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Bill Education Scholarship Trust Fund AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-110, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND, SO AS TO REVISE DEFINITIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-115, RELATING TO SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES, SO AS PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING PRIORITY AND GENERAL APPLICATIONS, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXEMPTION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR NONPUBLIC EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDERS, AMONG OTHER THINGS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-120, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND, SO AS TO RECHARACTERIZE ITS CORPUS AND REVISE ITS USAGES, TO ESTABLISH A TRUSTEE APPOINTMENT FOR THE FUND AND TO PROVIDE THE QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEE, AND TO ESTABLISH SCHOLARSHIP ALLOCATION AMOUNTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-125, RELATING TO SCHOLARSHIP FUND PAYMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ROLE OF THE TRUSTEE IN MAKING SUCH PAYMENTS, TO PROVIDE FOR TRUSTEE PAYMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE TERMS FOR A CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TRUSTEE'S DUTIES, AMONG OTHER THINGS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-130, RELATING TO SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY TERMINATION NOTICE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO RESTATE THE SECTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-135, RELATING TO SCHOLARSHIP PARTICIPANT NUMBER LIMITATIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE LIMITATIONS, ENABLE INCREASES, AND REMOVE A PERIODIC PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY AND USE REVIEW REQUIREMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-140, RELATING TO EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDER PROGRAM PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO INCLUDE ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS, AND TO REMOVE CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-8-145, RELATING TO MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO REMOVE A PROVISION ALLOWING THE DEPARTMENT TO CONTRACT WITH QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS FOR RELATED ASSISTANCE; BY ADDING SECTION 59-8-147 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM ON ITS INTERNET WEBSITE, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT CONCERNING THE APPLICATION PROCESS, AND TO PROVIDE A GRACE PERIOD FOR APPLICANTS TO CORRECT MINOR ERRORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-150, RELATING TO EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO EXPAND EMPLOYEE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, TO REVISE EMPLOYEE SURETY BOND REQUIREMENTS, TO REVISE ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS, AND TO REMOVE A PROVISION AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT TO PROMULGATE RELATED REGULATIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-160, RELATING TO THE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND REVIEW PANEL, SO AS TO RESTATE THE SECTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-165, RELATING TO DISTRICT-LEVEL STUDENT TRANSFER POLICIES, SO AS TO REPLACE THE EXISTING LANGUAGE WITH PROVISIONS CONCERNING INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-170, RELATING TO AN EXEMPTION FROM HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE TRANSFER ELIGIBILITY RULES FOR INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS, SO AS TO MAKE THE PROVISION APPLICABLE TO SCHOLARSHIP AND NONSCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS, AND TO PROVIDE SUBSEQUENT TRANSFERS ARE SUBJECT TO HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE ELIGIBILITY RULES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-150-350, RELATING TO SCHOLARSHIPS DESIGNATED TO RECEIVE LOTTERY FUNDING, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND. - RATIFIED TITLE us/states/sc South Carolina General Assembly 2025-2026 S 62 South Carolina S 62 (2025-2026)
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South Carolina S 62 (2025-2026) — Education Scholarship Trust Fund

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-110, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND, SO AS TO REVISE DEFINITIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-115, RELATING TO SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES, SO AS PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING PRIORITY AND GENERAL APPLICATIONS, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXEMPTION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR NONPUBLIC EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDERS, AMONG OTHER THINGS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-120, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND, SO AS TO RECHARACTERIZE ITS CORPUS AND REVISE ITS USAGES, TO ESTABLISH A TRUSTEE APPOINTMENT FOR THE FUND AND TO PROVIDE THE QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEE, AND TO ESTABLISH SCHOLARSHIP ALLOCATION AMOUNTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-125, RELATING TO SCHOLARSHIP FUND PAYMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ROLE OF THE TRUSTEE IN MAKING SUCH PAYMENTS, TO PROVIDE FOR TRUSTEE PAYMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE TERMS FOR A CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TRUSTEE'S DUTIES, AMONG OTHER THINGS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-130, RELATING TO SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY TERMINATION NOTICE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO RESTATE THE SECTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-135, RELATING TO SCHOLARSHIP PARTICIPANT NUMBER LIMITATIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE LIMITATIONS, ENABLE INCREASES, AND REMOVE A PERIODIC PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY AND USE REVIEW REQUIREMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-140, RELATING TO EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDER PROGRAM PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO INCLUDE ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS, AND TO REMOVE CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-8-145, RELATING TO MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO REMOVE A PROVISION ALLOWING THE DEPARTMENT TO CONTRACT WITH QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS FOR RELATED ASSISTANCE; BY ADDING SECTION 59-8-147 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM ON ITS INTERNET WEBSITE, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT CONCERNING THE APPLICATION PROCESS, AND TO PROVIDE A GRACE PERIOD FOR APPLICANTS TO CORRECT MINOR ERRORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-150, RELATING TO EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO EXPAND EMPLOYEE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, TO REVISE EMPLOYEE SURETY BOND REQUIREMENTS, TO REVISE ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS, AND TO REMOVE A PROVISION AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT TO PROMULGATE RELATED REGULATIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-160, RELATING TO THE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND REVIEW PANEL, SO AS TO RESTATE THE SECTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-165, RELATING TO DISTRICT-LEVEL STUDENT TRANSFER POLICIES, SO AS TO REPLACE THE EXISTING LANGUAGE WITH PROVISIONS CONCERNING INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-170, RELATING TO AN EXEMPTION FROM HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE TRANSFER ELIGIBILITY RULES FOR INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS, SO AS TO MAKE THE PROVISION APPLICABLE TO SCHOLARSHIP AND NONSCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS, AND TO PROVIDE SUBSEQUENT TRANSFERS ARE SUBJECT TO HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE ELIGIBILITY RULES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-150-350, RELATING TO SCHOLARSHIPS DESIGNATED TO RECEIVE LOTTERY FUNDING, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

