H 5245 South Carolina House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Charter school enrollment preferences

Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-40-50, RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOL ADMISSIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE CHARTER SCHOOLS MAY GIVE ENROLLMENT PREFERENCE TO CHILDREN OF ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY SERVICEMEMBERS IN THIS STATE IF THEIR ENROLLMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE MORE THAN TWENTY PERCENT OF THE OVERALL ENROLLMENT, AND TO REVISE EXISTING ENROLLMENT PREFERENCE PROVISIONS.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2024 Last action May 8, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 28, 2024

How they voted

1030
Passed · 18 other
Total votes 121
Mar 28, 2024
D Democratic33
26 Yea 7
78% Yea
R Republican88
77 Yea 11
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 28, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-0-18)
house
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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