S.C. Code Ann. § 59-111-720 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 111 / Article 9 / Section 59-111-720
SECTION 59-111-720. Environmental Scholars Endowment Fund created; financing; deposit of fines and penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) There is created the Environmental Scholars Endowment Fund, known as "the fund", which must be separate and distinct from the general fund of the State. The fund must be financed through the collection and deposit of fines and penalty assessments levied by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control pursuant to the State Safe Drinking Water Act, Sections 44-55-10, et seq., the South Carolina Hazardous Waste Management Act, Sections 44-56-10, et seq., low-level radioactive waste fines pursuant to Sections 48-48-10, et seq., and the South Carolina Pollution Control Act, Sections 48-1-10, et seq. However, the portion of the Pollution Control Act fines distributed to the counties pursuant to Section 48-1-350 must not be placed into the fund. (B) The collection and deposit of fines and penalties to the fund pursuant to this section shall continue until such time as the fund reaches four hundred thousand dollars at which time all subsequent fines and penalties must be deposited in the general fund.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-66-40 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 66 / Section 59-66-40
SECTION 59-66-40. School safety task force; reporting requirement; termination.
Status: in_force

(A)(1) There is created a school safety task force to: (a) examine the various funding streams for school-based mental health services and determine how these streams may best be utilized in order to provide more accessible and efficient delivery of mental health programs; (b) examine school mental health staffing ratios and provide suggestions that allow for the full delivery of services and effective school-community partnerships, including collaboration between school districts; (c) develop standards for district level policies to promote effective school discipline and mental health intervention services; (d) examine current intra- and interagency collaboration and suggest ways to improve cooperation; and (e) examine how to best support multitiered systems of support. (2) Any recommendations made by the task force must be revenue neutral. (3) The task force shall report its findings and make recommendations concerning proposed changes to the General Assembly. (B) The task force must be composed of: (1) one member appointed by the South Carolina Association of Licensed Professional Counselors; (2) one member appointed by the South Carolina Society for Clinical Social Work; (3) one member appointed by the South Carolina Education Association; (4) one member appointed by the Palmetto State Teachers Association; (5) one member appointed by the South Carolina School Counselor Association; (6) one member appointed by the South Carolina Association of School Psychologists; (7) one member appointed by the South Carolina Association of School Social Workers; (8) one member appointed by the South Carolina Association for Marriage and Family Therapy; (9) one member appointed by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators; (10) one member appointed by the South Carolina School Boards Association; (11) one member appointed by the Office of Mental Health; (12) one member appointed by the South Carolina Association of School Resource Officers; (13) one member appointed by the Chief of the State Law Enforcement Division; (14) one member appointed by the Governor; (15) one member appointed by the State Superintendent of Education; (16) two members appointed by the Chairman of the House Education and Public Works Committee; and (17) two members appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee. (C) Vacancies in the membership of the task force must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the manner of original appointment. (D) Members of the task force shall serve without compensation and may not receive mileage or per diem. (E) The staffing for the task force must be provided by the staff of the House Education and Public Works Committee and Senate Education Committee. (F) The task force shall make a report of its recommendations to the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2014, at which time the task force must be dissolved. 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.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-21-370 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 21 / Article 3 / Section 59-21-370
SECTION 59-21-370. Applications for funds.
Status: in_force

In order to avail itself of funds to its credit, a school district shall make application to the Board in such form as the Board may require, including therein a complete and full description of the purpose for which funds are to be applied, together with any information that may be required by the Board to evaluate the proposed use of funds.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-130-420 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 130 / Article 5 / Section 59-130-420
SECTION 59-130-420. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this article: (1) "Board" means the board of trustees of the College of Charleston. (2) "Equipment" means items with a useful life of at least fifteen years. (3) "Academic and administrative buildings" means the real and personal property and equipment to be utilized by the School of the Arts, the School of Education, the School of Science and Mathematics, the Physical Education/Arena Complex, and the Student Center, whether or not the acquisition or construction of these facilities are financed from the proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this article. (4) "Fees and revenues" means the special student fees and revenues derived or to be derived from the operation, sale, lease, or other disposition of the facilities. (5) "University" means the College of Charleston.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-127-85 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 127 / Article 1 / Section 59-127-85
SECTION 59-127-85. Board authority to enter ground lease agreements.
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of South Carolina State 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, construction, managing, operating, maintaining, and related services. Upon expiration of the ground lease agreement term, the private entity shall surrender unto South Carolina State 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 South Carolina State University; however, the private entity and South Carolina State 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 2008 amendment added the undesignated paragraph at the end relating to compliance with the Procurement Code.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-20-23 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 20 / Section 59-20-23
SECTION 59-20-23. Index of taxpaying ability calculation.
Status: in_force

When an appeal of the assessed value of property assessed pursuant to Section 12-43-220(a) extends for more than two years and the amount in dispute is more than thirty percent of the total of assessed value of property in the school district in which the property under appeal is located, the index of taxpaying ability for the school district must be calculated using the value asserted by the taxpayer in the appeal. If the final settlement of the appeal provides for an assessed value greater than the value asserted in the taxpayer's appeal, the local school district, within twelve months, must remit to the general fund of the State any additional funds received from the State Department of Education due to the utilization of the value of the facility asserted in the taxpayer's appeal. Any funds remitted to the general fund of the State pursuant to this section are considered current fiscal year funds appropriated under the Education Finance Act and must be included in the next distribution of such funds to school districts.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-111-520 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 111 / Article 7 / Section 59-111-520
SECTION 59-111-520. Consideration of applications and granting of loans.
Status: in_force

The Department shall receive and consider all applications for loans made by students who have been legal residents of South Carolina for a period of at least one year immediately preceding their application who desire to become physicians or dentists and who are acceptable for enrollment in any accredited medical school or dental school within the United States and which is approved by the Department. The Department shall make a careful and full investigation of the ability, character, financial needs, and qualifications of each applicant to determine his fitness to become the recipient of each loan. The Department may examine each applicant to assist in determining if he is so qualified. The Department shall consider, during the selection process, the intent of the applicant to practice medicine or dentistry in a predominantly rural area. The Department may grant to each applicant, considered by the Department to be qualified to receive the loan, a loan as herein provided for the purpose of acquiring a medical or dental education upon terms and conditions imposed by the Department pursuant to applicable provisions of this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-63-230 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 63 / Article 3 / Section 59-63-230
SECTION 59-63-230. Notices of suspensions; conferences with parents or guardian.
Status: in_force

When a pupil is suspended from a class or a school, the administrator shall notify, in writing, the parents or legal guardian of the pupil, giving the reason for such suspension and setting a time and place when the administrator shall be available for a conference with the parents or guardian. The conference shall be set within three days of the date of the suspension. After the conference the parents or legal guardian may appeal the suspension to the board of trustees or to its authorized agent.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-23-245 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 23 / Article 2 / Section 59-23-245
SECTION 59-23-245. Fixture ratios for middle school and high school stadiums.
Status: in_force

