment efforts and racial composition of the applicant pool in determining whether the applicant or charter school is operating in a nondiscriminatory manner. A finding by the board of trustees or area commission that the applicant or charter school is operating in a racially discriminatory manner justifies the denial of a charter school application or the revocation of a charter as provided in this section or in Section 59-40-110, as may be applicable. A finding by the board of trustees or area commission that the applicant is not operating in a racially discriminatory manner justifies approval of the charter without regard to the racial percentage requirement if the application is acceptable in all other aspects. (E) If the board of trustees or area commission from which the applicant is seeking sponsorship denies a charter school application, the charter applicant may appeal the denial to the Administrative Law Court pursuant to Section 59-40-90. (F) If the board of trustees or area commission approves the application, it becomes the charter school's sponsor and shall sign the approved application. The sponsor shall submit a copy of the charter contract to the State Board of Education. (G) If a local school board of trustees has information that an approved application by the South Carolina Public Charter School District or a public or independent institution of higher learning sponsor adversely affects the other students in its district, as defined in regulation, or that the approval of the application fails to meet the spirit and intent of this chapter, the local school board of trustees may appeal the granting of the charter to the Administrative Law Court. The Administrative Law Court, within forty-five days, may affirm or reverse the application for action by the South Carolina Public Charter School District or the public or independent institution of higher learning in accordance with an order of the state board. Effect of Amendment The 2006 amendment rewrote this section. The 2008 amendment, in paragraph (A)(5), substituted "Administrative Law Court" for "State Board of Education" at the end of the last sentence; in subsection (E), substituted "Administrative Law Court" for "State Board of Education"; in subsection (G), substituted "Administrative Law Court" for "State Board of Education" in the first sentence and for "state board" in the second sentence, and deleted the last sentence which directed the State Board of Education to promulgate regulations for procedures on appeal. The 2012 amendment rewrote the section. 2014 Act No. 288, SECTION 4, rewrote subsections (A), (B), and (C).
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-31-270 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 31 / Article 3 / Section 59-31-270
SECTION 59-31-270. Abandonment of county or district rental or free textbook system.
Status: in_force

Upon the resolution of the county legislative delegation any county or school district may abandon its rental or free system of textbooks and accept the provisions of this article. Upon any such county or school district abandoning its rental or free system and accepting the provisions of this article, the State Board of Education shall make, or cause to be made, an investigation and shall determine the value to the State of any textbooks belonging to such county or district which can reasonably be of use to the State under this article, and the Board shall purchase such useful books from such county or district, paying therefor either in cash or in such installments as may be agreed upon between the State Board of Education on the one hand and the county board of education, or trustees, as the case may be, on the other hand. In the event it be agreed to pay therefor in installments, the State Board of Education shall enter into reimbursement agreements with such officials to pay such installments in the future.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-24-120 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 24 / Article 3 / Section 59-24-120
SECTION 59-24-120. Apprenticeship for principal.
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall establish guidelines for selected school districts of this State to implement programs whereby persons who demonstrate outstanding potential as principals in the opinion of the district may be given the opportunity to serve an apprenticeship as a principal in the selected districts.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-146-70 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 146 / Section 59-146-70
SECTION 59-146-70. Issuance of state school facilities bonds by State Fiscal Accountability Authority.
Status: in_force

Following the receipt of the notification presented pursuant to Section 59-146-60, the State Fiscal Accountability Authority shall, by resolution duly adopted, effect the issuance of state school facilities bonds, or pending the issuance thereof, effect the issuance of bond anticipation notes pursuant to Chapter 17 of Title 11.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-420 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 53 / Article 5 / Section 59-53-420
SECTION 59-53-420. Powers of commission.
Status: in_force

There is hereby committed to the Area Commission the function of promoting the program contemplated by the former provisions which created the Advisory Committee for Technical Training, in and for the counties of Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester, and without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing it shall be empowered as follows: (1) To adopt and use a corporate seal. (2) To adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations for the conduct of business and the expenditure of its funds as it may deem advisable. (3) To acquire an appropriate site and to construct and equip thereon appropriate facilities, in accordance with standards and specifications contemplated by the former provisions which created the Advisory Committee for Technical Training. (4) To acquire by gift, or purchase, or otherwise, all kinds and descriptions of real and personal property. (5) To accept gifts, grants, donations, devises and bequests. (6) To provide appropriate supervision of the maintenance of any facility established to promote vocational or technical education. (7) To provide the necessary administrative services required by the State program. (8) To employ such personnel as may be necessary to enable the Area Commission to fulfill its functions. (9) To establish, promulgate and enforce reasonable rules and regulations, in conjunction with those promulgated by the State agency, for the operation of its facilities. (10) To operate its affairs on a fiscal year beginning on July first in each year and ending on June thirtieth of the succeeding calendar year. (11) To expend any funds received in any manner consistent with their approved budget, including the proceeds derived from any bonds issued by Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester Counties to defray any costs incident to the establishment of adequate facilities for the program, and thereafter to expend such funds for the operation, maintenance and improvement of the facilities. (12) To apply for, receive, and expend moneys from all governmental agencies, both State and Federal. (13) To exercise all powers contemplated for local agencies by the former provisions which created the Advisory Committee for Technical Training. (14) To exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by the general laws of this State for procedure by any county, municipality or authority organized under the laws of this State, by the Department of Transportation, by railroad corporations or in any manner provided by law, as the council may, in its discretion, elect, including the procedure provided by Chapter 5, Title 28 (Sections 28-5-10 to 28-5-390).
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-44-40 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 44 / Section 59-44-40
SECTION 59-44-40. Duties of State Department of Education.
Status: in_force

