School of choice
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-19-350, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOLS OF CHOICE EXEMPT FROM CERTAIN STATUTES AND REGULATIONS, SO AS TO REDESIGNATE THESE SCHOOLS AS BEING SCHOOLS OF INNOVATION, TO CLARIFY THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY ESTABLISH MULTIPLE SCHOOLS OF INNOVATION, AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING AND RENEWING STATUS AS A SCHOOL OF INNOVATION. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Apr 23, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2021 · House Feb 3, 2021
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
Mar 4, 2021
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
13
Committee
8
Amendments
5
Apr 23, 2021
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference report received and adopted
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference report received and adopted
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference committee appointed Setzler, Hembree, Rice
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Allison, Felder, Alexander
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced
Non-concurrence in House amendment
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Introduced
Returned to Senate with amendments
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Amended
Senate amendment amended
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Education
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-2)
senate
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 3, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (78-32-11)
house
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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