--- type: "Bill" title: "Homeschool student interscholastic participation waiver" description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF SECTION 59-63-100, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON HOMESCHOOL STUDENT ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES, ARE WAVIED FOR THE 2020-2021 AND 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEARS; AND TO PROVIDE THE FOUR ACADEMIC COURSE REQUIREMENT OF SECTION 59-39-160, AND AS ALSO MAY BE PROVIDED BY REGULATION, FOR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SPORTS-RELATED ACTIVITIES, IS WAIVED FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND TO PROVIDE STUDENTS MUST ACHIEVE AN OVERALL PASSING AVERAGE IN AT LEAST THREE ACADEMIC COURSES AND BE ON TRACK FOR GRADUATION TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING ALL SPORTS-RELATED ACTIVITIES, FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. - ratified title" jurisdiction: "us/states/sc" legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly" session: "2021-2022" identifier: "H 3925" citation: "South Carolina H 3925 (2021-2022)" classification: ["joint resolution"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Allison", "Calhoon", "Collins", "Felder", "Huggins", "Ligon", "McCabe", "Pope", "Simrill", "Trantham"] version_count: 7 action_count: 21 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2021-02-18" last_action: "2021-07-02" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c27b7fb5-bd7f-4885-bc8c-2f2907d21563" source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3925&session=124&summary=B" source_hash: "777f063ad0da10b5cf4a7ded9972064b544498822131e241d8d32a4a470ca5ff" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"] --- # South Carolina H 3925 (2021-2022) — Homeschool student interscholastic participation waiver A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF SECTION 59-63-100, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON HOMESCHOOL STUDENT ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES, ARE WAVIED FOR THE 2020-2021 AND 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEARS; AND TO PROVIDE THE FOUR ACADEMIC COURSE REQUIREMENT OF SECTION 59-39-160, AND AS ALSO MAY BE PROVIDED BY REGULATION, FOR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SPORTS-RELATED ACTIVITIES, IS WAIVED FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND TO PROVIDE STUDENTS MUST ACHIEVE AN OVERALL PASSING AVERAGE IN AT LEAST THREE ACADEMIC COURSES AND BE ON TRACK FOR GRADUATION TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING ALL SPORTS-RELATED ACTIVITIES, FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. - ratified title ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/3925.htm) 2. **2/18/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3925_20210218.htm) 3. **3/10/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3925_20210310.htm) 4. **3/17/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3925_20210317.htm) 5. **3/24/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3925_20210324.htm) 6. **3/25/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3925_20210325.htm) 7. **3/9/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3925_20210309.htm) ## Votes - Concur in Senate Amendments — **99–1** (pass) · lower - 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper - Passage of Joint Resolution — **104–1** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Allison — primary (person) - Calhoon — primary (person) - Collins — primary (person) - Felder — primary (person) - Huggins — primary (person) - Ligon — primary (person) - McCabe — primary (person) - Pope — primary (person) - Simrill — primary (person) - Trantham — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2021-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1` - **2021-02-18** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee` - **2021-03-09** Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works - **2021-03-10** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2021-03-10** Read second time `reading-2` - **2021-03-10** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-1 - **2021-03-11** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3` - **2021-03-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1` - **2021-03-11** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee` - **2021-03-17** Recalled from Committee on Education - **2021-03-23** Special order, set for March 23, 2021 - **2021-03-24** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2021-03-24** Read second time `reading-2` - **2021-03-24** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 - **2021-03-25** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3` - **2021-03-25** Scrivener's error corrected - **2021-04-08** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled - **2021-04-15** Ratified R 28 - **2021-04-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature` - **2021-04-21** Effective date 04/16/21 - **2021-07-02** Act No. 101 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c27b7fb5-bd7f-4885-bc8c-2f2907d21563`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).