The State Department of Education shall promote the implementation and operation of community education programs throughout the State of South Carolina.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-133-60 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 133 / Article 1 / Section 59-133-60
SECTION 59-133-60. Student housing facilities; ground lease agreements with private entities.
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of Francis Marion University with the approval of the Department of Administration or State Fiscal Accountability Authority, as appropriate, may enter into one or more ground lease agreements with a private entity whereby the private entity will provide all services necessary for the creation and operation of an on-campus student housing facility including, but not limited to, financing, designing, constructing, managing, operating, maintaining, and related services. Upon expiration of the ground lease agreement term, the private entity shall surrender unto Francis Marion University, such premises with the existing buildings, other structures and improvements constructed and located thereon and therein, in the same condition as when the construction of the buildings, other structures, and improvements were completed, only natural and normal wear and tear excepted. The Department of Administration or State Fiscal Accountability Authority, as appropriate, must first approve all ground lease agreement terms and conditions including the consideration involved, and the full faith and credit of the State toward the lease obligations must not be pledged, and any statement to the contrary is deemed null and void as a matter of public policy. The private entity may be a nonprofit organization. The Department of Administration or State Fiscal Accountability Authority, as appropriate, approval required shall be in lieu of or a substitute for any other approval required by any other provision of law or regulation in connection with the undertaking of the private entity and Francis Marion University; however, the private entity and Francis Marion University shall adhere to fire, life, and safety codes as required by the Office of the State Engineer. Neither this section, nor the approval required by this section, exempts any transaction or entity from complying with Chapter 35 of Title 11. Effect of Amendment The first 2008 amendment added the undesignated paragraph at the end relating to compliance with the Procurement Code. The second 2008 amendment reenacted this section with no apparent change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-115 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 112 / Section 59-112-115
SECTION 59-112-115. Vote on tuition change.
Status: in_force

When the governing board of a public institution of higher learning, excluding technical colleges, adopts a change to the tuition or fees imposed on students, the change may be implemented by the institution only after a public vote with the number of trustees voting for and against the change being counted. A majority vote is required to implement any change to the tuition or fees. For technical colleges, when the local area commission of a technical college adopts a change to the tuition or fees imposed on students, the change may be implemented by the technical college only after a public vote with the number of local area commissioners voting for and against the change being counted. A majority vote is required to implement any change to the tuition or fees. A change to tuition or fees adopted by the local area commission must be reported to the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education within five business days.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-107-160 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 107 / Section 59-107-160
SECTION 59-107-160. Sale of bonds.
Status: reserved

State institution bonds may be privately placed if the terms and conditions of such disposition shall be approved by resolution duly adopted by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority and the terms of such proposal meet the financial test prescribed in the second paragraph of this section. All other state institution bonds shall be sold by the Governor and the State Treasurer upon sealed proposals, after publication of notice of the sale one or more times at least ten days before the sale in a newspaper of general circulation in the State and also in a financial paper published in New York City which regularly publishes notices of sale of state or municipal bonds. In all calls for bids, the right shall be reserved to reject all bids and readvertise for the sale of the bonds. Upon the opening of bids the Governor and the State Treasurer shall determine the most advantageous bid, and if such bid produces principal and interest payments on such proposed issue which are in compliance with the provisions outlined in paragraph (3) of Section 59-107-50, they may award the state institution bonds on such bid, at a price not less than par and accrued interest to the date of delivery. For the purpose of bringing about a successful sale of such bonds, the State Fiscal Accountability Authority may do all things ordinarily and customarily done in connection with the sale of state or municipal bonds. All expenses incident to the sale of the bonds shall be paid from the proceeds of the bonds.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-109-130 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 109 / Section 59-109-130
SECTION 59-109-130. Monies received deemed trust funds.
Status: in_force

All monies received pursuant to the authority of this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter. Any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, such monies shall be deposited shall act as trustees of such monies and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes hereof, subject to such regulations as this chapter and the proceedings authorizing the bonds of any issue or the trust agreement securing such bonds may provide.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-70 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 112 / Section 59-112-70
SECTION 59-112-70. Abatement of rates for nonresidents on scholarship. waiver for students participating in international Sister-State agreement or student exchange programs.
Status: in_force

(A) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the governing boards listed in Section 59-112-10(A), are authorized to adopt policies for the abatement of any part or all of the out-of-state rates for students who are recipients of scholarship aid. (B) State-supported colleges and universities, including the technical colleges, may waive the nonresident portion of tuition and fees for those students who are participating in an international Sister-State agreement program which the Governor and the General Assembly have entered to promote the economic development of South Carolina. The nonresident fee waiver for the students is applicable only for those Sister-State agreements where South Carolina students receive reciprocal consideration. The Commission on Higher Education, through coordination with the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, will annually notify institutions of the Sister-State agreements eligible for the nonresident fee waiver. The credit hours generated by these students must be included in the Mission Resource Requirement for funding. (C) State-supported colleges and universities that have an established and ongoing relationship in one or more degree programs with an international institution, the terms of which have been formally approved by the institution's board of trustees, and a relationship that includes regular arrangements for the enrollment of qualified students and the exchange of faculty between the institutions, although not necessarily in equal exchange numbers, may waive the nonresident portion of tuition and fees for nonresident students enrolled in the program. Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment added subsection (C) relating to foreign student exchange programs.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-136-320 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 136 / Article 3 / Section 59-136-320
SECTION 59-136-320. Authorizing resolution; resolution to be part of contract; contents of resolution.
Status: in_force

