SC H3681 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 55-1)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-04 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, To Establish The "equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Account Act" By Adding Chapter 8 To Title 59 So As To Provide A Citation, To State The Purpose Of The Chapter, To Provide Necessary Definitions, To Provide For The Establishment And Funding Of Accounts For Use In Meeting Certain Education Expenses Of Eligible Students, To Provide Guidelines For The Use Of Such Funds And Penalties For Misuse, To Provide Certain Related Powers And Duties Of The Education Oversight Committee, And To Create A Parental Review Panel To Assist In Determining Whether Certain Expenses Constitute Qualified Education Expenses, Among Other Things.

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Title

Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Account Act

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-04HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus
2020-02-27HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Haddon
2019-05-01HouseMember(s) request name removed as sponsor: Magnuson
2019-04-30HouseMember(s) request name removed as sponsor: Sottile, Weeks, McCoy, Tallon
2019-03-28HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Lucas
2019-03-21HouseMember(s) request name removed as sponsor: Cogswell
2019-03-19HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Simrill
2019-02-07HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Spires, West, D.C.Moss
2019-01-31HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Martin
2019-01-29HouseMember(s) request name removed as sponsor: Bernstein, Brawley
2019-01-29HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford, Ballentine, Herbkersman, W.Newton
2019-01-24HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: McCoy, Cogswell, Hixon
2019-01-23HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Loftis
2019-01-22HouseReferred to Committee on Ways and Means
2019-01-22HouseIntroduced and read first time

Same As/Similar To

S0523 (Similar To) 2019-02-14 - Referred to Committee on Education
S0556 (Similar To) 2019-02-26 - Referred to Committee on Education

South Carolina State Sources


Bill Comments

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