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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Orangeburg County School District Trustees' duty to adopt attendance zones"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 280 OF 2018, RELATING TO THE ORANGEBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE PROHIBITION AGAINST HOLDING CERTAIN SCHOOL CLOSURE REFERENDUMS AT THE SAME TIME AS A SCHOOL BOND REFERENDUM, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PROCEDURES REGARDING THE CLOSURE OF AN ORANGEBURG COUNTY ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, OR HIGH SCHOOL DO NOT APPLY IF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THAT A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE IS AN IMMINENT THREAT TO THE HEALTH OR SAFETY OF STUDENTS OR STAFF, OR THAT THE NEEDED UPGRADES AND REPAIRS TO MAINTAIN A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE ARE ECONOMICALLY UNFEASIBLE; AND TO REVISE THE ORANGEBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S MILLAGE LEVY FOR FISCAL YEARS 2021-2022 AND 2022-2023. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 515"
citation: "South Carolina S 515 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hutto", "Stephens"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2021-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2c305d6-d55f-4534-b9ac-a17ecac75d88"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=515&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "6ecacec7e455f7e66d7bf8726aae4695e19a011a7b251c9172f4d602de677b1a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina S 515 (2021-2022) — Orangeburg County School District Trustees' duty to adopt attendance zones
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 280 OF 2018, RELATING TO THE ORANGEBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE PROHIBITION AGAINST HOLDING CERTAIN SCHOOL CLOSURE REFERENDUMS AT THE SAME TIME AS A SCHOOL BOND REFERENDUM, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PROCEDURES REGARDING THE CLOSURE OF AN ORANGEBURG COUNTY ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, OR HIGH SCHOOL DO NOT APPLY IF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THAT A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE IS AN IMMINENT THREAT TO THE HEALTH OR SAFETY OF STUDENTS OR STAFF, OR THAT THE NEEDED UPGRADES AND REPAIRS TO MAINTAIN A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE ARE ECONOMICALLY UNFEASIBLE; AND TO REVISE THE ORANGEBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S MILLAGE LEVY FOR FISCAL YEARS 2021-2022 AND 2022-2023. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/515.htm)
2. **2/11/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/515_20210211.htm)
3. **2/12/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/515_20210212.htm)
4. **2/3/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/515_20210203.htm)
5. **2/3/2021-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/515_20210203a.htm)
6. **4/6/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/515_20210406.htm)
7. **4/7/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/515_20210407.htm)
8. **4/7/2021-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/515_20210407a.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **90–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Hutto — primary (person)
- Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-03** Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-02-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-12** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-02-16** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-17** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Referred to Orangeburg Delegation
- **2021-04-06** Committee report: Favorable Orangeburg Delegation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-04-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-07** Roll call Yeas-90 Nays-0
- **2021-04-08** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-13** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2021-04-15** Ratified R 23
- **2021-04-21** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-23** Effective date 04/21/21
- **2021-07-02** Act No. 112
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2c305d6-d55f-4534-b9ac-a17ecac75d88`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).