Revenue bonds issued under this article must be authorized by a resolution or resolutions of the board of trustees of the university. The resolution of the university may, in the discretion of the board, contain provisions, which must be a part of the contract between the university and the several holders of the bonds, as to any of the following: (1) the custody, security, use, expenditure, or application of the proceeds of the bonds; (2) the construction and completion of the building or equipment for which the bonds are issued; (3) the use, regulation, operation, maintenance, insurance, or disposition of the building or equipment for which the bonds are issued or restrictions on the exercise of the powers of the board of trustees to dispose of or to limit or regulate the use of the building or equipment; (4) the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds and the sources and methods of the payment, the rank or priority of the bonds as to any lien or security or the acceleration of the maturity of the bonds; (5) the use and disposition of the revenues derived or to be derived from the operation of the building or equipment; (6) the pledging, setting aside, depositing, or trusteeing of the revenues from which the bonds are made payable to secure the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds or the payment of expenses of operation and maintenance of the building or equipment; (7) the setting aside out of the revenues of reserves or sinking funds and the source, custody, security, regulation, and disposition of them; (8) the determination of the definition of the revenues or of the expenses of operation and maintenance of the building or equipment for which the bonds are issued; (9) the rentals, fees, or other charges from students, faculty members, and others using or being served by, or having the right to use or be served by, the building or equipment for which the bonds are issued and any parts, extensions, replacements, or improvements of them constructed or acquired and the fixing, establishment, collection, and enforcement of them, the amount or amounts of revenues to be produced by them, and the disposition and application of the amounts charged or collected; (10) limitations on the issuance of additional bonds or any other obligations or the incurrence of indebtedness payable from the same revenues from which the bonds are payable; (11) parietal rules to ensure the use of the building or equipment by students or members of the faculty of the university to the maximum extent to which the building or equipment is capable of serving the students or faculty members; (12) the procedure, if any, by which the terms of any covenant or contract with, or duty to, the holders of the bonds may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds to which the holders of which must consent, and the manner in which the consent may be given or evidenced; and (13) any other matter or course of conduct which, by recital in the resolution or resolutions authorizing or providing for the bonds, is declared to further secure the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-1-200 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 59-1-200
SECTION 59-1-200. "Scholastic year" defined.
Status: in_force

The scholastic year shall begin on the first day of July of each year and end on the thirtieth day of June following.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-40 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 112 / Section 59-112-40
SECTION 59-112-40. Effect of marriage.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 59-112-20 above, marriage shall effect determinations of domicile for tuition and fee purposes only insofar as it operates to evince an intention by the parties to make a permanent home in South Carolina.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-28-130 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 28 / Section 59-28-130
SECTION 59-28-130. Parental involvement plans; recognition of improvement; establishing criteria for staff training.
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall: (1) require school and district long-range improvement plans required in Section 59-139-10 to include parental involvement goals, objectives, and an evaluation component; (2) recognize districts and schools where parental involvement significantly increases beyond stated goals and objectives; and (3) establish criteria for staff training on school initiatives and activities shown by research to increase parental involvement in their children's education.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-150-340 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 150 / Section 59-150-340
SECTION 59-150-340. Education Lottery Account.
Status: in_force

The net proceeds received from the state lottery for education as provided by law must be deposited by the State Treasurer in a fund separate and distinct from the state general fund entitled the "Education Lottery Account". All interest or income earned by the fund must be retained in the account and used for its stated purposes. However, all revenue received by the Education Lottery Account in any fiscal year together with earnings on it for that year must be disbursed as required by Section 59-150-350 and as appropriated by the General Assembly in its annual general appropriations bill or any bill appropriating monies for previous or current fiscal years. It is the intent of the General Assembly in creating this Education Lottery Account that its funds be managed so as to establish and fund these programs permanently. Upon receipt of monies transferred to the Education Lottery Account held by the State Treasurer, these monies must be appropriated by the General Assembly in its annual general appropriations bill or any bill appropriating monies for previous or current fiscal years to the programs and for the purposes stipulated in Section 59-150-350. The Comptroller General shall record these revenues received on a cash basis, and disbursements for the purposes provided also must be on a cash basis; however, unexpended funds at the end of a fiscal year after disbursement to the programs authorized to receive the funds as provided in Section 59-150-350 and as appropriated by the General Assembly in its annual general appropriations bill or any bill appropriating monies for previous or current fiscal years may be carried forward to future years and expended for the same purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no distribution may be made from the Education Lottery Account until net proceeds in the account exceed thirty-five million dollars.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-49-30 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 49 / Section 59-49-30
SECTION 59-49-30. Removal of trustees; failure to attend meetings as resignation.
Status: in_force

The Governor may remove the members of the board for good cause at any time. The failure of any member of the board to attend at least one meeting thereof in any year, unless excused by formal vote of the board, may be construed by the Governor as the resignation of such nonattending member. Effect of Amendment 2020 Act No. 164, SECTION 11, rewrote the first sentence.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-101-80 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 101 / Article 1 / Section 59-101-80
SECTION 59-101-80. Degree of licentiate of instruction.
Status: in_force

The universities and colleges of this State may provide a course of study, to be approved by the State Board of Education, the completion of which by a student will entitle him to the degree of licentiate of instruction and they may issue a diploma showing the degree has been conferred.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-142-30 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 142 / Section 59-142-30
SECTION 59-142-30. Assessment of need.
Status: in_force

Assessment of need must be determined only after all other sources of grant funding, including institutional, state, and federal sources have been exhausted.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-125-100 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 125 / Article 1 / Section 59-125-100
SECTION 59-125-100. Division into departments.
Status: in_force

