Tenure
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-15 SO AS TO LIMIT TENURE AND TO PROVIDE THAT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING MUST CREATE A TENURE REVIEW PROCESS.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2023
Last action Mar 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2024
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 44
Mar 19, 2024
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 21, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 19, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0-3)
senate
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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