South Carolina 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted

S 201 — Public schools

Last action — Act No. 44

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 09, 2020. Enacted.

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Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    5 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 16 TO CHAPTER 18, TITLE 59 SO AS TO PROVIDE REVISED ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS; AND TO REPEAL ARTICLE 15 OF CHAPTER 18, TITLE 59 RELATING TO INTERVENTION AND ASSISTANCE UNDER THE EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACT. - ratified title

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Act No. 44

  2. Effective date 07/01/22

  3. Signed By Governor

  4. Ratified R 57

  5. Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-6

  6. Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

  7. Returned to House with amendments

  8. Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-1

  9. House amendment amended

  10. Returned to Senate with amendments

  11. Scrivener's error corrected

  12. Roll call Yeas-78 Nays-25

  13. Read second time

  14. Amended

  15. Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hill

  16. Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Fry, Crawford, Morgan, Sandifer, May, Elliott, Hewitt, Stringer

  17. Requests for debate-Rep(s). Fry, Elliott, B. Cox, May, Stringer, Morgan, Crawford, Hewitt and Sandifer

  18. Debate adjourned

  19. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works

  20. Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

  21. Introduced and read first time

  22. Scrivener's error corrected

  23. Read third time and sent to House

  24. Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-1

  25. Read second time

  26. Amended

  27. Debate interrupted

  28. Debate interrupted

  29. Committee report: Favorable Education

  30. Referred to Committee on Education

  31. Introduced and read first time

  32. Referred to Committee on Education

  33. Prefiled

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on · 70 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (169)

169 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed 98 Yea · 6 Nay · 20 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 976020
Republican 1000
Total 986020
% of votes cast 79%5%0%16%
How each member voted (124)
Member Party Vote
Allison, Merita A. — Yea
Bennett, Linda — Yea
Blackwell, Bart T. — Yea
Brawley, Wendy C. — Not Voting
Bryant, Bruce M. — Yea
Carter, Jerry T. — Yea
Cogswell, William Scott, Jr. — Yea
Cox, Bobby J. — Yea
Cox, Westley P. — Yea
Dabney, Victor M. — Yea
Daning, Joseph S. — Yea
Felder, R. Raye — Yea
Finlay, Kirkman, III — Not Voting
Fry, Russell W. — Yea
Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D. — Nay
Henegan, Patricia Moore — Yea
Hill, Jonathon D. — Nay
Huggins, Chip — Yea
Hyde, Max T., Jr. — Yea
Jefferson, Joseph H., Jr. — Yea
Johnson, Jeffrey E. — Yea
Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr. — Not Voting
Johnson, Kimberly O. — Yea
Jones, Stewart O. — Not Voting
Kimmons, Mandy W. — Yea
Lucas, James H. — Yea
Martin, Richard — Yea
Matthews, Krystle N. — Yea
May, Robert J., III — Yea
McGarry, Sandy N. — Yea
McKnight, Cezar E. — Yea
Morgan, Adam M. — Yea
Moss, V. Stephen — Yea
Murphy, Chris — Yea
Murray, Chardale R. — Yea
Nutt, Roger A. — Yea
Parks, J. Anne — Not Voting
Pendarvis, Marvin R. — Yea
Representative Annie E. McDaniel — Nay
Representative Beth E. Bernstein — Yea
Representative Bill Taylor — Not Voting
