One School District Per County
H.4530 would consolidate South Carolina’s school districts so there is only one district per county. Under the current arrangement South Carolina has nearly twice as many school districts as it…
Requiring Colleges & Universities to Keep a File of Fraternity and Sorority Member Investigations
UPDATE: The bill has been amended to limit the report to actual instances of violations of the institution’s student code of conduct. The report would include both organizational violations and student…
Mandating School Uniforms for Public Schools
H.4482 would require all public school students to wear school uniforms. The broad standards of the uniforms would be determined by the state Department of Education (DOE), but school principals…
Increasing the size of State Higher Education Scholarships
H.4459 and H.4460 would each increase the size of scholarships available under various state provided higher education scholarship programs. H.4459 would: Increase the size of scholarships available under the Palmetto…
A Certified Athletic Trainer Must Be Used Throughout a High School Interscholastic Football Game
H.4437 requires high schools to use a certified athletic trainer throughout high school interscholastic football games. “Certified athletic trainer” is defined as a person certified as an athletic trainer by…
Requiring schools Provide Instruction in “Advanced Manufacturing”
H.4435 would require that every public school district provide elective instruction in advanced manufacturing for students in grades 6-12. For purposes of the law advanced manufacturing is defined as “activities…
Schools must Provide Swimming Instruction
H.4433 would require all students in grades five through twelve receive annual instruction in swimming and water safety. An exception made for the swimming requirement for any schools without a…
Requiring School Bus Drivers, Crossing Guards, and School Resource Officers Wear Body Cameras
H.4432 would mandate that school bus drivers, school crossing guards, and resource officers wear body-worn cameras. The State Department of Education (DOE) would develop guidelines governing the use of the…
Private School Buses Can’t be Painted a Certain Color
H.4415 would prohibit private school buses that don’t conform to State Board of Education regulations on “painting, lettering on the front and rear of the bus, use of stop arm…
Private School Students May Participate in Public School Interscholastic Activities
H.4407 permits private school students to participate in public school interscholastic activities under the same terms that charter school students, Governor’s school students, or home school students are permitted to…
Requiring High School Students to be Registered to Vote
H.4382 requires the Department of Education, Election Commission, and county voter registration boards to make sure all seventeen-year-old high school students complete a voter registration form, to be submitted by…
Mandatory Reporting of Lost or Stolen Firearms
S.940 would require any handgun dealer or owner to immediately report the loss or theft of a handgun to a law enforcement agency. Just how this law would be enforced…
Electronic Recordation of Custodial Interrogations Act
Companion bills H.4630 and S.906 would require that any interrogation conducted on a person in custody, and related to a felony or Class A misdemeanor, be recorded in its entirety by…
No Ticket Quotas
H.4387 would prohibit a law enforcement agency from giving its officers ticket quotas. The bill would also prohibit a law enforcement officer from being evaluated based on the number of…