The board, aided by the president, shall divide the course of study and instruction into departments so as to secure thorough education and the best possible instruction.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-102-80 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 102 / Section 59-102-80
SECTION 59-102-80. Temporary certificate of registration.
Status: in_force

The Department of Consumer Affairs may issue a temporary certificate of registration as an athlete agent while an application for registration or renewal of registration is pending. Comment Effect of Amendment 2018 Act No. 235, SECTION 1, inserted "as an athlete agent" following "certificate of registration".
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-1-320 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 59-1-320
SECTION 59-1-320. Display of United States and State flags.
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the National Flag Code, for the display of the flag of the United States of America and for the display of the flag of the State at public schools. The person at the head of any public school in the State shall display the flag of the United States and the flag of the State at such times and at such places under such restrictions and rules as may be adopted by the State Board of Education.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-110-50 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 110 / Section 59-110-50
SECTION 59-110-50. New nursing faculty positions.
Status: in_force

(A) From the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund, it is the intent of the General Assembly that new nursing faculty positions be added to accredited nursing programs at the public institutions of higher learning at the four-year and graduate level based on available funds. (B) The commission, upon consultation with members of the Advisory Committee on Academic Programs (ACAP) from institutions with accredited nursing programs and the chairperson, or designee, of the South Carolina Council of Deans and Directors in Nursing Education, shall establish guidelines and criteria for funding the new positions to the recipient institutions based on faculty need. (C) In regard to these new faculty positions, the Commission on Higher Education shall determine and distribute funds from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund to the institutions where the new faculty positions are to be located. The governing body of the institution shall then create and fund these new positions in the manner it considers appropriate consistent with the guidelines of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-130-410 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 130 / Article 5 / Section 59-130-410
SECTION 59-130-410. Short title.
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the "College of Charleston Academic and Administrative Facilities Bond Act".
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-118-90 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 118 / Section 59-118-90
SECTION 59-118-90. Procedures for submission and documentation of requests.
Status: in_force

The Commission on Higher Education shall specify by regulation the procedures for submission and documentation of requests for matching state funds.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-156-230 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 156 / Section 59-156-230
SECTION 59-156-230. Duties of Department of Social Services.
Status: in_force

The Department of Social Services shall: (1) maintain a list of all approved public and private providers; and (2) provide the Department of Education and the Office of First Steps information necessary to carry out the requirements of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-55-40 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 55 / Section 59-55-40
SECTION 59-55-40. Requirements for establishment and maintenance.
Status: in_force

In the establishment and maintenance of such junior college courses, the following provisions shall be observed: (1) Application on the part of any school to be classified as a junior college shall be made by the school board to the State Department of Education not later than July first of the first year for which a school seeks such classification and shall be accompanied by the curricula to be maintained; (2) Each applicant shall be visited by a representative of the State Department of Education who shall make a report to the State Board of Education as a basis for its action upon the application at the next regular meeting; (3) Each applicant will be notified promptly as to the action taken by the State Board; (4) A junior college shall be a public school providing one or more two-year courses beyond the eleventh year of the public school course and it shall be located in a school district which maintains an accredited high school and employs a junior college dean and at least the equivalent of two junior college teachers who, together with the superintendent, shall constitute the faculty of the junior college; (5) A junior college shall be maintained only when the district assessed valuation exceeds one million dollars; (6) The superintendent of the college shall administer and exercise general supervision over the junior college and shall make such reports as the State Superintendent of Education may require; (7) The superintendent of the college shall examine the certification of all persons under consideration as teachers in the junior college and recommend for employment only such persons as are found to be fully qualified in accordance with the standards established by the State Board of Education and he shall also keep a record of such certification and, on or before October first of each year, shall transmit a copy of this record to the State Department of Education; (8) The building space available for this use shall be modern, adequate and well adapted to the needs of the work to be undertaken; (9) There shall be provided a general and reference library, well chosen and adequate for the course offered and for the enrollment in the junior college; (10) Suitable laboratory space and equipment shall be provided for such advanced work in the natural sciences as is included in the courses offered; (11) The county superintendent shall prescribe the duties of the dean and such duties may be made to include instruction, organization, classification, discipline and management of the junior college; (12) The junior college year shall consist of at least nine months, or thirty-six weeks; (13) Students shall be limited to the following two classes: (a) regular students, who have completed, in a satisfactory manner, a full high school course or its equivalent and (b) special students, who wish to pursue special courses of college rank and who are deemed by the local authority fully qualified to do so; (14) No school board shall, under any conditions, issue to any person a certificate or diploma showing the completion of a junior college course except upon recommendation of the county superintendent, and a two-year certificate or diploma shall be recommended only upon the completion in a credible manner of at least sixty semester hours, or its equivalent, in a course approved by the State Department of Education; (15) The minimum length of a recitation period shall be fifty minutes; and (16) The dean and instructors in a junior college shall have the following qualifications: (a) scholastic training, at least an A.B. or B.S. degree, or its equivalent, from a college recognized as fully entitled to confer such degree and (b) professional training, at least eighteen semester hours in education. These qualification standards are not to be interpreted as retroactive in their application to present instructors in any school district maintaining a junior college prior to May 20, 1935.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-25 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 103 / Article 1 / Section 59-103-25
SECTION 59-103-25. Publication of legislation; standing committees.
Status: in_force

The commission shall compile and publish legislation applicable to it so that the relationships among the commission, the governing bodies of public institutions of higher education, the General Assembly and the executive branches of government may be more clearly established and understood. The commission shall create from among its membership such standing committees as it may deem necessary. The creation of the committees and their duties shall be prescribed by a two-thirds vote of the membership of the commission. Special committees may be created and their duties prescribed by a majority vote of the membership of the commission.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-102-180 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 102 / Section 59-102-180
SECTION 59-102-180. Application and construction of act.
Status: in_force