Representative Brandon Newton — Not Voting
Representative Bruce W. Bannister — Yea
Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Carl L. Anderson — Yea
Representative Chandra E. Dillard — Yea
Representative Chris Wooten — Yea
Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart — Not Voting
Representative Craig A. Gagnon — Yea
Representative David R. Hiott — Yea
Representative Dennis C. Moss — Yea
Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr. — Yea
Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore — Yea
Representative Gil Gatch — Not Voting
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter — Not Voting
Representative Heather Ammons Crawford — Yea
Representative J. David Weeks — Not Voting
Representative J. Todd Rutherford — Yea
Representative JA Moore — Yea
Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes — Yea
Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns — Yea
Representative Jeff Bradley — Yea
Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr. — Nay
Representative John R. McCravy III — Yea
Representative John Richard C. King — Not Voting
Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos — Yea
Representative Josiah Magnuson — Yea
Representative Justin T. Bamberg — Not Voting
Representative Kambrell H. Garvin — Yea
Representative Kevin Hardee — Yea
Representative Lee Hewitt — Yea
Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam — Yea
Representative Leon Howard — Yea
Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis — Yea
Representative Lonnie Hosey — Yea
Representative Lucas Atkinson — Yea
Representative Mark N. Willis — Not Voting
Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus — Yea
Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV — Yea
Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. — Nay
Representative Nathan Ballentine — Yea
Representative Neal A. Collins — Yea
Representative Patrick B. Haddon — Yea
Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon — Yea
Representative Phillip D. Lowe — Yea
Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow — Yea
Representative Robert Q. Williams — Not Voting
Representative Roger K. Kirby — Not Voting
Representative Seth Rose — Yea
Representative Shannon S. Erickson — Yea
Representative Steven Wayne Long — Yea
Representative Sylleste H. Davis — Yea
Representative Terry Alexander — Yea
Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope — Yea
Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon — Yea
Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis — Yea
Representative Travis A. Moore — Yea
Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. — Not Voting
Representative Wendell G. Gilliard — Yea
Representative William "Bill" Clyburn — Not Voting
Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman — Yea
Representative William H. Bailey — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon — Yea
Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire — Yea
Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton — Yea
Robinson, Leola C. — Yea
Sandifer, William E., III — Yea
Senator Deon T. Tedder — Yea
Senator Jason Elliott — Yea
Senator Russell L. Ott — Yea
Simrill, J. Gary — Yea
Smith, G. Murrell, Jr. — Yea
Smith, Garry R. — Yea
Smith, Marvin — Yea
Stringer, Tommy M. — Not Voting
Thayer, Anne J. — Yea
Thigpen, Ivory Torrey — Not Voting
Trantham, Ashley B. — Yea
West, John Taliaferro, IV — Yea
Wheeler, William W., III — Yea
White, W. Brian — Yea
Williams, Shedron D. — Nay
T. Case Brittain, Jr. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

