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| Bill | Reinforcing College Education on America's Constitutional Heritage Act (REACH Act) | AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "REINFORCING COLLEGE EDUCATION ON AMERICA'S CONSTITUTIONAL HERITAGE ACT" OR THE "REACH ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 59-29-120, RELATING TO THE STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS SHALL PROVIDE INSTRUCTION CONCERNING THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, AND THE FEDERALIST PAPERS TO EACH STUDENT FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 59-29-130, RELATING TO THE DURATION OF INSTRUCTION IN THE ESSENTIALS OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING SHALL REQUIRE STUDENTS TO COMPLETE AT LEAST THREE CREDIT HOURS OF INSTRUCTION THAT PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR EVENTS AND TURNING POINTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT, TO INCLUDE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH INSTRUCTION, TO PROVIDE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING MAY NOT GRANT CERTIFICATES OF GRADUATION FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS WHO FAIL TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THIS INSTRUCTION REQUIREMENT, TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS, TO PROVIDE RELATED IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE GOVERNING BOARDS OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, TO PROVIDE RELATED OVERSIGHT AND COMPLIANCE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMMISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND TO SPECIFY THE STUDENTS TO WHICH THESE PROVISIONS APPLY; TO REPEAL SECTION 59-29-140 RELATING TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROGRAM OF STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION; AND TO MAKE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT EFFECTIVE BEGINNING WITH THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR. - ratified title | us/states/sc | South Carolina General Assembly | 2021-2022 | S 38 | South Carolina S 38 (2021-2022) |
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South Carolina S 38 (2021-2022) — Reinforcing College Education on America's Constitutional Heritage Act (REACH Act)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "REINFORCING COLLEGE EDUCATION ON AMERICA'S CONSTITUTIONAL HERITAGE ACT" OR THE "REACH ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 59-29-120, RELATING TO THE STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS SHALL PROVIDE INSTRUCTION CONCERNING THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, AND THE FEDERALIST PAPERS TO EACH STUDENT FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 59-29-130, RELATING TO THE DURATION OF INSTRUCTION IN THE ESSENTIALS OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING SHALL REQUIRE STUDENTS TO COMPLETE AT LEAST THREE CREDIT HOURS OF INSTRUCTION THAT PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR EVENTS AND TURNING POINTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT, TO INCLUDE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH INSTRUCTION, TO PROVIDE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING MAY NOT GRANT CERTIFICATES OF GRADUATION FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS WHO FAIL TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THIS INSTRUCTION REQUIREMENT, TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS, TO PROVIDE RELATED IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE GOVERNING BOARDS OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, TO PROVIDE RELATED OVERSIGHT AND COMPLIANCE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMMISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND TO SPECIFY THE STUDENTS TO WHICH THESE PROVISIONS APPLY; TO REPEAL SECTION 59-29-140 RELATING TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROGRAM OF STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION; AND TO MAKE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT EFFECTIVE BEGINNING WITH THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR. - ratified title
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Filed (filed) — source
- 12/9/2020 (committee substitute) — source
- 2/24/2021 (committee substitute) — source
- 2/25/2021 (committee substitute) — source
- 3/2/2021 (committee substitute) — source
- 4/14/2021 (committee substitute) — source
- 4/15/2021 (committee substitute) — source
- 4/7/2021 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- to concur — 41–0 (pass) · upper
- 2nd Reading — 45–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — 91–12 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Campsen — primary (person)
- Corbin — primary (person)
- Grooms — primary (person)
- Hembree — primary (person)
- Kimbrell — primary (person)
- Loftis — primary (person)
- Rice — primary (person)
- Verdin — primary (person)
- Young — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2020-12-09 Prefiled
filing - 2020-12-09 Referred to Committee on Education
referral-committee - 2021-01-12 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2021-01-12 Referred to Committee on Education
referral-committee - 2021-02-24 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-02-25 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2021-03-02 Committee Amendment Adopted
amendment-passage - 2021-03-02 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-03-02 Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- 2021-03-03 Read third time and sent to House
passage, reading-3 - 2021-03-04 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2021-03-04 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
referral-committee - 2021-04-07 Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-04-13 Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-14-21
- 2021-04-14 Amended
amendment-passage - 2021-04-14 Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-15-21
- 2021-04-15 Amended
amendment-passage - 2021-04-15 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-04-15 Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-12
- 2021-04-20 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2021-04-22 Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- 2021-04-22 Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- 2021-04-28 Ratified R 38
- 2021-04-28 Signed By Governor
executive-signature - 2021-04-30 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- 2021-04-30 Act No. 26
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a5eaa486-0adf-41d7-a136-bb98d4be5318. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).