(A) Notwithstanding applicable national, state, or local building codes, plumbing codes, school building regulations, or other provisions of law relating to the minimum numbers of required plumbing fixtures for stadiums in middle schools and high schools based on occupancy and use, the minimum number of: (1) toilets for male restrooms required for a stadium are: (a) one per two hundred for the first fifteen hundred occupancy; (b) one per two hundred fifty for the next fifteen hundred occupancy; and (c) one per five hundred for the remainder occupancy; (2) toilets for female restrooms required for a stadium are: (a) one per one hundred for the first one thousand five hundred twenty occupancy; (b) one per one hundred fifty for the next one thousand five hundred twenty occupancy; and (c) one per three hundred for the remainder occupancy; (3) lavatories for male restrooms required for a stadium are one per three hundred; and (4) lavatories for female restrooms required for a stadium are one per three hundred. (B) The provisions of this section apply to all middle school stadiums and high school stadiums built or renovated after the effective date of this act and all middle school stadiums and high school stadiums in existence or in the process of being planned, constructed, or renovated on the effective date of this act. However, a stadium that is being renovated but is not replacing existing seating or adding new seating may not be required to add water closets or lavatories to conform to the provisions of this section or any other applicable building code, plumbing code, school building regulations, or another provision of law. For a stadium that is being renovated to replace existing or add new seating, the plumbing fixtures requirements apply only to the number of new seats being added or replaced. (C) To determine the occupant load of each sex, the total occupant load must be divided in half. To determine the required number of fixtures, the fixture ratio or ratios for each fixture type must be applied to the occupant load of each sex in accordance with subsection (A). Fractional numbers resulting from applying the fixture ratios must be rounded up to the next whole number. For calculations involving multiple occupancies, such fractional numbers for each occupancy first must be summed and then rounded up to the next whole number. However, the total occupant load must not be required to be divided in half where approved statistical data indicates a distribution of the sexes of other than fifty percent of each sex.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-10-40 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 59-10-40
SECTION 59-10-40. Professional development.
Status: in_force

Appropriate professional development must be provided to teachers and volunteers on the importance of physical activity for young children and the relationship of activity and good nutrition to academic performance and healthy lifestyles.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-25-820 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 25 / Article 7 / Section 59-25-820
SECTION 59-25-820. Reclassification on order of State Board of Education.
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education, upon its own initiative, in the accomplishment of justice in the matter, may require all teachers in the district from which the appeal came to be examined and recertified under the procedure then in force for the certification of teachers as to their qualifications and shall thereupon require the trustees of such district to classify such teachers in accordance with such recertification for the purpose of fixing their salaries, to the end that the salaries of such teachers shall be based upon the value of services rendered.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-125-560 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 125 / Article 5 / Section 59-125-560
SECTION 59-125-560. Liability of State and persons signing bonds for payment of principal and interest.
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. § 59-109-10 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 109 / Section 59-109-10
SECTION 59-109-10. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter, when codified, may be referred to and cited as the "Educational Facilities Authority Act for Private Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Learning."
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-69-40 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 69 / Article 1 / Section 59-69-40
SECTION 59-69-40. Funds given to State Superintendent for educational purposes.
Status: in_force

The State Superintendent of Education shall take and hold in trust for the State any grant or devise of lands and any gift or bequest of money or other personal property made to him for educational purposes and he shall pay into the State Treasury, for safekeeping and investment, all moneys and incomes from property so received. The State Treasurer shall, from time to time, invest all such moneys in the name of the State and shall pay to the State Superintendent of Education, on the warrant of the Comptroller General, the income or principal thereof as he may, from time to time, require; provided, that no disposition shall be made of any grant, devise, gift or bequest inconsistent with the conditions or terms thereof. For all such property the State Treasurer shall be responsible on his bond as for other funds received by him in his official capacity.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-136-330 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 136 / Article 3 / Section 59-136-330
SECTION 59-136-330. Particulars of bonds; must be negotiable.
Status: in_force

Revenue bonds may be issued in one or more series, may bear such date or dates, may mature at such time or times, not exceeding forty years from their respective dates, may bear interest at such rate or rates, may be payable in such medium of payment and at such place or places, may be in such denomination or denominations, may be in such form, either coupon or registered, may carry such registration privileges, may be subject to such terms of redemption before maturity, with or without premium, and may contain such terms, covenants, and conditions as the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds may provide. The bonds must be fully negotiable within the meaning of and for all the purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-129-30 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 129 / Section 59-129-30
SECTION 59-129-30. Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The State Fiscal Accountability Authority may promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-40-160 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 40 / Section 59-40-160
SECTION 59-40-160. Compilation of evaluations; impact study.
Status: in_force

(A) The State Board of Education shall compile evaluations to include, but not be limited to, school report cards of charter schools received from sponsors. They shall review information regarding the regulations and policies from which charter schools were released to determine if the releases assisted or impeded the charter schools in meeting their stated goals and objectives. (B) An impact study must be conducted by the State Board of Education two years after the implementation of the Charter School Advisory Committee review process to determine the effectiveness of the application process. Effect of Amendment The 2006 amendment, in subsection (A), in the first sentence added ", to include, but not be limited to, school report cards," and substituted "sponsors" for "local school boards of trustees"; deleted subsections (B) and (C); and redesignated subsection (D) as subsection (B).
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-1725 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 53 / Article 20 / Section 59-53-1725
SECTION 59-53-1725. "Northeast Campus" and "Enterprise Campus" defined; arrangements between commission and Enterprise Campus Authority for property management, provision of services, and disposition of property.
Status: in_force

(A) As used in this section, "Northeast Campus" means the commission's real property and facilities located near the South Carolina Research Authority and Northwoods Golf Course properties and bounded in part by Pisgah Church Road, Powell Road, and Gateway Plantation Road, and "Enterprise Campus" means the Northeast Campus and all other real property and facilities designated by the commission. The properties designated by the commission do not have to be contiguous with the Northeast Campus to be designated as part of the Enterprise Campus. (B) The commission may provide for the management, development, and operation of part or all of its Northeast Campus property by the Midlands Technical College Enterprise Campus Authority. (C) The commission is authorized to enter into contracts with the Midlands Technical College Enterprise Campus Authority for the provision of executive and administrative services to the authority. (D) In the fulfillment of the power contained in this section, the commission is authorized to sell, convey, lease, exchange, transfer, or give all or any part of its real and personal property and other assets constituting the Northeast Campus to the Midlands Technical College Enterprise Campus Authority upon such terms and conditions as the commission determines. The commission may sell, convey, lease, exchange, transfer, or give all or any part of its real and personal property and other assets constituting the Enterprise Campus, other than the Northeast Campus, to the Midlands Technical College Enterprise Campus Authority only upon approval by the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education. The commission may buy, purchase, or otherwise acquire and accept real and personal property and other assets from the Midlands Technical College Enterprise Campus Authority only in accordance with all regulations and general laws applicable to state-supported technical institutions in the acquisition and acceptance of real and personal property and other assets.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-145-10 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 145 / Section 59-145-10
SECTION 59-145-10. Single-gender education at college level beneficial to both sexes; public policy of State to support establishment and maintenance of single-gender programs of higher learning.
Status: in_force

