republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/h-5042.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-20-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE PROGRAM IN THE EDUCATION FINANCE ACT USED TO IDENTIFY FISCAL PRACTICES AND BUDGETARY CONDITIONS THAT COMPROMISE THE FISCAL INTEGRITY OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TO ADVISE THE DISTRICTS ON APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, SO AS TO REVISE AND EXPAND THE CONDITIONS WHICH PROMPT DECLARATIONS OF VARIOUS ESCALATING LEVELS OF FISCAL AND BUDGETARY CONCERN BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE APPEALS PROCESSES FROM SUCH DECLARATIONS, TO APPLY THESE PROVISIONS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT AUTHORIZE CHARTER SCHOOLS AND ANY ENTITIES THAT REGISTER TO BECOME CHARTER SCHOOL SPONSORS, TO REVISE RELATED DEFINITIONS, AND TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR CHARTER SCHOOLS SPONSORS INVOLVED IN RESTRUCTURING OR TRANSFERRING SCHOOLS UNDER THEIR GOVERNANCE TO OTHER SCHOOLS OR CHARTER SPONSORS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-20-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE PROGRAM IN THE EDUCATION FINANCE ACT USED TO IDENTIFY FISCAL PRACTICES AND BUDGETARY CONDITIONS THAT COMPROMISE THE FISCAL INTEGRITY OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TO ADVISE THE DISTRICTS ON APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, SO AS TO REVISE AND EXPAND THE CONDITIONS WHICH PROMPT DECLARATIONS OF VARIOUS ESCALATING LEVELS OF FISCAL AND BUDGETARY CONCERN BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE APPEALS PROCESSES FROM SUCH DECLARATIONS, TO APPLY THESE PROVISIONS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT AUTHORIZE CHARTER SCHOOLS AND ANY ENTITIES THAT REGISTER TO BECOME CHARTER SCHOOL SPONSORS, TO REVISE RELATED DEFINITIONS, AND TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR CHARTER SCHOOLS SPONSORS INVOLVED IN RESTRUCTURING OR TRANSFERRING SCHOOLS UNDER THEIR GOVERNANCE TO OTHER SCHOOLS OR CHARTER SPONSORS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	H 5042	South Carolina H 5042 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Allison Felder	7	23	3	2018-03-01	2018-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/20d92dee-bf78-441f-b0e1-937d9ffe3960	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5042&session=122&summary=B	00846a1165396d6e6eb6797e291d4516213253e8a0fd37fd8a07d4d670406329	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 5042 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-20-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE PROGRAM IN THE EDUCATION FINANCE ACT USED TO IDENTIFY FISCAL PRACTICES AND BUDGETARY CONDITIONS THAT COMPROMISE THE FISCAL INTEGRITY OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TO ADVISE THE DISTRICTS ON APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, SO AS TO REVISE AND EXPAND THE CONDITIONS WHICH PROMPT DECLARATIONS OF VARIOUS ESCALATING LEVELS OF FISCAL AND BUDGETARY CONCERN BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE APPEALS PROCESSES FROM SUCH DECLARATIONS, TO APPLY THESE PROVISIONS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT AUTHORIZE CHARTER SCHOOLS AND ANY ENTITIES THAT REGISTER TO BECOME CHARTER SCHOOL SPONSORS, TO REVISE RELATED DEFINITIONS, AND TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR CHARTER SCHOOLS SPONSORS INVOLVED IN RESTRUCTURING OR TRANSFERRING SCHOOLS UNDER THEIR GOVERNANCE TO OTHER SCHOOLS OR CHARTER SPONSORS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - ratified title

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. 3/1/2018 (committee substitute) — source
2. 3/21/2018 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/22/2018 (committee substitute) — source
4. 4/26/2018 (committee substitute) — source
5. 4/30/2018 (committee substitute) — source
6. 5/10/2018 (committee substitute) — source
7. 5/9/2018 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Concur in Senate Amendments — 100–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 43–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 103–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Allison — primary (person)
• Felder — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-03-01 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2018-03-01 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2018-03-21 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-22 Amended amendment-passage
• 2018-03-22 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-03-22 Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
• 2018-03-22 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2018-03-23 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2018-03-27 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2018-03-27 Referred to Committee on Education referral-committee
• 2018-04-27 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-04-30 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2018-05-09 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2018-05-09 Amended amendment-passage
• 2018-05-09 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-05-09 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2018-05-10 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2018-05-10 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2018-05-10 Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0
• 2018-05-14 Ratified R 274
• 2018-05-18 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2018-05-25 Effective date 05/18/18
• 2018-05-31 Act No. 230

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/20d92dee-bf78-441f-b0e1-937d9ffe3960. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).