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type: "Bill"
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title: "Educational Scholarship Trust Fund"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 8 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO THE ESTABLISH THE \"EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND PROGRAM\", TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS SEEKING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT OF THE PROGRAM, TO ESTABLISH AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF AN EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND CONSISTING OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO PROVIDE THESE SCHOLARSHIPS, TO PROVIDE LIMITATIONS ON THE NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS THAT MAY BE AWARDED, TO PROVIDE MEASURES FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, TO ESTABLISH A REVIEW PANEL AND PROVIDE FOR ITS COMPOSITION AND PURPOSES, AND TO CLARIFY STUDENT TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2023-2024"
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identifier: "S 39"
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citation: "South Carolina S 39 (2023-2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Grooms"]
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version_count: 12
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 37
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first_action: "2022-11-30"
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last_action: "2023-05-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80292f0a-2b7c-4a59-9378-3a4275f20ae4"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=39&session=125&summary=B"
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source_hash: "9bab0a55fb7f9cf431edf3530e29d2e276bb8baf9c8bfebb2e892cc3010ee198"
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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 39 (2023-2024) — Educational Scholarship Trust Fund
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 8 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO THE ESTABLISH THE "EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND PROGRAM", TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS SEEKING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT OF THE PROGRAM, TO ESTABLISH AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF AN EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND CONSISTING OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO PROVIDE THESE SCHOLARSHIPS, TO PROVIDE LIMITATIONS ON THE NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS THAT MAY BE AWARDED, TO PROVIDE MEASURES FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, TO ESTABLISH A REVIEW PANEL AND PROVIDE FOR ITS COMPOSITION AND PURPOSES, AND TO CLARIFY STUDENT TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/39.htm)
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2. **1/18/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/39_20230118.htm)
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3. **1/25/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/39_20230125.htm)
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4. **1/26/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/39_20230126.htm)
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5. **1/26/2023-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/39_20230126a.htm)
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6. **1/31/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/39_20230131.htm)
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7. **1/31/2023-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/39_20230131a.htm)
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8. **11/30/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/39_20221130.htm)
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9. **2/1/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/39_20230201.htm)
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10. **2/1/2023-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/39_20230201a.htm)
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11. **4/12/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/39_20230412.htm)
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12. **4/6/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/39_20230406.htm)
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## Votes
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- Table Amendment 16 — **80–31** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 9 — **78–27** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 5 — **73–29** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 18 — **80–26** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 12 — **79–31** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 3 — **79–27** (pass) · lower
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- Passage of Bill — **74–36** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 22 — **77–30** (pass) · lower
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- to lay on the table the motion to carry over S. 39 — **14–29** (fail) · upper
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- Table Amendment 2 — **76–26** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 6 — **74–29** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 13 — **78–28** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 17 — **78–27** (pass) · lower
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- to adopt — **18–25** (fail) · upper
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- Table Amendment 7 — **82–29** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 25 — **79–32** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 24 — **81–31** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 21 — **79–25** (pass) · lower
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- Passage of Bill — **79–35** (pass) · lower
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- to lay on the table — **29–9** (pass) · upper
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- to adopt — **28–15** (pass) · upper
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- to adopt — **16–27** (fail) · upper
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- Table Amendment 14 — **78–25** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 26 — **77–30** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 15 — **77–32** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 4 — **75–27** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 19 — **76–30** (pass) · lower
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- to adopt — **21–20** (pass) · upper
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- Table Amendment 20 — **79–29** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 8 — **80–28** (pass) · lower
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- to lay on the table — **29–12** (pass) · upper
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- to lay on the table — **29–13** (pass) · upper
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- 2nd Reading — **28–15** (pass) · upper
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- to lay on the table — **24–14** (pass) · upper
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- to adopt — **24–18** (pass) · upper
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- to adopt — **28–14** (pass) · upper
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- to carry over — **39–3** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Grooms — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-11-30** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2022-11-30** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-01-10** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-12** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-01-13** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2023-01-17** Debate interrupted
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- **2023-01-18** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-01-18** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-01-18** Debate interrupted
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- **2023-01-19** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2023-01-19** Debate interrupted
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- **2023-01-24** Debate interrupted
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- **2023-01-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-01-25** Debate interrupted
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- **2023-01-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-01-26** Debate interrupted
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- **2023-01-27** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2023-01-31** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-01-31** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2023-01-31** Roll call Ayes-28 Nays-15
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- **2023-02-01** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-02-01** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2023-02-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-02-02** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-06** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-12** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2023-04-18** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, Forrest, Carter, B Newton, Harris, Magnuson, Guest, Brittain, Pace, Beach, Taylor, Cobb-Hunter, King, McDaniel, Rivers, Anderson, Robbins, Bauer, Garvin, Whitmire, Brewer, Dilliard, May, Cromer, Ballentine, Wetmore, Weeks, J Moore
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- **2023-04-26** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-26** Roll call Yeas-79 Nays-35
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- **2023-04-27** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-04-27** Roll call Yeas-74 Nays-36
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- **2023-05-02** Ratified R 16
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- **2023-05-04** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-05** Effective date 06/03/23
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- **2023-05-05** Act No. 8
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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/80292f0a-2b7c-4a59-9378-3a4275f20ae4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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