summary
Introduced
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
In Committee
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
126th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-26-20, Relating To Certain Duties Of The State Board Of Education And The Commission On Higher Education Relating To Public Educator Training, So As To Eliminate The Governor's Teaching Scholarship Loan Program; By Amending Section 59-26-35, Relating To The South Carolina Educator Preparation Report Card, So As To Revise Duties Of The State Department Of Education And The Commission On Higher Education; By Amending Section 59-53-40, Relating To College Parallel Courses And Associate Degree Programs, So As To Remove Related Budgetary Review Requirements Of The Commission; By Amending Section 59-104-40, Relating To The Conversion From The Quarter Calendar System To The Semester Calendar System By The Technical Education System, So As To Remove Obsolete Provisions; By Amending Section 59-150-355, Relating To Education Lottery Appropriations And Uses, So As To Remove Obsolete Provisions, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 8-17-380, Relating To The Grievance And Performance Appraisal Procedure For Academic Employees, So As To Remove References To The Commission; By Repealing Chapter 51, Title 11 Relating To The South Carolina Research University Infrastructure Act; By Repealing Section 39-9-230 Relating To Implementation Of The Metric System By The Commissioner Of Agriculture With Assistance By An Advisory Committee; By Repealing Section 59-54-20 Relating To The State Occupational Training Advisory Committee; By Repealing Section 59-101-340 Relating To Allocation Of Funds Appropriated For A Certain Investment Initiative; By Repealing Section 59-101-360 Relating To Certain Revenue From Tax On Catalog Sales Creditable To Mail Order Sales Tax Fund; By Repealing Section 59-103-50 Relating To The Advisory Council Of Private College Presidents; By Repealing Section 59-103-120 Relating To The Accreditation And Chartering Of Chiropractic Colleges; By Repealing Section 59-103-162 Relating To The South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership; By Repealing Section 59-104-210 Relating To The Competitive Grants Program; By Repealing Section 59-104-230 Relating To The Endowed Professorships Program; By Repealing Section 59-104-410 Relating To The Research Investment Fund; By Repealing Section 59-104-420 Relating To Criteria For Research Investment Fund Uses; By Repealing Section 59-104-430 Relating To Comprehensive Reports For The Research Investment Fund To Be Made At The End Of The Fiscal Year; By Repealing Section 59-104-440 Relating To The Allocation Of Funds From The Research Investment Fund; By Repealing Section 59-105-60 Relating To The Model Sexual Assault Policy Created By The Campus Sexual Assault Information Act; By Repealing Section 59-111-75 Relating To The College Loan Program For National Guard Members; By Repealing Section 59-121-15 Relating To The Authority Of The Board Of Trustees Of The Citadel To Change The Name Of The Institution; By Repealing Section 59-127-75 Relating To The Felton-laboratory School At South Carolina State University; And By Repealing Section 59-150-380 Relating To The Educational Lottery Teaching Scholarship Grants Program.
AI Summary
This bill proposes several changes to South Carolina's education-related laws, primarily focused on streamlining and eliminating various educational programs and administrative requirements. The bill eliminates the Governor's Teaching Scholarship Loan Program, which previously provided up to $5,000 annual loans to talented students pursuing teaching careers in public schools. It revises the process for creating the South Carolina Educator Preparation Report Card, shifting responsibilities between the State Department of Education and the Commission on Higher Education. The bill removes budgetary review requirements for college parallel courses and associate degree programs, eliminates obsolete provisions related to calendar system conversions and education lottery appropriations, and removes references to the Commission on Higher Education in certain academic employee performance procedures. Additionally, the bill repeals numerous sections of state law related to various educational programs, committees, and initiatives, including research university infrastructure acts, competitive grants programs, endowed professorships, and specific scholarship and loan programs. These changes appear aimed at reducing administrative complexity and eliminating outdated or redundant educational provisions in South Carolina's legal code.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
House E.P.W K-12 Subcommittee (10:30:00 2/24/2026 Blatt Room 433) (on 02/24/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4738&session=126&summary=B |
| Fiscal Note - H4738 2026-02-10 Amended | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H4738%202026-02-10%20amended.pdf |
| Fiscal Note - H4738 2026-01-13 Introduced | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H4738%202026-01-13%20introduced.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4738_20251217.htm |
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