to adopt amendment

Passed 42 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 42101
Total 42101
% of votes cast 95%2%0%2%
How each member voted (44)

Official roll call →

Passage of Bill

Passed 78 Yea · 25 Nay · 21 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7725021
Republican 1000
Total 7825021
% of votes cast 63%20%0%17%
How each member voted (124)
Member Party Vote
Allison, Merita A. — Yea
Bennett, Linda — Yea
Blackwell, Bart T. — Yea
Brawley, Wendy C. — Nay
Bryant, Bruce M. — Yea
Carter, Jerry T. — Yea
Cogswell, William Scott, Jr. — Yea
Cox, Bobby J. — Yea
Cox, Westley P. — Not Voting
Dabney, Victor M. — Yea
Daning, Joseph S. — Yea
Felder, R. Raye — Yea
Finlay, Kirkman, III — Not Voting
Fry, Russell W. — Not Voting
Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D. — Nay
Henegan, Patricia Moore — Nay
Hill, Jonathon D. — Nay
Huggins, Chip — Yea
Hyde, Max T., Jr. — Yea
Jefferson, Joseph H., Jr. — Nay
Johnson, Jeffrey E. — Yea
Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr. — Nay
Johnson, Kimberly O. — Nay
Jones, Stewart O. — Yea
Kimmons, Mandy W. — Yea
Lucas, James H. — Yea
Martin, Richard — Not Voting
Matthews, Krystle N. — Yea
May, Robert J., III — Yea
McGarry, Sandy N. — Not Voting
McKnight, Cezar E. — Yea
Morgan, Adam M. — Yea
Moss, V. Stephen — Not Voting
Murphy, Chris — Yea
Murray, Chardale R. — Not Voting
Nutt, Roger A. — Yea
Parks, J. Anne — Yea
Pendarvis, Marvin R. — Nay
Representative Annie E. McDaniel — Nay
Representative Beth E. Bernstein — Not Voting
Representative Bill Taylor — Not Voting
Representative Brandon Newton — Yea
Representative Bruce W. Bannister — Not Voting
Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Carl L. Anderson — Yea
Representative Chandra E. Dillard — Nay
Representative Chris Wooten — Yea
Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart — Nay
Representative Craig A. Gagnon — Yea
Representative David R. Hiott — Yea
Representative Dennis C. Moss — Not Voting
Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr. — Yea
Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore — Yea
Representative Gil Gatch — Not Voting
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter — Nay
Representative Heather Ammons Crawford — Yea
Representative J. David Weeks — Yea
Representative J. Todd Rutherford — Not Voting
Representative JA Moore — Nay
Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes — Yea
Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns — Yea
Representative Jeff Bradley — Yea
Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr. — Nay
Representative John R. McCravy III — Yea
Representative John Richard C. King — Nay
Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos — Yea
Representative Josiah Magnuson — Yea
Representative Justin T. Bamberg — Nay
Representative Kambrell H. Garvin — Nay
Representative Kevin Hardee — Not Voting
Representative Lee Hewitt — Yea
Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam — Not Voting
Representative Leon Howard — Nay
Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis — Yea
Representative Lonnie Hosey — Nay
Representative Lucas Atkinson — Yea
Representative Mark N. Willis — Yea
Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus — Yea
Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV — Yea
Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. — Nay
Representative Nathan Ballentine — Yea
Representative Neal A. Collins — Yea
Representative Patrick B. Haddon — Yea
Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon — Yea
Representative Phillip D. Lowe — Yea
Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow — Yea
Representative Robert Q. Williams — Nay
Representative Roger K. Kirby — Yea
Representative Seth Rose — Not Voting
Representative Shannon S. Erickson — Yea
Representative Steven Wayne Long — Not Voting
Representative Sylleste H. Davis — Yea
Representative Terry Alexander — Yea
Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope — Yea
Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon — Yea
Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis — Not Voting
Representative Travis A. Moore — Yea
Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Wendell G. Gilliard — Nay
Representative William "Bill" Clyburn — Yea
Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman — Yea
Representative William H. Bailey — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon — Yea
Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire — Yea
Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton — Yea
Robinson, Leola C. — Not Voting
Sandifer, William E., III — Yea
Senator Deon T. Tedder — Nay
Senator Jason Elliott — Yea
Senator Russell L. Ott — Yea
Simrill, J. Gary — Yea
Smith, G. Murrell, Jr. — Yea
Smith, Garry R. — Not Voting
Smith, Marvin — Yea
Stringer, Tommy M. — Yea
Thayer, Anne J. — Yea
Thigpen, Ivory Torrey — Nay
Trantham, Ashley B. — Not Voting
West, John Taliaferro, IV — Yea
Wheeler, William W., III — Yea
White, W. Brian — Yea
Williams, Shedron D. — Nay
T. Case Brittain, Jr. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 73 Yea · 33 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7233018
Republican 1000
Total 7333018
% of votes cast 59%27%0%15%
How each member voted (124)
Member Party Vote
Allison, Merita A. — Yea
Bennett, Linda — Yea
Blackwell, Bart T. — Yea
Brawley, Wendy C. — Nay
Bryant, Bruce M. — Yea
Carter, Jerry T. — Yea
Cogswell, William Scott, Jr. — Yea