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. Effect of Amendment 2018 Act No. 235, SECTION 1, reenacted the section with no apparent change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-26-90 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 26 / Section 59-26-90
SECTION 59-26-90. Teacher of the year honorarium programs.
Status: in_force

The State Department of Education shall establish a program for the State Teacher of the Year to include an honorarium of no less than twenty-five thousand dollars. In addition, the program is to recognize the four honor roll teachers of the year with awards of no less than ten thousand dollars each and award local district teachers of the year with honoraria of no less than one thousand dollars each.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-153-30 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 153 / Article 1 / Section 59-153-30
SECTION 59-153-30. Delegation of functions by trustee.
Status: in_force

(A) The trustee may delegate functions including, but not limited to, day-to-day investment decisions that a prudent trustee acting in a like capacity and familiar with those matters could delegate properly under the circumstances. (B) The trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution in periodically reviewing the agent's performance and compliance with the terms of the delegation. (C) In performing a delegated function, an agent owes a duty to the endowment and to its beneficiaries to comply with the terms of the delegation and, if a fiduciary, to comply with the duties imposed by Section 59-153-40. (D) A trustee who complies with subsections (A) and (B) is not liable to the endowment or to its beneficiary for the decisions or actions of the agent to whom the function was delegated. (E) By accepting the delegation of a function from the trustee, an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State. (F) A trustee may limit the authority of an agent to delegate functions under this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-60 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 112 / Section 59-112-60
SECTION 59-112-60. Faculty, administrative employees and dependents; eligibility to attend classes and receive tuition assistance.
Status: in_force

(A) Except as provided in this section, full-time faculty and administrative employees of State Institutions and their spouses and children are excluded from the provisions of this chapter. (B) Employees of public colleges, universities, and technical colleges may attend classes at an institution of higher learning and receive tuition assistance in accordance with State Fiscal Accountability Authority guidelines and regulations.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-119-310 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 119 / Article 3 / Section 59-119-310
SECTION 59-119-310. Establishment of municipal corporation; boundaries.
Status: in_force

A municipal corporation is hereby created, known as Clemson University, the limits of which shall consist of all lands belonging to Clemson University and cover all the territory included in a circle formed with the university building as a center, with a radius of five miles, thus making the diameter of the circle ten miles, within which boundaries the jurisdiction of the corporation shall extend.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-110-20 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 110 / Section 59-110-20
SECTION 59-110-20. Administration of fund; consultation.
Status: in_force

(A) The Commission on Higher Education shall administer the provisions of this chapter and the funding provided to the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund to implement the initiatives provided in this chapter. The commission shall make disbursements from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund to the institutions or students in the manner and for the purposes provided by this chapter. (B) To assist the commission in performing its duties related to this fund, the commission shall consult with members of the Advisory Committee on Academic Programs (ACAP) from institutions with accredited nursing programs and the chairperson, or designee, of the South Carolina Council of Deans and Directors in Nursing Education.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-40-230 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 40 / Section 59-40-230
SECTION 59-40-230. Board of trustees; membership; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(A)(1) The South Carolina Public Charter School District must be governed by a board of trustees consisting of not more than nine members: (a) two appointed by the Governor; (b) one appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (c) one appointed by the President of the Senate; and (d) five to be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the: (i) South Carolina Association of School Administrators; (ii) South Carolina Chamber of Commerce; (iii) South Carolina Education Oversight Committee; (iv) South Carolina School Boards Association; and (v) South Carolina Alliance of Black Educators. (2) The seven members appointed by the Governor pursuant to this subsection are subject to advice and consent of the Senate. Membership of the committee must reflect representatives from each of the entities in item (4) or their designee as reflected in their recommendation. (3) Each member of the board of trustees shall serve terms of three years, except that, for the initial members, two appointed by the Governor, one by the Speaker of the House, and one by the President of the Senate, shall serve terms of one year and three appointed by the Governor shall serve terms of two years. A member of the board may be removed after appointment pursuant to Section 1-3-240. In making appointments, every effort must be made to ensure that all geographic areas of the State are represented and that the membership reflects urban and rural areas of the State as well as the ethnic diversity of the State. (B) The South Carolina Public Charter School District Board of Trustees has the same powers, rights, and responsibilities with respect to charter schools as other school district boards of trustees of this State including, but not limited to, sponsoring charter schools and applying for federal charter school grants, except that the South Carolina Public Charter School District Board of Trustees may not offer application for a charter school, issue bonds, or levy taxes. (C) The South Carolina Public Charter School District Board of Trustees annually shall elect a chairman and other officers, as it considers necessary from among its membership. (D) Members of the South Carolina Public Charter School District Board of Trustees are not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible for per diem, mileage, and subsistence as provided by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions. (E) The South Carolina Public Charter School District Board of Trustees shall: (1) exercise general supervision over public charter schools sponsored by the district; (2) grant charter status to qualifying applicants for public charter schools pursuant to this chapter; (3) adopt and use an official seal in the authentication of its acts; (4) keep a record of its proceedings; (5) adopt rules of governance; (6) determine the policy of the district and the work undertaken by it; (7) prepare a budget for expenditures necessary for the proper maintenance of the board and the accomplishment of its purpose; (8) keep financial records in accordance with state and federal accounting codes and procedures; (9) comply with and ensure compliance of applicable state and federal regulations; (10) procure an outside annual certified financial audit on funds and submit to the State Department of Education as required by the State Department of Education; (11) be subject to the Freedom of Information Act; (12) have the power to hire and fire the superintendent of the district who may have staff as needed. (F) The South Carolina Public Charter School District Board of Trustees may contract, sue, and be sued. Effect of Amendment The 2012 amendment rewrote subsection (A). 2019 Act No. 1, SECTION 67, redesignated (A) as (A)(1), (1) to (4) as (a) to (d), (a) to (e) as (i) to (v), and inserted the (2) and (3) designators; in (A), in (1)(c), substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate"; and in (A)(3), in the first sentence, substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate".
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-123-70 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 123 / Section 59-123-70
SECTION 59-123-70. Annual report of board.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall meet annually at the call of the chairman of the board and at such meeting shall prepare and present to the General Assembly a report on the condition of the university and of their receipts and expenditures for the preceding year and shall also prepare for presentation to the General Assembly an estimate of the sum required for the maintenance of the university for the next succeeding year.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-101-350 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 101 / Article 1 / Section 59-101-350
SECTION 59-101-350. Commission on Higher Education annual report; submission of information by educational institutions for inclusion in report; alumni surveys.
Status: in_force