The General Assembly finds that some students, both male and female, benefit from attending a single-gender college. For these students, the opportunity to attend a single-gender college is a valuable experience, likely to lead to better academic and professional achievements. The General Assembly therefore adopts the findings of fact in U.S. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 44 F.3d 1229, 1232, 1238 (4th Cir. 1995) that "single-gender education at the college level is beneficial to both sexes". Further, in that single-gender education is both beneficial and justifiable, the General Assembly finds that providing opportunities for students to attend a single-gender college fulfills an important and legitimate state objective, and therefore declares and stipulates that it is the public policy of the State to support the establishment and maintenance of single-gender programs of higher learning for both sexes. Single-gender offerings to both men and women need not be identical in form and detail, but should be designed to produce substantively comparable outcomes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-101-20 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 101 / Article 1 / Section 59-101-20
SECTION 59-101-20. Transfer of College of Charleston to State.
Status: in_force

The State is authorized to acquire all property of the College of Charleston, real, personal, or mixed, and to operate the college as a state-supported institution of higher learning.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-1-130 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 59-1-130
SECTION 59-1-130. "Teacher" defined.
Status: in_force

"Teacher" means any person who is employed either full-time or part-time by any school district either to teach or to supervise teaching.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-10-350 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 59-10-350
SECTION 59-10-350. Length of lunch period; factors.
Status: in_force

Each elementary school shall provide students a minimum of twenty minutes to eat lunch once they have received their food. In determining the total length of the lunch period, time to and from the cafeteria, time to go through the line, and time to bus trays at the end of lunch must be considered.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-17-90 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 17 / Section 59-17-90
SECTION 59-17-90. Purposes for which school districts may combine.
Status: in_force

Any two or more school districts in this State may agree to provide special services, make purchases, share equipment, develop curriculum, and interchange pupils or educational services.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-73-70 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 73 / Section 59-73-70
SECTION 59-73-70. Levy constitutes a lien.
Status: in_force

A levy made pursuant to Section 59-73-60 shall be a lien on the property in such school district, which shall be subject thereto in case of default of payment.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-31-230 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 31 / Article 3 / Section 59-31-230
SECTION 59-31-230. Furnishing audio-visual equipment.
Status: in_force

The State Department of Education shall provide audio-visual equipment, including films and motion-picture projectors, for the use in the free public schools of the State on either the State rental plan or the library purchase plan.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-119-710 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 119 / Article 7 / Section 59-119-710
SECTION 59-119-710. Purpose; authorization.
Status: in_force

(A) The General Assembly finds that it is desirable to provide continuing and general statutory authority for Clemson University to incur debt for, among other things, the purposes of providing funds to acquire, construct, renovate, and equip certain revenue-producing auxiliary facilities, which debt is secured by a pledge of the revenues derived from the operation of some or all of the facilities. Clemson University has demonstrated need for additional funds to provide for acquisition, construction, renovation, and equipping of these facilities. These facilities are needed to replace or renovate aging facilities and to provide additional facilities all to the end that the educational environment at Clemson University will be enhanced for the benefit of present and potential students at Clemson University. (B) Consideration has been given to this need and to the methods of funding it. It has been determined to be in the best interests of the people of this State to authorize Clemson University to acquire, construct, renovate, and equip additional facilities and to incur indebtedness for these purposes which is payable from the revenues derived from the operation of these facilities to the extent and under the conditions provided for in this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-152-160 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 152 / Section 59-152-160
SECTION 59-152-160. Internal evaluation policies and procedures.
Status: repealed

(A) The South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Board of Trustees shall establish internal evaluation policies and procedures for local partnerships for an annual review of the functioning of the partnership, implementation of strategies, and progress toward the interim goals and benchmarks. In instances where no progress has been made, the Office of First Steps to School Readiness shall provide targeted assistance and/or the South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Board of Trustees may terminate the grant. An independent evaluation of each prevalent program investment using valid and reliable measures must be completed and published by the First Steps Board of Trustees no less than every five years. The First Steps board shall adopt a cyclical evaluation calendar including each major program investment no later than June 30, 2015. After publication of a baseline report for each major program investment as defined in Section 59-152-25, subsequent reports will be published no later than five calendar years from the date of each prior publication. In addition to the independent evaluation of each prevalent program, an evaluation of the progress on the initiative's goals and purpose must be completed by November 1, 2014, and every five years thereafter by an independent, external evaluator under contract with the South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Board of Trustees. The purpose of this evaluation will be to gauge First Steps' progress in meeting the goals established in Section 59-152-20 and Section 59-52-30. (B) Local partnerships must agree to participate in such an evaluation in order to receive a First Steps grant. Subsequent grant approval and grant allocations must be dependent, in part, on the results of the evaluations. If an evaluation finds no progress has been made in meeting local goals or implementing strategies as agreed to in the First Steps grant, the grant may be terminated. (C) The purpose of the evaluation is to assess progress toward achieving the First Steps goals and to determine the impact of each strategy in supporting improved school readiness as defined in Section 52-152-15. The impact assessment shall include, but is not limited to, school readiness measures; benefits from child development services; immunization status; low birth-weight rates; parent literacy; parenting skills; parental involvement; transportation; and developmental screening results. During the course of the evaluation, if an evaluator determines that any state agency has failed to comply with the coordination and collaboration provisions as required in this chapter, the final report must reflect that information. Each program evaluation report must be reported to the General Assembly no later than three months after conclusion of the evaluation. Local partnerships shall cooperate fully in collecting and providing data and information for the evaluation of their funded strategies. Editor's Note 2018 Act No. 152, SECTION 8, provides as follows: "SECTION 8. Section 20B. of Act 287 of 2014 [reauthorizing the South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Act until July 1, 2016] is repealed. Act 99 of 1999, South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Act, as amended by this act, is reauthorized until June 30, 2025." Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 287, SECTION 19, rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-111-320 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 111 / Article 5 / Section 59-111-320
SECTION 59-111-320. Persons age sixty and over may attend classes without payment of tuition.
Status: in_force

State-supported colleges and universities, and institutions under the jurisdiction of the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, are authorized to permit legal residents of South Carolina who have attained the age of sixty to attend classes for credit or noncredit purposes on a space available basis without the required payment of tuition, if these persons meet admission and other standards deemed appropriate by the college, university, or institution. Effect of Amendment 2015 Act No. 50, SECTION 1, deleted ", and if these persons do not receive compensation as full-time employees".
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-59-140 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 59 / Section 59-59-140
SECTION 59-59-140. Individual graduation plans.
Status: in_force

An individual graduation plan is a student specific educational plan detailing the courses necessary for the student to prepare for graduation and to successfully transition into the workforce or postsecondary education. An individual graduation plan must: (1) align career goals and a student's course of study; (2) be based on the student's selected cluster of study and an academic focus within that cluster; (3) include core academic subjects, which must include, but are not limited to, English, math, science, and social studies to ensure that requirements for graduation will be met; (4) include experience-based, career-oriented learning experiences including, but not limited to, internships, apprenticeships, mentoring, co-op education, and service learning; (5) be flexible to allow change in the course of study but be sufficiently structured to meet graduation requirements and admission to postsecondary education; (6) incorporate provisions of a student's individual education plan, when appropriate; and (7) be approved by a certified school guidance counselor and the student's parents, guardians, or individuals appointed by the parents or guardians to serve as their designee.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-111-580 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 111 / Article 7 / Section 59-111-580
SECTION 59-111-580. Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The Department may promulgate reasonable regulations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-111-180 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 111 / Article 3 / Section 59-111-180
SECTION 59-111-180. Penalties for misrepresenting eligibility.
Status: in_force