Cox, Bobby J. — Yea
Cox, Westley P. — Not Voting
Dabney, Victor M. — Yea
Daning, Joseph S. — Yea
Felder, R. Raye — Yea
Finlay, Kirkman, III — Not Voting
Fry, Russell W. — Not Voting
Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D. — Nay
Henegan, Patricia Moore — Nay
Hill, Jonathon D. — Nay
Huggins, Chip — Yea
Hyde, Max T., Jr. — Yea
Jefferson, Joseph H., Jr. — Nay
Johnson, Jeffrey E. — Yea
Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr. — Nay
Johnson, Kimberly O. — Nay
Jones, Stewart O. — Yea
Kimmons, Mandy W. — Yea
Lucas, James H. — Yea
Martin, Richard — Not Voting
Matthews, Krystle N. — Nay
May, Robert J., III — Yea
McGarry, Sandy N. — Yea
McKnight, Cezar E. — Yea
Morgan, Adam M. — Yea
Moss, V. Stephen — Not Voting
Murphy, Chris — Yea
Murray, Chardale R. — Not Voting
Nutt, Roger A. — Yea
Parks, J. Anne — Nay
Pendarvis, Marvin R. — Nay
Representative Annie E. McDaniel — Nay
Representative Beth E. Bernstein — Not Voting
Representative Bill Taylor — Not Voting
Representative Brandon Newton — Yea
Representative Bruce W. Bannister — Not Voting
Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Carl L. Anderson — Nay
Representative Chandra E. Dillard — Nay
Representative Chris Wooten — Yea
Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart — Nay
Representative Craig A. Gagnon — Yea
Representative David R. Hiott — Yea
Representative Dennis C. Moss — Not Voting
Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr. — Yea
Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore — Yea
Representative Gil Gatch — Not Voting
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter — Nay
Representative Heather Ammons Crawford — Yea
Representative J. David Weeks — Nay
Representative J. Todd Rutherford — Nay
Representative JA Moore — Nay
Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes — Yea
Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns — Yea
Representative Jeff Bradley — Yea
Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr. — Nay
Representative John R. McCravy III — Yea
Representative John Richard C. King — Nay
Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos — Yea
Representative Josiah Magnuson — Yea
Representative Justin T. Bamberg — Nay
Representative Kambrell H. Garvin — Nay
Representative Kevin Hardee — Yea
Representative Lee Hewitt — Yea
Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam — Not Voting
Representative Leon Howard — Nay
Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis — Not Voting
Representative Lonnie Hosey — Nay
Representative Lucas Atkinson — Yea
Representative Mark N. Willis — Yea
Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus — Yea
Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV — Yea
Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. — Nay
Representative Nathan Ballentine — Yea
Representative Neal A. Collins — Yea
Representative Patrick B. Haddon — Yea
Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon — Yea
Representative Phillip D. Lowe — Yea
Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow — Yea
Representative Robert Q. Williams — Nay
Representative Roger K. Kirby — Nay
Representative Seth Rose — Not Voting
Representative Shannon S. Erickson — Yea
Representative Steven Wayne Long — Not Voting
Representative Sylleste H. Davis — Yea
Representative Terry Alexander — Yea
Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope — Yea
Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon — Yea
Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis — Yea
Representative Travis A. Moore — Yea
Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Wendell G. Gilliard — Nay
Representative William "Bill" Clyburn — Nay
Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman — Yea
Representative William H. Bailey — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon — Yea
Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire — Yea
Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton — Yea
Robinson, Leola C. — Not Voting
Sandifer, William E., III — Yea
Senator Deon T. Tedder — Nay
Senator Jason Elliott — Yea
Senator Russell L. Ott — Nay
Simrill, J. Gary — Yea
Smith, G. Murrell, Jr. — Yea
Smith, Garry R. — Not Voting
Smith, Marvin — Yea
Stringer, Tommy M. — Yea
Thayer, Anne J. — Yea
Thigpen, Ivory Torrey — Nay
Trantham, Ashley B. — Not Voting
West, John Taliaferro, IV — Yea
Wheeler, William W., III — Yea
White, W. Brian — Yea
Williams, Shedron D. — Nay
T. Case Brittain, Jr. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

to adopt

Failed 3 Yea · 38 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33802
Total 33802
% of votes cast 7%88%0%5%
How each member voted (43)

Official roll call →

2nd Reading

Passed 42 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 42103
Total 42103
% of votes cast 91%2%0%7%
How each member voted (46)

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 201 do?
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 16 TO CHAPTER 18, TITLE 59 SO AS TO PROVIDE REVISED ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS; AND TO REPEAL ARTICLE 15 OF CHAPTER 18, TITLE 59 RELATING TO INTERVENTION AND ASSISTANCE UNDER THE EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACT. - ratified title
Who sponsors S 201?
S 201 is sponsored by Senator Greg Hembree.
What is the current status of S 201?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 09, 2020. Enacted.
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