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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-3-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE TO SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE GOVERNOR, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER OF FILLING VACANCIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPENSATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND TO PROVIDE TIME LIMITS WITHIN WHICH JUDICIAL CHALLENGES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS OF SUCH AN APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT MAY BE BROUGHT, ALL TO TAKE EFFECT UPON THE APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF A CERTAIN RELATED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND TO BECOME APPLICABLE BEGINNING WITH THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION, AND TO PROVIDE REVISED ACADEMIC AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT WHICH IMMEDIATELY TAKE EFFECT UPON APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR; TO AMEND SECTION 1-30-10, RELATING TO THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE WITH RESPECT TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO TAKE EFFECT UPON THE APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF A CERTAIN RELATED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND TO BECOME APPLICABLE BEGINNING WITH THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 1-1-1210, RELATING TO THE SALARIES OF SPECIFIC STATE OFFICERS, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE BY REMOVING THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, TO TAKE EFFECT UPON THE APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF A CERTAIN RELATED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND TO BECOME APPLICABLE BEGINNING WITH THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PERSON ELECTED STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION IN THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION SHALL SERVE THE REMAINDER OF HIS TERM, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF HIS SUCCESSOR IF HE VACATES THE OFFICE BEFORE THE END OF THIS TERM, BOTH TO TAKE EFFECT UPON THE APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF A CERTAIN RELATED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND TO BECOME APPLICABLE BEGINNING WITH THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 59-3-20 RELATING TO VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. - ratified title"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-3-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE TO SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE GOVERNOR, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER OF FILLING VACANCIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPENSATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND TO PROVIDE TIME LIMITS WITHIN WHICH JUDICIAL CHALLENGES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS OF SUCH AN APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT MAY BE BROUGHT, ALL TO TAKE EFFECT UPON THE APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF A CERTAIN RELATED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND TO BECOME APPLICABLE BEGINNING WITH THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION, AND TO PROVIDE REVISED ACADEMIC AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT WHICH IMMEDIATELY TAKE EFFECT UPON APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR; TO AMEND SECTION 1-30-10, RELATING TO THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE WITH RESPECT TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO TAKE EFFECT UPON THE APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF A CERTAIN RELATED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND TO BECOME APPLICABLE BEGINNING WITH THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 1-1-1210, RELATING TO THE SALARIES OF SPECIFIC STATE OFFICERS, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE BY REMOVING THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, TO TAKE EFFECT UPON THE APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF A CERTAIN RELATED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND TO BECOME APPLICABLE BEGINNING WITH THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PERSON ELECTED STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION IN THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION SHALL SERVE THE REMAINDER OF HIS TERM, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF HIS SUCCESSOR IF HE VACATES THE OFFICE BEFORE THE END OF THIS TERM, BOTH TO TAKE EFFECT UPON THE APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF A CERTAIN RELATED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND TO BECOME APPLICABLE BEGINNING WITH THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 59-3-20 RELATING TO VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. - ratified title"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2017-2018"
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identifier: "S 27"
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citation: "South Carolina S 27 (2017-2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Campsen", "Climer", "Gregory", "Hembree", "J. Matthews", "Scott", "Setzler", "Timmons", "Turner", "Young"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 33
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2016-12-13"
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last_action: "2018-05-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e12eeda-3f33-4bab-9610-6bdb80aad53b"
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source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=27&session=122&summary=B"
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source_hash: "92193e219f8ea60d12884a330bc16e6ff0639ebdd4f9aaf01e6b79c21f84841c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina S 27 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-3-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE TO SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE GOVERNOR, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER OF FILLING VACANCIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPENSATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND TO PROVIDE TIME LIMITS WITHIN WHICH JUDICIAL CHALLENGES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS OF SUCH AN APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT MAY BE BROUGHT, ALL TO TAKE EFFECT UPON THE APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF A CERTAIN RELATED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND TO BECOME APPLICABLE BEGINNING WITH THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION, AND TO PROVIDE REVISED ACADEMIC AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT WHICH IMMEDIATELY TAKE EFFECT UPON APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR; TO AMEND SECTION 1-30-10, RELATING TO THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE WITH RESPECT TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO TAKE EFFECT UPON THE APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF A CERTAIN RELATED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND TO BECOME APPLICABLE BEGINNING WITH THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 1-1-1210, RELATING TO THE SALARIES OF SPECIFIC STATE OFFICERS, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE BY REMOVING THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, TO TAKE EFFECT UPON THE APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF A CERTAIN RELATED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND TO BECOME APPLICABLE BEGINNING WITH THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PERSON ELECTED STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION IN THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION SHALL SERVE THE REMAINDER OF HIS TERM, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF HIS SUCCESSOR IF HE VACATES THE OFFICE BEFORE THE END OF THIS TERM, BOTH TO TAKE EFFECT UPON THE APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF A CERTAIN RELATED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND TO BECOME APPLICABLE BEGINNING WITH THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 59-3-20 RELATING TO VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. - ratified title
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **1/26/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/27_20170126.htm)
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2. **1/27/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/27_20170127.htm)
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3. **12/13/2016** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/27_20161213.htm)
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4. **2/1/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/27_20170201.htm)
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5. **2/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/27_20170202.htm)
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6. **2/2/2017-A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/27_20170202a.htm)
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7. **2/3/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/27_20170203.htm)
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8. **3/21/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/27_20180321.htm)
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9. **4/24/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/27_20180424.htm)
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## Votes
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- Table Reconsider the Vote — **77–24** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage of Bill — **83–26** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Campsen — primary (person)
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- Climer — primary (person)
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- Gregory — primary (person)
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- Hembree — primary (person)
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- J. Matthews — primary (person)
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- Scott — primary (person)
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- Setzler — primary (person)
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- Timmons — primary (person)
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- Turner — primary (person)
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- Young — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-12-13** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2016-12-13** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2017-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-01-10** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2017-01-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-01-27** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2017-01-31** Special order, set for January 31, 2017
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- **2017-02-01** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-02-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-02-01** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-02-01** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
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- **2017-02-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-02-02** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2017-02-02** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
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- **2017-02-02** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2017-02-03** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2017-02-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-02-07** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-21** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-03-22** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Delleney, Sandifer, Hiott, GR Smith, Hixon, Govan, Douglas, King, Bamberg, McEachern, Brawley, Toole, Clemmons, Fry, Jefferson, Henegan, Anderson, Brown, Mack, Blackwell, Long, Forrester, Robinson-Simpson, Dillard, Kirby, Hosey, West, Yow, Williams, Crawford
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- **2018-04-04** Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-10-18
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- **2018-04-11** Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-12-18
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- **2018-04-12** Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-17-18
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- **2018-04-18** Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-24-18
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- **2018-04-24** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2018-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2018-05-01** Roll call Yeas-83 Nays-26
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- **2018-05-01** Reconsidered
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- **2018-05-03** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 194
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- **2018-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2018-05-23** Effective date 05/15/18
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- **2018-05-31** Act No. 178
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e12eeda-3f33-4bab-9610-6bdb80aad53b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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