Any applicant who wilfully misrepresents his eligibility for the free tuition provided for under this article, or any person who knowingly aids or abets such applicant in misrepresenting his eligibility for such benefits, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than six months.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-117-260 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 117 / Article 3 / Section 59-117-260
SECTION 59-117-260. Bonds not guaranteed by State; trustees not personally liable.
Status: in_force

The faith and credit of the State may not be pledged for the payment of the principal and interest of the 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 for them.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-18-120 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 18 / Article 1 / Section 59-18-120
SECTION 59-18-120. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Oversight Committee" means the Education Oversight Committee established in Section 59-6-10. (2) "Standards-based assessment" means an assessment where an individual's performance is compared to specific performance standards and not to the performance of other students. (3) "Disaggregated data" means data broken out for specific groups within the total student population, such as by race, gender, level of poverty, limited English proficiency status, disability status, gifted and talented, or other groups as required by federal statutes or regulations. (4) "Longitudinally matched student data" means examining the performance of a single student or a group of students by considering their test scores over time. (5) "Academic achievement standards" means statements of expectations for student learning. (6) "Department" means the State Department of Education. (7) "Performance rating" means the classification a school will receive based on the percentage of students meeting standard on the state's standards-based assessment, student growth or student progress from one school year to the next, graduation rates, and other indicators as determined by federal guidelines and the Education Oversight Committee, as applicable. To increase transparency and accountability, the overall points achieved by a school to determine its 'performance rating' must be based on a numerical scale from zero to one hundred, with one hundred being the maximum total achievable points for a school. (8) "Objective and reliable statewide assessment" means assessments that yield consistent results and that measure the cognitive knowledge and skills specified in the state-approved academic standards and do not include questions relative to personal opinions, feelings, or attitudes and are not biased with regard to race, gender, or socioeconomic status. The assessments must include a writing assessment and questions designed to reflect a range of cognitive abilities beyond the knowledge level. Constructed response questions may be included as a component of the writing assessment. (9) "Division of Accountability" means the special unit within the oversight committee established in Section 59-6-100. (10) "Formative assessment" means assessments used within the school year to analyze general strengths and weaknesses in learning and instruction, to understand the performance of students individually and across achievement categories, to adapt instruction to meet students' needs, and to consider placement and planning for the next grade level. Data and performance from the formative assessments must not be used in the calculation of elementary, middle, or high school ratings, but may be used in determining primary school ratings. Effect of Amendment The 2006 amendment, in item (10), rewrote the second sentence and added the third sentence; and added item (12) defining "Formative assessment". The 2008 amendment, in item (3), substituted "level of poverty, limited English proficiency status, disability status, or other groups as required by federal statutes or regulations" for "and family income level"; deleted item (5) defining "norm referenced assessment"; redesignated items (6) to (12) as items (5) to (11); in item (8) substituted "Growth" for "Improvement performance"; and in item (9) in the third sentence substituted "Constructed" for "Constructive". 2017 Act No. 94, SECTION 5, in (3), inserted "gifted and talented,"; rewrote (7), which had related to the definition of "absolute performance"; deleted (8), which related to the definition of "Growth", and renumbered accordingly; in (8), deleted "multiple-choice" preceding "questions"; in (10), substituted "elementary, middle, or high school ratings, but may be used in determining primary school ratings" for "school or district ratings"; and made a nonsubstantive change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-162 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 53 / Article 2 / Section 59-53-162
SECTION 59-53-162. Proceeds of bonds.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of all bonds shall be delivered to the State Treasurer and retained by him in a special fund or funds and applied solely to the purposes for which the bonds shall have been issued. Withdrawals from the fund shall be made on the order or requisition of the board and shall 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. § 59-146-80 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 146 / Section 59-146-80
SECTION 59-146-80. Resolution by State Fiscal Accountability Authority for issuance of state school facilities bonds.
Status: in_force

In order to effect the issuance of state school facilities bonds, the State Fiscal Accountability Authority shall adopt a resolution providing for the issuance of state school facilities bonds pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The authorizing resolution must include: (1) schedules setting forth the aggregate of all general obligation debt of the State (excluding highway bonds, state institution bonds, tax anticipation notes, and bond anticipation notes) together with certificates of the State Treasurer and State Auditor evidencing compliance with the provisions of paragraph 6(c) of Section 13 of Article X of the South Carolina Constitution; (2) a schedule showing the aggregate of state school facilities bonds issued, the purposes for which they were issued, the annual payments required to retire the state school facilities bonds, the interest thereon, and the amount of any special funds applicable to the retirement of the outstanding state school facilities bonds; (3) the amount of state school facilities bonds to be issued; and (4) a schedule showing future annual principal requirements and estimated annual interest requirements on the state school facilities bonds to be issued.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-67-580 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 59-67-580
SECTION 59-67-580. Replacement cycle; funding.
Status: in_force

(A) With funds appropriated by the General Assembly for school bus purchases, the State Board of Education shall implement a school bus replacement cycle to replace approximately one-fifteenth of the fleet each year with new school buses, resulting in a complete replacement of the fleet every fifteen years. These funds must not be used for school bus maintenance or fuel. (B) With funds appropriated by the General Assembly for transportation grant programs, the department shall establish a grant program to fund transportation of students to alternate public schools including, but not limited to, vocational second and third choice schools, magnet schools, montessori schools, international baccalaureate schools, and English as a second language schools. Those districts having alternate public schools may apply to the department for grant funds to pay for the additional cost of transporting students to these schools. If funds are not appropriated by the General Assembly for this purpose, then neither the State nor a local school district is required to assume this obligation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-65-470 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 65 / Article 5 / Section 59-65-470
SECTION 59-65-470. Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School to have access to list of dropouts.
Status: in_force

To enable the Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School to inform dropouts of the school's academic and vocational training programs, the school is authorized to contact the attendance supervisors or principals at the various high schools or school districts of this State at reasonable intervals for the purpose of receiving access to the names and addresses of students reported by the supervisors and principals to be dropouts, and the attendance supervisors and principals must supply this information to the Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-24-80 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 24 / Article 1 / Section 59-24-80
SECTION 59-24-80. Formal induction program for first year principals.
Status: in_force

Beginning with school year 1999-2000, each school district, or consortium of school districts, shall provide school principals serving for the first time as the head building administrators with a formalized induction program in cooperation with the State Department of Education. The State Board of Education must develop regulations for the program based on the criteria and statewide performance standards which are a part of the process for assisting, developing, and evaluating principals employed in the school districts. The program must include an emphasis on the elements of instructional leadership skills, implementation of effective schools research, and analysis of test scores for curricular improvement.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-940 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 53 / Article 12 / Section 59-53-940
SECTION 59-53-940. Accounting requirements; annual audit.
Status: in_force

