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type: "Bill"
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title: "Private Security Services in Public Schools"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-19-275 SO AS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH MORE THAN FIFTEEN THOUSAND STUDENTS MAY USE SECURITY PERSONNEL LICENSED AS A PROPRIETARY SECURITY BUSINESS; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-18-60, RELATING TO PROPRIETARY SECURITY BUSINESS LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS, SO AS TO ADD PROVISIONS CONCERNING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS APPLYING FOR LICENSURE, TO PROVIDE THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION SHALL DEVELOP RELATED STANDARDS, GUIDELINES, AND APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-18-80, RELATING TO SECURITY OFFICER REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION SHALL IMPLEMENT CERTAIN RELATED TRAINING REQUIREMENTS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-18-140, RELATING TO EXCEPTIONS FROM THE APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 18, TITLE 40, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPLICABILITY OF THE CHAPTER TO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS. - 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: "S 269"
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citation: "South Carolina S 269 (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: ["Elliott", "Turner", "Zell"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-01-28"
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last_action: "2025-05-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31279c5a-53ee-4b6c-83fc-f334c49bce37"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=269&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "378ef386bf792b6e882636291bac9bcc2d42cc6bb0ddbe3a810a1c5bcc43f738"
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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 269 (2025-2026) — Private Security Services in Public Schools
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-19-275 SO AS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH MORE THAN FIFTEEN THOUSAND STUDENTS MAY USE SECURITY PERSONNEL LICENSED AS A PROPRIETARY SECURITY BUSINESS; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-18-60, RELATING TO PROPRIETARY SECURITY BUSINESS LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS, SO AS TO ADD PROVISIONS CONCERNING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS APPLYING FOR LICENSURE, TO PROVIDE THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION SHALL DEVELOP RELATED STANDARDS, GUIDELINES, AND APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-18-80, RELATING TO SECURITY OFFICER REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION SHALL IMPLEMENT CERTAIN RELATED TRAINING REQUIREMENTS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-18-140, RELATING TO EXCEPTIONS FROM THE APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 18, TITLE 40, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPLICABILITY OF THE CHAPTER TO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS. - 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/269.htm)
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2. **01/28/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/269_20250128.htm)
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3. **03/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/269_20250326.htm)
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4. **03/28/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/269_20250328.htm)
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5. **04/03/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/269_20250403.htm)
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6. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/269_20250501.htm)
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7. **05/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/269_20250505.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **117–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Elliott — primary (person)
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- Turner — primary (person)
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- Zell — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-28** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-28** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-04-02** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-02** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
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- **2025-04-03** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-04-09** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-01** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-05** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-06** Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0
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- **2025-05-07** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 54
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- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
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- **2025-05-19** Act No. 36
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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/31279c5a-53ee-4b6c-83fc-f334c49bce37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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