Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Account Act
Summary
A BILL TO ENACT THE "EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNT ACT"; TO AMEND TITLE 59 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO EDUCATION, BY ADDING CHAPTER 8, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNDING OF ACCOUNTS FOR USE IN MEETING CERTAIN EDUCATION EXPENSES OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS, TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS AND PENALTIES FOR MISUSE, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN RELATED POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, TO CREATE A PARENTAL REVIEW PANEL TO ASSIST IN DETERMINING WHETHER CERTAIN EXPENSES CONSTITUTE QUALIFIED EDUCATION EXPENSES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 16, 2021
Last action Mar 16, 2021
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Committee
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Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
18 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
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Billy Garrett
RRepublican
P
Brian Adams
RRepublican
P
Chip Campsen
RRepublican
P
Danny Verdin
RRepublican
P
Dwight Loftis
RRepublican
P
Greg Hembree
RRepublican
P
Josh Kimbrell
RRepublican
P
Katrina Shealy
RRepublican
P
Larry Grooms
RRepublican
P
Luke Rankin
RRepublican
P
Penry Gustafson
RRepublican
P
Rex Rice
RRepublican
P
Ross Turner
RRepublican
P
Sandy Senn
RRepublican
P
Shane Massey
RRepublican
P
Stephen Goldfinch
RRepublican
P
Tom Corbin
RRepublican
P
Wes Climer
RRepublican
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