The commission shall at all times keep full and accurate account of its acts and of its receipts and expenditures. A complete audit of its affairs must be made by a qualified public accountant at least once within four months following the close of its fiscal year. Copies of the audit must be filed with the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-102-150 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 102 / Section 59-102-150
SECTION 59-102-150. Violations and penalties.
Status: in_force

An athlete agent who violates Section 59-102-140 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than three years, or both. Comment Effect of Amendment 2018 Act No. 235, SECTION 1, reenacted the section with no apparent change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-130-40 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 130 / Article 1 / Section 59-130-40
SECTION 59-130-40. Meetings of board.
Status: in_force

The board shall meet in Charleston not less than four times each year, the time and place to be fixed by the chairman or as the board provides. The chairman shall preside and, in his absence, a member shall preside as the board may select. The chairman or a majority of the members has the power to call a special meeting and fix the time and place of the meeting. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of all business of the board. A majority vote of the whole board is required for the election or removal of the president. The president, other officers, and faculty members shall attend meetings of the board when requested to do so. Notice of the time and place of all meetings of the board must be mailed by the secretary or his assistant to each trustee not less than five days before each meeting.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-1270 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 53 / Article 15 / Section 59-53-1270
SECTION 59-53-1270. Disposition of center.
Status: in_force

The center, including the real property, shall not be disposed of except upon approval of the governing bodies of all participating counties.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-31-60 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 31 / Article 1 / Section 59-31-60
SECTION 59-31-60. Issuing notes for books or borrowing to pay for same.
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education may issue its negotiable notes with interest not exceeding three and one-half per cent per annum and may pledge all books purchased and all rentals collected under Article 3 of this chapter, after the payment of all administrative expenses, for the discharge of rental or purchase contracts. The full faith, credit and taxing power of the State are pledged for the payment of such notes. The State Board of Education, in its discretion, may borrow upon the same terms as above authorized, from any available source, the money with which to purchase such schoolbooks, at a rate of interest not to exceed three and one-half per cent per annum. But no notes shall be issued hereunder without the written approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Articles 1 to 5 of this chapter and enabling the State to avail itself to the fullest extent of Federal aid, in the form of grants or otherwise, that is available for use in the State for this and other purposes, the Governor shall procure from all sources available such amounts of funds as may be needed to carry out the terms and purposes of said articles.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-150-310 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 150 / Section 59-150-310
SECTION 59-150-310. Spending power of commission; self-funded and self-sustaining; lease, purchase, procurement.
Status: in_force

(A) The commission may expend, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, monies received from any source, including income from the commission's operations, for effectuating its purposes, including the payment of the initial expenses of organization, administration, and operation of the commission and the lottery. (B) The commission must be self-sustaining and self-funded. Monies in the state general fund must not be used or obligated to pay the expenses of the commission or prizes of the lottery, and a claim for the payment of an expense of the lottery or prizes of the lottery must not be made against monies other than monies credited to the commission operating account. (C) The commission may purchase, lease, or lease-purchase goods or services necessary for effectuating the purposes of this chapter. The commission may make procurements which integrate functions such as lottery game design, lottery ticket distribution to a lottery retailer, supply of goods and services, and advertising. In all procurement decisions, the commission shall act to promote and ensure security, honesty, fairness, and integrity in the operation and administration of the lottery and the objectives of raising net proceeds for the benefit of educational programs and purposes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-116-10 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 116 / Section 59-116-10
SECTION 59-116-10. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Campus" means the grounds and buildings owned and occupied by a college or university for education purposes and streets and roads through and contiguous to the grounds. (2) "College or university" means a state chartered two or four-year private educational institution of higher learning located in this State. (3) "Campus police officer" means an employee of a college or university whose duties include the enforcement of the laws of this State; the preservation of public order; the protection of life and property; the prevention, detection, or investigation of crime; or a combination of those duties. It does not include personnel of a private company which provides security services on a contract basis for the institution concerned.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-122-60 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 122 / Section 59-122-60
SECTION 59-122-60. State's faith and credit not pledged for payment; board members not personally liable.
Status: in_force

The faith and credit of the State of South Carolina is not pledged for the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds, and there must be on the face of each bond a statement plainly worded to that effect. Neither the members of the board nor any other person signing the bonds are personally liable for them.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-121-10 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 121 / Article 1 / Section 59-121-10
SECTION 59-121-10. Board of visitors; composition.
Status: in_force

The board of visitors of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, shall be composed of the Governor, the Adjutant General and the State Superintendent of Education, who shall be members ex officio of the board, and eleven others who shall be graduates of the college, seven of whom are to be elected by joint vote of the General Assembly as hereinafter provided, three of whom are to be elected by such means and methods as may be determined by the Association of Citadel Men or any succeeding organization of Citadel men, the result of election to be certified by the president of the association to the Secretary of State, and one of whom shall be appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall make the appointment based on merit regardless of race or economic status and shall strive to assure that the membership of the board is representative of all citizens of the State of South Carolina.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-40-75 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 40 / Section 59-40-75
SECTION 59-40-75. Removal of sponsor or member of district or governing board; prosecution.
Status: in_force

(A) A member of the South Carolina Public Charter School District or of the governing board or sponsor of the charter school who is indicted in any court for any crime, or has waived the indictment if permitted by law, may be suspended by the Governor, who shall appoint another in his stead until he is acquitted. In case of conviction, the office must be declared vacant by the Governor and the vacancy filled as provided by law. (B) Notwithstanding another provision of law to the contrary, members of a charter school board of directors who wilfully commit or engage in an act of malfeasance, misfeasance, absenteeism, conflicts of interest, misconduct, or persistent neglect of duty in office, or are deemed incompetent or incapacitated, may be removed from office by the Governor upon any of the forgoing causes being made to the satisfaction of the Governor. Before removing the officer, the Governor shall inform him in writing of the specific charges brought against him and give him an opportunity on reasonable notice to be heard. Vacancies occurring in the membership of any board of directors as a result of removal pursuant to this subsection must be filled in the manner provided in the charter school's bylaws. (C) Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor that probable cause exists to charge a member of the South Carolina Public Charter School District or of the governing board of the charter school who has the custody of public or trust funds with embezzlement or the appropriation of public or trust funds to private use, then the Governor shall direct his immediate prosecution by the proper officer. Effect of Amendment 2021 Act No. 32, SECTION 1, rewrote (B).
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-122-130 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 122 / Section 59-122-130
SECTION 59-122-130. Time limitation for issuance of bonds.
Status: in_force

No time limit is set for the issuance of bonds pursuant to this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-40-210 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 40 / Section 59-40-210
SECTION 59-40-210. Conversion of private school to charter school.
Status: in_force

A school established as a private school, on the effective date of this section, which desires to convert to a charter school shall dissolve and must not be allowed to open as a charter school for a period of twelve months; provided, however, that if the enrollment of the converted private school for the most recently completed school term before the date of the proposed conversion to a charter school reflects the racial composition of the local school district in which the converted private school is located, the provisions of this section prohibiting the private school from opening as a charter school for a period of twelve months do not apply. However, the provisions of Section 59-40-70(D) continue to apply to a private school which was not required to close for a period of twelve months after its conversion to a charter school. Effect of Amendment The 2006 amendment added the above text and redesignated the severability provision as SECTION 59-40-240. The 2013 amendment added the text following "must not be allowed to open as a charter school for a period of twelve months;".
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-146-100 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 146 / Section 59-146-100
SECTION 59-146-100. Tax exemption of state school facilities bonds.
Status: in_force

