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type: "Bill"
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title: "School district trustees, removal and vacancy filling"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-19-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REMOVAL OF SCHOOL DISTRICT TRUSTEES AND FILLING OF TRUSTEE VACANCIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE GOVERNOR MAY REMOVE TRUSTEES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROVIDE THE GOVERNOR MAY FILL TRUSTEE VACANCIES, TO PROVIDE NOTICE AND HEARING REQUIREMENTS, AND TO DELETE EXISTING PROVISIONS CONCERNING TRUSTEE REMOVAL AND FILLING OF VACANCIES BY SCHOOL BOARDS. - ratified title"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "S 203"
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citation: "South Carolina S 203 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Gustafson", "Hembree"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2020-12-09"
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last_action: "2022-04-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4dd4401-5e13-4148-a8ba-0fd3b79210c6"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=203&session=124&summary=B"
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source_hash: "3313565ed708a181a65894f567c5da9fa95e12f38d5e3096818fa02d069afbc1"
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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 203 (2021-2022) — School district trustees, removal and vacancy filling
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-19-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REMOVAL OF SCHOOL DISTRICT TRUSTEES AND FILLING OF TRUSTEE VACANCIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE GOVERNOR MAY REMOVE TRUSTEES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROVIDE THE GOVERNOR MAY FILL TRUSTEE VACANCIES, TO PROVIDE NOTICE AND HEARING REQUIREMENTS, AND TO DELETE EXISTING PROVISIONS CONCERNING TRUSTEE REMOVAL AND FILLING OF VACANCIES BY SCHOOL BOARDS. - 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. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/203.htm)
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2. **1/20/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/203_20220120.htm)
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3. **1/27/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/203_20220127.htm)
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4. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/203_20201209.htm)
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5. **2/11/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/203_20210211.htm)
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6. **2/18/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/203_20210218.htm)
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7. **4/19/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/203_20220419.htm)
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## Votes
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- Table Motion to Recommit — **70–36** (pass) · lower
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- to adopt the conference report — **41–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage of Bill — **71–36** (pass) · lower
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- to concur — **0–38** (fail) · upper
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- Adopt Conference Report — **92–8** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bennett — primary (person)
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- Gustafson — primary (person)
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- Hembree — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-12-09** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2020-12-09** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-11** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-18** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-02-18** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-18** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
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- **2021-02-24** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-02-24** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-20** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-01-26** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Rutherford, McKnight, Cobb-Hunter, King, McDaniel, Gilliard, Caskey, Anderson, Henderson-Myers, Brawley, Govan, Henegan, JL Johnson, Garvin, Tedder, Thigpen, S Wiliiams, Wetmore, Dillard, Jefferson, R Williams, Wheeler, KO Johnson
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- **2022-01-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-01-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-01-27** Roll call Yeas-71 Nays-36
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- **2022-02-01** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-02-15** Non-concurrence in House amendment
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- **2022-02-15** Roll call Ayes-0 Nays-38
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- **2022-02-16** Conference committee appointed Felder, Brittain, Alexander
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- **2022-02-17** Conference committee appointed Hembree, Bennett. B Matthews
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- **2022-04-06** Conference report received and adopted
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- **2022-04-06** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
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- **2022-04-19** Conference report received and adopted
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- **2022-04-19** Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-8
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- **2022-04-20** Ordered enrolled for ratification
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- **2022-04-21** Ratified R 150
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- **2022-04-25** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-04-29** Effective date 04/25/22
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- **2022-04-29** Act No. 138
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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/b4dd4401-5e13-4148-a8ba-0fd3b79210c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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