A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 158 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION SCHOOL FACILITIES ACT" TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE SCHOOL FACILITIES BY USING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, AND OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL DETERMINE AND SELECT ON A PRIORITY BASIS, QUALIFIED SCHOOL PROJECTS WHICH SHALL RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN THIS REGARD, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER RELATED PROVISIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION OF SCHOOL FACILITIES; AND TO REPEAL CHAPTER 146, TITLE 59 RELATING TO THE STATE SCHOOL FACILITIES BONDS ACT WHICH AUTHORIZED THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNTS OF STATE SCHOOL FACILITIES BONDS WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action Mar 30, 2017
Floor votes · House Mar 29, 2017
How they voted
105–1
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 118
Mar 29, 2017
D
Democratic42
90% Yea
R
Republican76
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 30, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 30, 2017
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 29, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (105-1-12)
house
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means
lower
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 15, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jerry Govan
DDemocratic
P
Joseph S. Daning
RRepublican
P
Merita A. "Rita" Allison
RRepublican
P
W. Brian White
RRepublican
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