All state school facilities bonds issued under this chapter are exempt from taxation as provided in Section 12-2-50.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-110-60 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 110 / Section 59-110-60
SECTION 59-110-60. Scholarships, student loans, and grants.
Status: in_force

(A) The Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Scholarship, Loan, and Grant Program is established to provide incentives and stipends to enable candidates seeking a higher degree to become qualified to teach full-time at an accredited nursing program at the public institutions of higher learning at the two-year, four-year, and graduate level in this State. Funding for this program shall be provided by the Commission on Higher Education from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund. Loans, scholarships, or grants within available funds shall be awarded to qualified in-state resident nursing students in or entering into the teaching profession at an accredited nursing program at a public institution of higher learning in South Carolina. (B) Funds shall be allocated to four-year and graduate level institutions based on the institution's share of the total resident South Carolina student nursing population in that category of student, full-time or part-time. Disbursements of the applicable funds shall be made by the commission to the institution, which in turn shall disburse the funds to the students. (C) From the Critical Needs Nursing Scholarship, Loan, and Grant Program, if sufficient funds are available, the General Assembly declares and expresses its intent that the following scholarships, loans, or grants should be provided in the following recommended priority order and in the amount so specified: (1) Funding for thirty loans not to exceed forty thousand dollars per loan for a term not to exceed twenty-four months to be provided for full-time students enrolled in Masters in Nursing graduate programs. (2) Funding for thirty loans not to exceed thirty thousand dollars per loan for a term not to exceed thirty-six months to be provided for part-time students enrolled in Masters in Nursing graduate programs. (3) Funding for five loans not to exceed fifty thousand dollars per loan for a term not to exceed forty-eight months to be provided for full-time doctoral education students enrolled in nursing or a related field that would prepare the person to teach in a nursing program. (4) Funding for five loans not to exceed one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars per loan for a term not to exceed sixty months to be provided for part-time doctoral education students in nursing or a related field that would prepare the person to teach in a nursing program. (5) Funding for ten scholarships at five thousand dollars each to be provided to increase the number and amount of awards for scholarships to students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program, including those students who have graduated from an associate degree program. (6) In order to better recruit and retain a diverse nursing faculty and student pool, funding for five grants of up to fifty thousand dollars each to be provided to four-year institutions of higher learning with an accredited nursing program. (D) For the purpose of this section, "loan" shall be defined as cost of attendance, tuition, fees, room and board, or educational materials for those who desire to become nurse faculty. (E) For the purpose of this section, the commission shall promulgate regulations relating to distribution and allocation of funding for the initiative. The regulations shall also provide a mechanism to recoup loans from those students who, once graduated from an accredited nursing program, do not become employed as a full-time faculty member in one of the qualifying institutions for a minimum of three years. Funds generated from any such repayments must be retained in a separate account and utilized for the purpose that the funds were originally appropriated. (F) In regard to student loans, grants, and scholarship programs, the Commission on Higher Education may determine and distribute funds from the Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Fund to the institution for allocation to eligible students consistent with the guidelines of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-125-410 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 125 / Article 3 / Section 59-125-410
SECTION 59-125-410. Disposal of bonds.
Status: in_force

The bonds must be disposed of in such manner as the trustees determine, except that no sale, privately negotiated without public advertisement, may be made unless the approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority is obtained. If the trustees elect to sell the bonds at public sale, at least one advertisement of them must appear in some newspaper of general circulation in this State not less than seven days before the date fixed for the opening of bids. The bonds may be sold at such discount or for such premium as may be determined by the trustees or their designee as being in the best interest of Winthrop.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-119-520 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 119 / Article 5 / Section 59-119-520
SECTION 59-119-520. Authorization shall be by resolution; contractual provisions.
Status: in_force

Revenue bonds issued under this article shall be authorized by a resolution or resolutions of the board of trustees of the university. Any such resolution of the university may, in the discretion of the board, contain provisions, which shall be a part of the contract between the university and the several holders of such 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 buildings for which the bonds are issued; (3) The use, regulation, operation, maintenance, insurance or disposition of the building or buildings 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 such building or buildings; (4) The payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds and the sources and methods thereof, the rank or priority of any such bonds as to any lien or security or the acceleration of the maturity of any such bonds; (5) The use and disposition of the revenues derived or to be derived from the operation of such building or buildings; (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 such building or buildings; (7) The setting aside out of such revenues of reserves or sinking funds and the source, custody, security, regulation and disposition thereof; (8) The determination of the definition of such revenues or of the expenses of operation and maintenance of the building or buildings 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 buildings for which the bonds are issued and any parts, extensions, replacements or improvements thereof thereafter constructed or acquired and the fixing, establishment, collection and enforcement thereof, the amount or amounts of revenues to be produced thereby 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 insure the use of such building or buildings by students or members of the faculty of the university to the maximum extent to which such building or buildings is capable of serving such 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 such bonds may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds the holders of which must consent thereto and the manner in which such 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. § 59-18-340 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 18 / Article 3 / Section 59-18-340
SECTION 59-18-340. PSAT, pre-ACT, or tenth grade Aspire tests to assess tenth grade students; availability; use of results.
Status: in_force

High schools shall offer state-funded PSAT, pre-ACT, or tenth grade Aspire tests to each tenth grade student in order to assess and identify curricular areas that need to be strengthened and reinforced. Schools and districts shall use these assessments as diagnostic tools to provide academic assistance to students whose scores reflect the need for such assistance. Schools and districts shall use these assessments to provide guidance and direction for parents and students as they plan for postsecondary experiences. Effect of Amendment The 2006 amendment rewrote this section. The 2008 amendment renumbered this section from SECTION 59-18-350 without text changes. 2017 Act No. 94, SECTION 9, substituted ", pre-ACT, or tenth grade Aspire" for "PLAN" and "reinforced" for "reenforced".
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-101-285 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 101 / Article 1 / Section 59-101-285
SECTION 59-101-285. Governing board meeting attendance requirements for board members.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law or special provision applicable to a particular institution, a member of the governing board of an institution of higher learning as defined in Section 59-103-5 must attend at least two-thirds of the regular and special meetings of the board during any calendar year or a vacancy in that office is deemed to exist as of January first of the next year which shall be filled in the manner provided by law. The chairman of that board when a violation of this section occurs shall report the violation to the appointing or electing authority within thirty days after the close of the calendar year in which the violation occurred. The member of the governing board who missed such meetings thereby causing the vacancy is ineligible for reelection or reappointment to that board for a period of ten years thereafter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-63-1320 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 63 / Article 13 / Section 59-63-1320
SECTION 59-63-1320. Referral or placement of students in alternative school programs.
Status: in_force