  1. Filed (filed) — source
  2. 01/14/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  3. 01/16/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  4. 01/23/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  5. 01/28/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  6. 01/29/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  7. 01/29/2025-A (committee substitute) — source
  8. 01/30/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  9. 01/30/2025-A (committee substitute) — source
  10. 01/31/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  11. 02/04/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  12. 02/20/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  13. 02/26/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  14. 04/16/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  15. 04/22/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  16. 04/23/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  17. 04/23/2025-A (committee substitute) — source
  18. 04/23/2025-B (committee substitute) — source
  19. 04/29/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  20. 12/11/2024 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • to lay on the table — 21–10 (pass) · upper
  • to lay on the table Amendment No. 12 — 29–12 (pass) · upper
  • to lay on the table Amendment No. 8 — 28–13 (pass) · upper
  • to lay on the table — 31–13 (pass) · upper
  • Table Amendment 11 — 75–37 (pass) · lower
  • Passage of Bill — 79–38 (pass) · lower
  • 2nd Reading — 32–12 (pass) · upper
  • Table Amendment 8 — 77–35 (pass) · lower
  • Table Amendment 14 — 77–37 (pass) · lower
  • Table Amendment 13 — 57–44 (pass) · lower
  • Table Amendment 6 — 78–37 (pass) · lower
  • to adopt — 29–13 (pass) · upper
  • Concur in Senate Amendments — 73–32 (pass) · lower
  • Adopt Amendment 15 — 109–0 (pass) · lower
  • Table Motion to Invoke Rule 3.9 — 90–9 (pass) · lower
  • Table Amendment 7 — 76–34 (pass) · lower
  • Table Amendment 12 — 76–36 (pass) · lower
  • to lay on the table Amendment No. 7 — 29–12 (pass) · upper
  • to lay on the table Amendment No. 11 — 31–12 (pass) · upper
  • to lay on the table Amendment No. 13 — 31–11 (pass) · upper
  • to lay on the table — 26–15 (pass) · upper
  • Passage of Bill — 80–32 (pass) · lower
  • to lay on the table Amendment No. 9 — 29–12 (pass) · upper
  • to adopt — 30–11 (pass) · upper
  • to lay on the table — 30–11 (pass) · upper
  • 3rd Reading — 31–9 (pass) · upper
  • Adopt Amendment 1 — 82–32 (pass) · lower
  • to lay on the table — 26–18 (pass) · upper
  • to adopt — 37–2 (pass) · upper
  • to lay on the table — 32–10 (pass) · upper
  • 2nd Reading — 43–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Grooms — primary (person)
  • Hembree — primary (person)
  • Rice — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-12-11 Prefiled filing
  • 2024-12-11 Referred to Committee on Education referral-committee
  • 2025-01-14 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2025-01-14 Referred to Committee on Education referral-committee
  • 2025-01-14 Polled out of committee Education
  • 2025-01-14 Committee report: Favorable Education committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-01-15 Debate interrupted
  • 2025-01-16 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2025-01-16 Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-2
  • 2025-01-28 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2025-01-28 Debate interrupted
  • 2025-01-29 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2025-01-29 Debate interrupted
  • 2025-01-30 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2025-01-30 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2025-01-30 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-01-30 Roll call Ayes-32 Nays-12
  • 2025-01-31 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2025-02-04 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
  • 2025-02-04 Roll call Ayes-31 Nays-9
  • 2025-02-04 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2025-02-06 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2025-02-06 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
  • 2025-02-20 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-25 Requests for debate-Rep(s). Weeks, JL Johnson, King, Grant, Cobb-Hunter, Hewitt, Govan, McDaniel, Clyburn, Hosey, Whitmire, Hager, Bowers, JA Moore, Erickson, Rankin, Gilliam, Bauer, Bernstein, Spann-Wilder, Anderson, Wetmore
  • 2025-02-26 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2025-02-26 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-02-26 Roll call Yeas-79 Nays-38
  • 2025-02-27 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2025-02-27 Roll call Yeas-80 Nays-32
  • 2025-04-16 House amendment amended amendment-amendment
  • 2025-04-16 Roll call Ayes-29 Nays-13
  • 2025-04-22 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2025-04-23 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2025-04-29 House amendment amended amendment-amendment
  • 2025-04-29 Returned to House with amendments
  • 2025-04-29 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2025-05-01 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
  • 2025-05-01 Roll call Yeas-73 Nays-32
  • 2025-05-06 Ratified R 27
  • 2025-05-07 Signed By Governor executive-signature
  • 2025-05-12 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
  • 2025-05-12 Act No. 11

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/07963ba2-4e98-4046-8098-fe76258cbc39. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).

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