(A) The Commission on Higher Education shall submit an annual report to the Governor and to the General Assembly. The annual report must be published before January fifteenth of each year and presented in a readable format so as to easily compare with peer institutions in South Carolina and other Southern Regional Education Board states the state's public, post-secondary institutions. Prior to publication, the Commission on Higher Education shall distribute a draft of the report to all public, post-secondary institutions and shall allow comment upon the draft report. The Commission on Higher Education shall develop and adopt a format for the report and shall ensure consistent reporting and collecting of the data in the report by the institutions. (B) Each four-year, post-secondary institution shall submit to the commission the following information for inclusion in the report, with the South Carolina Department of Corrections' students identified and reported separately: (1) the number and percentage of accredited programs and the number and percentage of programs eligible for accreditation; (2) the number and percentage of undergraduate and graduate students who completed their degree program; (3) the percent of lower division instructional courses taught by full-time faculty, part-time faculty, and graduate assistants; (4) the percent and number of students enrolled in remedial courses and the number of students exiting remedial courses and successfully completing entry-level curriculum courses; (5) the percent of graduate and upper division undergraduate students participating in sponsored research programs; (6) placement data on graduates; (7) the percent change in the enrollment rate of students from minority groups and the change in the total number of minority students enrolled over the past five years; (8) the percent of graduate students who received undergraduate degrees at the institution, within the State, within the United States, and from other nations; (9) the number of full-time students who have transferred from a two-year, post-secondary institution and the number of full-time students who have transferred to two-year, post-secondary institutions; (10) student scores on professional examinations with detailed information on state and national means, passing scores, and pass rates, as available, and with information on such scores over time, and the number of students taking each exam; (11) assessment information for the institution's Title II of the federal Higher Education Act of 1998 report that collects and analyzes data on applicant qualifications and the performance of the candidates and graduates; (12) appropriate information relating to each institution's role and mission to include policies and procedures to ensure that academic programs support the economic development needs in the State by providing a technologically skilled workforce; (13) any information required by the commission in order for it to measure and determine the institution's standard of achievement in regard to the performance indicators for quality academic success enumerated in Section 59-103-30. (C) Each two-year, post-secondary institution shall submit to the commission the following information for inclusion in the report: (1) the number and percentage of accredited programs and the number and percentage of programs eligible for accreditation; (2) the number and percentage of undergraduate students who completed their degree program; (3) the percent of courses taught by full-time faculty members, part-time faculty, and graduate assistants; (4) placement rate on graduates; (5) the percent change in the enrollment rate of students from minority groups, the number of minority students enrolled, and the change in the total number of minority students enrolled over the past five years; (6) the number of students who have transferred into a four-year, post- secondary institution and the number of students who have transferred from four-year, post-secondary institutions; (7) appropriate information relating to the institution's role and mission to include policies and procedures to ensure that academic programs support the economic development needs in the State by providing a technologically skilled workforce; (8) any information required by the commission in order for it to measure and determine the institution's standard of achievement in regard to the performance indicators for quality academic success enumerated in Section 59-103-30. (D) The commission also shall develop with the cooperation of the public, post-secondary institutions, a uniform set of questions to be included in surveys to be used by each public, post-secondary institution in determining alumni satisfaction. The survey instruments must address the issues of overall satisfaction, satisfaction with major instruction, impact of general education, and current societal participation of alumni. Every two years the graduating class of three years prior must be surveyed by each institution using appropriate statistical techniques. Information from these surveys must be included every two years in the annual report as required herein. (E) The commission shall make no funding decision, capital outlay decision, distribution or certification on behalf of any public, post-secondary institution that has not submitted the information required pursuant to this section. (F) After discussions with the institutions, the Commission on Higher Education in consultation with the House Education and Public Works Committee and the Senate Education Committee shall develop the format for the higher education report as required herein. (G) The Commission on Higher Education also is required in the annual report to report on the progress of institutions of higher education in implementing assessment programs, in their achievement of effectiveness goals, and on each institution's standard of achievement in regard to the performance indicators for academic success established in Section 59-103-30. (H) The report required by this section must be filed in magnetic media form if the information is available in that form.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-31-540 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 31 / Article 5 / Section 59-31-540
SECTION 59-31-540. Most favored purchaser clause in contract.
Status: in_force