Eligible alternative school programs shall be provided for, but not limited to, students in grades 6-12 as follows: (1) Students referred for voluntary attendance at the alternative school program and meeting the district criteria to attend based upon a documented need for the attention and assistance beyond that of a traditional program as established by the academic history of the student, including the student's academic plan as required in Section 59-18-500, and following other policies and procedures for documenting need established by the district board of trustees. (2) Students referred for voluntary attendance at the alternative school program and meeting the district criteria to attend based upon a documented need for the program due to habitual exhibitions of disruptive behavior in violation of the student conduct policies and behavior codes approved by the school board of trustees. Districts must establish clear guidelines and procedures for the referral of any student into an alternative school program and before a decision is made to assign a student to an alternative school program, a determination must be made that the written and distributed academic and disciplinary policies of the district have been followed. (3) Students placed in an alternative school program by the district board of trustees as an option to suspension or expulsion or by the dispositive order of a family court judge, with the consent of the local board of trustees. However, before a student may be placed in an alternative school program, a determination must be made by the local board that the written and distributed disciplinary policy of the district has been followed. Districts must establish clear guidelines and procedures for the placement of any student into an alternative school program and at a minimum they shall prescribe due process procedures for placement actions. When students are being considered for placement in an alternative school program, districts must consider the requirements of the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). If a student placed by the board of trustees in an alternative school program enrolls in another school district before the expiration of the period of placement, the board of trustees of the district requiring the placement shall provide to the district in which the student enrolls, at the same time other records of the student are provided, information concerning the student's placement in an alternative school program. Upon review of the information, the district in which the student enrolls may continue an alternative education program placement or may allow the student to attend regular classes without completing the period of the placement.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-121-430 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 121 / Article 3 / Section 59-121-430
SECTION 59-121-430. Provisions for adequate payment of principal and interest on bonds.
Status: in_force

To the end that provisions be made for the adequate payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds: (1)(a) The visitors shall maintain in full force and effect any necessary admission fees or special student fee on a basis and in such amounts as will be sufficient, after taking into account net revenues and any other funds pledged to the payment of the bonds as provided under Section 59-121-440(4), to provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds as the same mature and to provide the required reserve therefor in any bond reserve fund. It is the duty of The Citadel to calculate the debt service requirements of the bonds not less frequently than annually and, if required at such time, appropriate revisions of any admissions fees or special student fee must be made by the visitors if such revisions are required, after taking into account net revenues for the year, to make adequate provisions for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds and the maintenance of any required reserve in a bond reserve fund. (b) The admissions fees and the special student fee, if any, must bear such nomenclature as the visitors shall prescribe. The special student fee may, in the discretion of the visitors, be included as a part of any other fee. The visitors shall account for the receipt from any admissions fees and special student fee to the State Treasurer, for deposit by the State Treasurer in the debt service fund. (2) The visitors shall cause to be established with the State Treasurer or its corporate trust designee on or before the occasion of the delivery of any bonds pursuant to this article, a debt service fund into which must be deposited annually sufficient funds as provided in this article to meet the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds for such year.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-29-120 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 29 / Article 1 / Section 59-29-120
SECTION 59-29-120. Study of United States Constitution requisite for graduation; attendance at veteran's activities.
Status: in_force

(A) All public high schools must give instruction in the essentials of the United States Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Federalist Papers. No student in any such school may receive a certificate of graduation without previously passing a course that includes instruction in the provisions and principles of the United States Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Federalist Papers. (B) On November eleventh of each year which is a legal holiday in this State as provided by Section 53-5-10 to commemorate and honor veterans, all elementary, middle, and high schools in this State if they are open, shall devote at least one hour of the school day in either classroom instruction or at a student body assembly program to study the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. If any such school is not open on November eleventh, this instruction or assembly program must be given on the day the school is open immediately preceding November eleventh. (C) On November eleventh of each year, schools may permit students to attend activities to commemorate and honor veterans that are held at locations within their respective counties. The parent of a student seeking to be excused pursuant to this subsection shall provide prior written consent to the appropriate school personnel. Attendance at such activities shall count as a part of the instructional day for purposes of Section 59-1-440. Editor's Note 2021 Act No. 26, SECTION 5, provides as follows: "SECTION 5. This act takes effect beginning with the 2021—2022 School Year." Effect of Amendment 2021 Act No. 26, SECTION 1, rewrote (A).
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-15-40 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 15 / Section 59-15-40
SECTION 59-15-40. Rule-making power of board.
Status: in_force

County boards of education may prescribe such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the statute law of this State as they may deem necessary or advisable to the proper disposition of matters brought before them. This rule-making power shall specifically include the right, at the discretion of the board, to designate one or more of its members to conduct any hearing in connection with any responsibility of the board and to make a report on this hearing to the board for its determination.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-29-240 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 29 / Article 1 / Section 59-29-240
SECTION 59-29-240. Civics test required; report.
Status: in_force

(A) For purposes of this section, "civics test" means the one hundred questions that, as of January 1, 2015, and updated accordingly, officers of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services use in order that the applicants can demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of United States history and the principles and form of United States government, as required by 8 U.S.C. 1423. (B) As part of the high school curriculum regarding the United States government required credit, students are required to take the civics test, as defined in subsection (A), provided there is no cost to a school or school district for obtaining and giving the test, but are not required to obtain a minimum score. However, a student who receives a passing grade, as determined by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or better, may be recognized by the school district. This requirement applies to each student enrolled in a public or charter school in this State. This requirement does not apply to a student who is exempted in accordance with the student's individualized education program plan. (C) Each public school, including charter schools, must report the percentage of students at or above the designated passing score on the test to the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee which must then include such on the school report card. (D) No school or school district of this State may impose or collect any fees or charges in connection with this section. (E) This section must be applied to any student entering ninth grade beginning in the 2016-2017 school year.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-17-130 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 17 / Section 59-17-130
SECTION 59-17-130. American Sign Language course; development of teacher qualifications and academic standards; satisfaction of foreign language credit requirement.
Status: in_force

(A) The board of trustees of a school district may grant credit as a world language to a pupil who satisfactorily has completed a high school course in American Sign Language. Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, American Sign Language awarded as a world language credit may be used to satisfy the foreign language credit requirement specified in Section 59-39-100. (B) The State Department of Education shall determine the required qualifications for teachers of American Sign Language and shall develop academic standards to be approved by the State Board of Education. (C) Nothing in this section may be construed to require South Carolina four-year colleges or universities to accept courses in American Sign Language to meet the foreign language admissions requirements set by the institution. Effect of Amendment The 2006 amendment rewrote this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-19-150 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 19 / Article 1 / Section 59-19-150
SECTION 59-19-150. Maintenance of equipment.
Status: in_force

Each district board of trustees shall keep its equipment in good repair.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-41-80 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 41 / Section 59-41-80
SECTION 59-41-80. Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not to exceed three years or by a fine not to exceed two thousand dollars, or by both, in the discretion of the court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-114-30 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 114 / Section 59-114-30
SECTION 59-114-30. College assistance program grants; restrictions.
Status: in_force

