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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public school grading"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-29-250 SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADING SYSTEMS, TO CONDITION ELIGIBILITY FOR CREDIT RECOVERY AND CONTENT RECOVERY ON COMPLETION OF REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS, TO LIMIT THE USE OF CERTAIN ASSESSMENTS, TO PROVIDE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS, TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO EVALUATE AND RECOMMEND REVISIONS TO THE UNIFORM GRADING POLICY, AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADOPT THE RECOMMENDED REVISIONS, 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: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "H 5073"
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citation: "South Carolina H 5073 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "Ballentine", "Bradley", "Brewer", "Brittain", "Burns", "Chapman", "Chumley", "Cox", "Crawford", "Cromer", "D. Mitchell", "Edgerton", "Erickson", "G.M. Smith", "Gagnon", "Gibson", "Gilreath", "Guest", "Guffey", "Haddon", "Hartnett", "Hewitt", "J.E. Johnson", "Lastinger", "Lawson", "Long", "McCabe", "McCravy", "McGinnis", "Montgomery", "Moss", "Neese", "Oremus", "Pace", "Pedalino", "Rankin", "Robbins", "Schuessler", "Sessions", "T. Moore", "Teeple", "Terribile", "Vaughan", "W. Newton", "White"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-29"
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last_action: "2026-06-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2be48aaa-e450-473c-9b7b-04901c685822"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5073&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "89ea090c42de6106b05b05d9417a94574029c0ebbc0920624152bf6b5443820c"
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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 H 5073 (2025-2026) — Public school grading
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-29-250 SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADING SYSTEMS, TO CONDITION ELIGIBILITY FOR CREDIT RECOVERY AND CONTENT RECOVERY ON COMPLETION OF REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS, TO LIMIT THE USE OF CERTAIN ASSESSMENTS, TO PROVIDE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS, TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO EVALUATE AND RECOMMEND REVISIONS TO THE UNIFORM GRADING POLICY, AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADOPT THE RECOMMENDED REVISIONS, 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/5073.htm)
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2. **01/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5073_20260129.htm)
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3. **02/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5073_20260226.htm)
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4. **03/03/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5073_20260303.htm)
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5. **03/04/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5073_20260304.htm)
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6. **04/21/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5073_20260421.htm)
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7. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5073_20260429.htm)
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8. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5073_20260506.htm)
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## Votes
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- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage of Bill — **110–2** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 3 — **79–29** (pass) · lower
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- Table Motion to Recommit — **92–20** (pass) · lower
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **114–3** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 6 — **77–31** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- B. Newton — primary (person)
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- Ballentine — primary (person)
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- Bradley — primary (person)
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- Brewer — primary (person)
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- Brittain — primary (person)
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- Burns — primary (person)
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- Chapman — primary (person)
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- Chumley — primary (person)
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- Cox — primary (person)
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- Crawford — primary (person)
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- Cromer — primary (person)
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- D. Mitchell — primary (person)
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- Edgerton — primary (person)
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- Erickson — primary (person)
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- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
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- Gagnon — primary (person)
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- Gibson — primary (person)
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- Gilreath — primary (person)
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- Guest — primary (person)
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- Guffey — primary (person)
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- Haddon — primary (person)
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- Hartnett — primary (person)
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- Hewitt — primary (person)
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- J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
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- Lastinger — primary (person)
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- Lawson — primary (person)
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- Long — primary (person)
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- McCabe — primary (person)
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- McCravy — primary (person)
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- McGinnis — primary (person)
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- Montgomery — primary (person)
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- Moss — primary (person)
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- Neese — primary (person)
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- Oremus — primary (person)
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- Pace — primary (person)
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- Pedalino — primary (person)
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- Rankin — primary (person)
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- Robbins — primary (person)
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- Schuessler — primary (person)
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- Sessions — primary (person)
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- T. Moore — primary (person)
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- Teeple — primary (person)
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- Terribile — primary (person)
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- Vaughan — primary (person)
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- W. Newton — primary (person)
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- White — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-29** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-01-29** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus, Teeple
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- **2026-02-17** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger
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- **2026-02-19** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Burns
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- **2026-02-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-03** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt, Haddon, Cromer, Gilreath, Hartnett
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- **2026-03-03** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Requests for debate-Rep(s). McDaniel, King, JL Johnson, Reese Gilliard, Waters, Rivers, Anderson, Dillard, and Jones
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- **2026-03-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine
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- **2026-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-04** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-2
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- **2026-03-05** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-03-10** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-21** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-29** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-04-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-29** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
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- **2026-04-30** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-06** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-05-06** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-3
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- **2026-05-06** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 254
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- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-02** Effective date 07/01/26
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- **2026-06-02** Act No. 204
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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/2be48aaa-e450-473c-9b7b-04901c685822`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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