All contracts shall provide that if any person who furnishes adopted textbooks to the State shall sell the same textbooks or cause them to be sold to any other person, state or state board for a price less than that which this State has contracted to pay for such textbooks, then such lower price shall automatically become the contract price for such textbooks in this State and the contents of the textbooks shall be considered and not the title in investigating such prices. The State Board of Education shall make the necessary investigations as to the prices of such textbooks so sold to other persons, states or state boards.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-65-40 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 65 / Article 1 / Section 59-65-40
SECTION 59-65-40. Home schooling programs.
Status: in_force

(A) Parents or guardians may teach their children at home if the instruction is approved by the district board of trustees of the district in which the children reside. A district board of trustees shall approve home schooling programs which meet the following standards: (1) the parent: (a) holds at least a high school diploma or the equivalent general educational development (GED) certificate and, beginning in the 1989-90 school year, attains a passing score on the basic skills examination developed pursuant to Section 59-26-20(b)(1) after the State Department of Education has validated the test for use with home schooling parents; or (b) has earned a baccalaureate degree; (2) the instructional day is at least four and one-half hours, excluding lunch and recesses, and the instructional year is at least one hundred eighty days; (3) the curriculum includes, but is not limited to, the basic instructional areas of reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies and in grades seven through twelve, composition and literature; (4) as evidence that a student is receiving regular instruction, the parent shall present a system for maintaining and maintain the following records for inspection upon reasonable notice by a representative of the school district: (a) a plan book, diary, or other written record indicating subjects taught and activities in which the student and parent engage; (b) a portfolio of samples of the student's academic work; and (c) a record of evaluations of the student's academic progress. A semiannual progress report including attendance records and individualized assessments of the student's academic progress in each of the basic instructional areas specified in item (3) must be submitted to the school district. (5) students must have access to library facilities; (6) students must participate in the annual statewide testing program and the Basic Skills Assessment Program approved by the State Board of Education for their appropriate grade level. The tests must be administered by a certified school district employee either with public school students or by special arrangement at the student's place of instruction, at the parent's option. The parent is responsible for paying the test administrator if the test is administered at the student's home; and (7) parents must agree in writing to hold the district, the district board of trustees and the district's employees harmless for any educational deficiencies of the student sustained as a result of home instruction. At any time the school district determines that the parent is not maintaining the home school program in keeping with the standards specified in this section the district board of trustees shall notify the parent to correct the deficiencies within thirty days. If the deficiencies are not corrected within thirty days, the district board of trustees may withdraw its approval. (B) The district board of trustees shall provide for an application process which elicits the information necessary for processing the home schooling request, including a description of the program, the texts and materials to be used, the methods of program evaluation, and the place of instruction. Parents must be notified in advance of the date, place, and time of the meeting at which the application is considered by the board and parents may be heard at the meeting. (C) Within the first fifteen instructional days of the public school year, students participating in home instruction and eligible for enrollment in the first grade of the public schools must be tested to determine their readiness for the first grade using the readiness instrument approved by the State Board of Education for public school students. If a student is determined to be "not ready" or is determined to lack the necessary emotional maturity, the parent must be advised by appropriate school district personnel whether a kindergarten or a first grade curriculum should be used for the child. Nothing in this section may be interpreted to conflict with a parent's right to exempt his child from kindergarten as provided in Section 59-65-10(A). (D) Should a student in a home schooling program score below the test requirements of the promotion standard prescribed for public school students by the State Board of Education for one year, the district board of trustees shall decide whether or not the student shall receive appropriate instructional placement in the public school, special services as a handicapped student, or home schooling with an instructional support system at parental expense. The right of a parent to enroll his child in a private or parochial school as provided in Section 59-65-10(A) is unaffected by this provision. (E) If a parent is denied permission to begin or continue home schooling by a district board of trustees, the decision of the district board of trustees may be appealed, within ten days, to the State Board of Education. Any appeal from the decision of the State Board of Education must be taken, within thirty days, to the family court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-133-260 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 133 / Article 3 / Section 59-133-260
SECTION 59-133-260. Full faith and credit of State.
Status: in_force

The faith and credit of the State must not be pledged for the payment of the principal and interest of such bonds, and there must be on the face of each bond a statement plainly worded to that effect. Neither the trustees nor any other person signing the bonds is personally liable therefor.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-8-115 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 8 / Section 59-8-115
SECTION 59-8-115. Standard application process; timeline; eligibility; requirements.
Status: in_force