Qualifying members of the National Guard may receive college assistance program grants up to an amount equal to one hundred percent of college tuition and fees, provided, however, the total of all grants received may not exceed eighteen thousand dollars. A member may not qualify for college assistance program grants for more than one hundred thirty semester hours or related quarter hours. Grants are not to be awarded for graduate degree courses. A new application must be submitted for each separate academic year prior to the beginning of the academic year. The annual maximum grant must be determined for each academic year based on the amount of available program funds. Effect of Amendment The 2007 amendment rewrote this section. 2014 Act No. 151, SECTION 1, in the second to the last sentence, added "prior to the beginning of the academic year", and added the last sentence, relating to annual maximum grant.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-29-480 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 29 / Article 3 / Section 59-29-480
SECTION 59-29-480. Board membership; terms; vacancies.
Status: in_force

(A) The South Carolina Financial Literacy Board of Trustees must be chaired by the State Superintendent of Education who shall serve as an ex officio voting member of the board. The board is composed of eight voting members to be appointed by the Superintendent of Education. Initial appointments must be made by the Superintendent of Education with members representing areas of financial literacy instruction. Subsequent appointments must be made by the Superintendent of Education from a slate presented by the sitting members of the board. (B) The terms of the members are for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify, except of those first appointed. When making the initial appointments, the Superintendent of Education shall designate half of his appointments to serve two-year terms only. (C) Vacancies for any reason must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired term. No member shall serve more than two terms or eight years, whichever is longer. Members who miss more than three consecutive meetings without excuse or members who resign must be replaced in the same manner as their predecessor. Members may be paid per diem, mileage, and subsistence as established by the board not to exceed standards provided by law for boards, committees, and commissions. A complete report of the activities of the Financial Literacy Board of Trustees must be made annually to the General Assembly and the State Auditor.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-139-30 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 139 / Section 59-139-30
SECTION 59-139-30. Formula for allocating funds.
Status: in_force

For fiscal year 1993-94, funds must be allocated to districts on the same percentage as they received funds for the Compensatory and Remedial Programs for 1992-93. By January 1, 1995, the Joint Legislative Committee to Study Formula Funding in Education Programs shall review and approve the allocation formula.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-55 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 103 / Article 1 / Section 59-103-55
SECTION 59-103-55. Representation of four-year colleges on commission councils, advisory groups, committees and task forces.
Status: in_force

Each four-year campus of each state-supported public institution of higher learning, as defined in Section 59-103-5, shall have equal representation on all formal and informal councils, advisory groups, committees, and task forces of the commission. Independent four-year colleges shall have representation on all formal and informal committees and commissions dealing with higher education statewide issues.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-139-05 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 139 / Section 59-139-05
SECTION 59-139-05. Purpose of chapter.
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of the General Assembly in this chapter: (1) to place an emphasis on early childhood education and prevention while promoting assistance for students at every grade level which is more flexible and tailored to individual needs and learning styles; (2) to focus the state's resources on academic success and prevention of academic problems; (3) to establish the expectation that by providing extra assistance and learning time that enables young students to attain essential skills and success all children will be prepared for the fourth grade and all students will graduate from high school with their peers; (4) to promote the advancement of developmentally appropriate curriculum and coordinated programs from preschool through grade three which are supportive of the curriculum for grades four through twelve; and (5) to allow districts and schools greater flexibility in providing targeted, coordinated programs of student assistance.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-63-70 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 63 / Article 1 / Section 59-63-70
SECTION 59-63-70. High school student participation in independent organized sports teams.
Status: in_force

During the season for any high school league sport except for football, a student, while a member of a school squad or team engaged in an interscholastic sport except for football, may become a member of or participate in an organized team that is independent of the school's control as long as the participation does not interfere with the scheduled league games or practices of the school squad or team. A school or student shall not be declared ineligible for participation in an interscholastic high school league sport except for football because of participation of a student as a member of an organized team independent of the school's control during the interscholastic sport's season. Any student participating on both a school squad or team and an independent squad shall have on file with the school's athletic director a statement signed by the parent or guardian indicating their child or children have permission to participate on both teams and signed by the independent coach acknowledging that the student's participation shall not interfere with the scheduled league games or practices. The provisions of this section do not permit a student to participate on a school football team and an organized football team independent of the school's control.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-33-310 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 33 / Article 3 / Section 59-33-310
SECTION 59-33-310. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the "Adult Students with Disabilities Educational Rights Consent Act".
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-65-260 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 65 / Article 3 / Section 59-65-260
SECTION 59-65-260. Duties of attendance supervisor relating to nonattending children.
Status: in_force

The attendance supervisor shall, upon receiving the list of nonattending children from the county superintendent of education, contact as rapidly as possible the parents or guardians of such nonattending children with the object in mind of interesting nonattending children in school work, and influencing them by means of persuasion to attend school regularly. All principals shall report to such attendance supervisor on continuous absences which appear to be unwarranted, and the attendance supervisor shall make an earnest effort to have enrolled and keep enrolled all children of school age in the county.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-123-250 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 123 / Section 59-123-250
SECTION 59-123-250. Resolutions for issuance of bonds; maturity; interest; denominations; redemption.
Status: in_force

In order to avail themselves of the authorizations set forth in Sections 59-123-210 through 59-123-320, the trustees shall adopt resolutions providing for the issuance of bonds of the Medical University, within the limitations herein mentioned, which resolutions shall prescribe the tenor, terms, and conditions of such bonds. Such bonds shall be issued as serial bonds, maturing in equal or unequal amounts, at such times and on such occasions as the trustees shall determine. Provided, always, that the last maturing bonds of any issue shall be expressed to mature not later than forty years from their date, and the first maturing bonds of any issue, issued pursuant to this act, shall fall due within five years from their date. They shall bear such rates of interest, payable on such occasion, as the trustees shall prescribe, and the bonds shall be in such denominations, shall be payable in such medium of payment, and at such place as such resolutions shall prescribe. All bonds may be issued with a provision permitting their redemption on any interest payment date prior to their respective maturities as the trustees shall prescribe. Bonds made subject to redemption prior to their stated maturities may contain a provision requiring the payment of a premium for the privilege of exercising the right of redemption, in such amount or amounts as the trustees shall prescribe in the resolutions authorizing their issuance. All bonds subject to redemption shall contain a statement to that effect on the face of each bond. The resolutions authorizing their issuance shall contain provisions specifying the manner of call and the notice of call that must be given.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-220 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 53 / Article 3 / Section 59-53-220
SECTION 59-53-220. Members of Commission; terms.
Status: in_force

The Commission shall consist of nine members, three from each county, to be elected by a majority of the legislative delegations of the respective counties, including the Senators. The term for one member from each county shall expire on April 1, 1963, the term for one member from each county shall expire on April 1, 1964, and the term for one member from each county shall expire on April 1, 1965. The successors of the original members shall serve for terms of three years or until their successors have been elected and qualified.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-63-740 — SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 63 / Article 7 / Section 59-63-740
SECTION 59-63-740. Duties of county school lunch supervisors.
Status: in_force

School lunch supervisors shall be responsible for the supervision and promotion of school lunches in their respective counties and shall cooperate with government agencies furnishing food and produce and funds for the purchase of foods and shall see that these funds or foods are properly distributed among the schools and where they can be most effectively used. They shall cooperate with and carry out the general program as directed by the State Department of Education, to the end that hot lunches shall be furnished in all the public schools in the State in so far as possible.