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
103–0
Passed · 18 other
Total votes 121
Mar 28, 2024
D
Democratic33
78% Yea
R
Republican88
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
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Weeks
DDemocratic
P
Jeff Bradley
RRepublican
P
Murrell Smith
RRepublican
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
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