---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education: Competency-based education"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-210 SO AS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 59-39-290 SO AS TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT, ESTABLISH, AND PROMULGATE NECESSARY RULES AND REGULATIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 59-19-360 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROCESS FOR EXEMPTING COMPETENCY-BASED SCHOOLS FROM CERTAIN APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTING COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-1-425, RELATING TO THE STATUTORY ANNUAL SCHOOL CALENDAR AND INSTRUCTION TIME REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-39-100, RELATING TO REQUIRED UNITS FOR A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 3295"
citation: "South Carolina H 3295 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Bradley", "Collins", "Erickson"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-12-08"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25385d91-37f5-46dc-a969-5e2e71c2f212"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3295&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "a08c0e82c3e5c18c823653175efe9638f5007e865c73d6b416d5b82a8ea895d4"
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 3295 (2023-2024) — Education: Competency-based education

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-210 SO AS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 59-39-290 SO AS TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT, ESTABLISH, AND PROMULGATE NECESSARY RULES AND REGULATIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 59-19-360 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROCESS FOR EXEMPTING COMPETENCY-BASED SCHOOLS FROM CERTAIN APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTING COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-1-425, RELATING TO THE STATUTORY ANNUAL SCHOOL CALENDAR AND INSTRUCTION TIME REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-39-100, RELATING TO REQUIRED UNITS FOR A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/3295.htm)
2. **02/28/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3295_20240228.htm)
3. **03/01/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3295_20230301.htm)
4. **03/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3295_20240301.htm)
5. **03/29/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3295_20230329.htm)
6. **03/31/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3295_20230331.htm)
7. **12/08/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3295_20221208.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-12-08** Prefiled `filing`
- **2022-12-08** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-10** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley
- **2023-03-01** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-07** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Beach, May, Killmartin, McCabe, TA Morgan, JL Johnspm, McDaniel, Jefferson, Tedder, JA Moore, Bauer, Bradley, Erickson, Kirby, Cromer, Harris, Magnuson
- **2023-03-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander
- **2023-03-08** Debate adjourned
- **2023-03-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
- **2023-03-30** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-02-28** Committee report: Favorable Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-01** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-03-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-20** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2024-03-21** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** Ratified R 142
- **2024-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/13/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 127

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/25385d91-37f5-46dc-a969-5e2e71c2f212`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).