Bill > H3862

This bill amends South Carolina's charter school admission rules to provide clearer guidelines for enrollment preferences. Under the revised law, charter schools can now give priority enrollment to specific groups without requiring a lottery, including: students who were enrolled in the school during the previous year, siblings of current or recent students, children of charter school employees or committee members (limited to 20% of total enrollment), and dependents of active-duty military personnel stationed in the state (limited to 10% of enrollment). The bill also introduces a new provision that if a student qualifies for multiple enrollment preferences, the school can choose only one preference to apply. For charter schools located on military installations, they can give enrollment priority to up to 50% of students who are dependents of military personnel living or stationed on the base. Additionally, alternative education charter schools can give preference to educationally disadvantaged students as defined in their charter. If a student is denied an enrollment preference due to reaching the preference limit, they must be allowed to participate in the school's enrollment lottery for that year. The bill will take effect upon the Governor's approval.

Education

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3862&session=126&summary=B