(A) The department shall create a standard application process and timeline for parents to establish the eligibility of their student for the Education Scholarship Trust Fund program. Beginning November first of every year, an early application window will be opened for current participants of this program who continue to meet the criteria of an eligible student, and their siblings. The department shall continue to accept applications for the ESTF program on a rolling basis until capacity is met and then shall maintain a waitlist to maximize program participation. (B) Pursuant to the timeline established pursuant to subsection (A), the department shall ensure the following: (1) applications must be processed in the order in which they are received, within each of the priority and general application windows; (2) after the conclusion of the application window for current participants and their siblings, a priority application window for new program participants must be open for students who meet the following criteria: (a) has a parent or guardian who is an active-duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States and will be living in South Carolina as a result of their duty station; (b) has a household income that does not exceed three hundred percent of the federal poverty guidelines; or (c) attended a public school in the previous academic year; (3) once the priority application windows have closed, the general application window must open for any student who did not meet the early application window criteria; and (4) within thirty days of submission of all required documentation, award letters must be enrolled and issued, and the student's online account must be created. (C) Before awarding a scholarship, the department must obtain evidence of all other student eligibility criteria set forth in Section 59-8-110. (D) The department shall approve an initial application for scholarship if: (1) the parent submits an application for a scholarship in accordance with the application and procedures established by the department; (2) the student on whose behalf the parent is applying is an eligible student; (3) funds are available for the ESTF; and (4) the parent annually attests to the following: (a) to provide, at a minimum, a program of academic instruction for the eligible student in at least the subjects of English/language arts to include writing, mathematics, social studies, and science; (b) to ensure the scholarship student takes assessments as referenced in Section 59-8-150 or provides assessments in a similar manner through other means if the scholarship student does not receive full-time instruction from an education service provider; (c) to use the scholarship for qualifying expenses only for an approved provider to educate the scholarship student, subject to penalty; (d) not to enroll their scholarship student in a public school as a full-time student in the resident school, as defined in this chapter; (e) not to participate in a home instruction program under Section 59-65-40, 59-65-45, or 59-65-47; (f) that includes parental acknowledgement that the nonpublic school education service providers are not subject to IDEA and are not required to offer the same services as the public school system to which their child is zoned for attendance. A parent does have the ability to request an evaluation and determination of possible eligibility from their resident school district; and (g) to confirm that, if the parent's child is a student with disabilities, the parent has received notice from the department that participation in the ESTF program is a parental placement of the scholarship student under IDEA, along with an explanation of the rights that parentally placed students possess under IDEA and any applicable state laws and regulations, including the consultation process provided for in 20 U.S.C. Section 1412(a)(10) and the Individual Education Program requirements described in Section 1414(d) of IDEA. (E) The department shall make available on its website in a conspicuous location information in conformity with 34 C.F.R. Sections 300.130 through 300.144, Assistance to States for the Education of Children with Disabilities, explaining to parents the rights of children with disabilities under IDEA both in public schools and as parentally placed students in private schools. (F) Personal deposits into an ESTF account are prohibited. (G) Funds received pursuant to this section do not constitute taxable income to the parent of the scholarship student or to the student. (H) A parent's signed agreement under subsection (D)(4) satisfies the state's compulsory attendance law pursuant to Section 59-65-10. (I) The State Board of Education may promulgate regulations for the administration of the program as may be applicable. (J) The department may contract with qualified organizations to administer the program application process or specific functions, maintenance, and monitoring of the program application process as required above. (K) Students must be considered enrolled in the program until the parent notifies the department of a decision to terminate participation or the department determines that the student is no longer eligible. Editor's Note 2023 Act No. 8, SECTION 3, provides as follows: "SECTION 3. This act takes effect thirty days after approval by the Governor, provided that upon approval of this act by the Governor, the Department of Education shall begin undertaking and executing responsibilities incidental to the implementation of this act so that the provisions of this act may be fully implemented thirty days after approval by the Governor." 2025 Act No. 11, SECTION 16, provides as follows: "SECTION 16. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. Current eligible participants may continue receiving benefits under the Education Scholarship Trust Fund, until the end of the 2024-2025 School Year." Effect of Amendment 2025 Act No. 11, SECTION 2, rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-121-330 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 121 / Article 3 / Section 59-121-330
SECTION 59-121-330. Visitors authorized to acquire, construct, renovate, and equip athletic facilities; bond management costs.
Status: in_force

The visitors are authorized to acquire, construct, and equip additional athletic facilities and to improve, renovate, and equip existing athletic facilities to the extent they shall determine to be necessary, and the proceeds of bonds authorized by this article are made available for that purpose. The visitors also are authorized to refund bonds that may from time to time be outstanding pursuant to this article by exchange, or otherwise. A portion of the proceeds of bonds issued for any of the above purposes also may be used to fund, establish, or replenish any bond reserve fund, to pay interest on the bonds as provided in Section 59-121-440(1), or to pay costs of issuance of the bonds or of any credit enhancement for the bonds as may be deemed necessary by the visitors.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-21-440 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 21 / Article 3 / Section 59-21-440
SECTION 59-21-440. Monthly reporting on approved expenditures and compliance with tax reduction requirement.
Status: in_force

The State Department of Education shall provide a monthly report to the State Board of Education, the Education Oversight Committee, The Committee on Financing Excellence, and the Education-Business Partnership on approved expenditures and compliance with the tax reduction requirement.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-43-10 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 43 / Section 59-43-10
SECTION 59-43-10. Powers of district board of trustees.
Status: in_force

Any district board of trustees may raise and allocate funds for adult education, utilize buildings, equipment and other school facilities of the district for such purpose, and hire teachers, establish and maintain classes for adults in such subjects as the State Board of Education may determine. Adult education classes shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-25-110 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 25 / Article 3 / Section 59-25-110
SECTION 59-25-110. System for examination and certification of teachers.
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education, by rules and regulations, shall formulate and administer a system for the examination and certification of teachers.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-63-490 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 63 / Article 5 / Section 59-63-490
SECTION 59-63-490. Transfer to adjoining school district.
Status: in_force

When it shall so happen that any person is so situated as to be better accommodated at the school of an adjoining school district, whether special or otherwise, the board of trustees of the school district in which such person resides may, with the consent of the board of trustees of the school district in which such school is located, transfer such person for education to the school district in which such school is located, and the trustees of the school district in which the school is located shall receive such person into the school as though he resided within the district.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-127-80 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 127 / Article 1 / Section 59-127-80
SECTION 59-127-80. One half of land scrip fund vested in board.
Status: in_force

One half of the fund known as the land scrip fund, to wit: Ninety-five thousand and nine hundred dollars, shall be for the benefit of the South Carolina State University and shall be a perpetual fund, which shall forever remain undiminished, and the board of trustees is authorized to use the income thereon, to wit: Six per cent per annum, payable semiannually, from July 1, 1889 for the use and maintenance of such college.