Military Temporary Remote School Enrollment Act
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "MILITARY TEMPORARY REMOTE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-33 SO AS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS COMPLY WITH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS IF THEIR PARENTS ARE TRANSFERRED TO OR ARE PENDING TRANSFER TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN THIS STATE WHILE ON ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY PURSUANT TO OFFICIAL MILITARY ORDERS, TO PROVIDE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR ENROLLMENT AND COURSE REGISTRATION FROM SUCH PUPILS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS, TO PROVIDE PARENTS OF SUCH STUDENTS SHALL PROVIDE CERTAIN PROOF OF RESIDENCE AFTER ARRIVAL, TO PROVIDE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANOTHER PROVISION OF LAW, TO PROVIDE AMBIGUITIES IN CONSTRUING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT MUST BE RESOLVED IN FAVOR OF ENROLLMENT, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMINOLOGY. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 25, 2023
Signed May 16, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 9, 2023 · House Feb 21, 2023
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 45
May 9, 2023
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 16, 2023
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
May 9, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-1)
senate
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Feb 21, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (120-0-2)
house
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
12 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bart Blackwell
RRepublican
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Bill Taylor
RRepublican
P
Bobby Cox
RRepublican
P
Jeff Bradley
RRepublican
P
John McCravy
RRepublican
P
Melissa Oremus
RRepublican
P
Murrell Smith
RRepublican
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
P
Steven Long
RRepublican
P
Thomas Beach
RRepublican
P
Weston Newton
RRepublican
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