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S 39 — Educational Scholarship Trust Fund
Last action — Act No. 8
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 30, 2022. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Henry McMaster (Republican) on May 04, 2023.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
30 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 8 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO THE ESTABLISH THE "EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND PROGRAM", TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS SEEKING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT OF THE PROGRAM, TO ESTABLISH AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF AN EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND CONSISTING OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO PROVIDE THESE SCHOLARSHIPS, TO PROVIDE LIMITATIONS ON THE NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS THAT MAY BE AWARDED, TO PROVIDE MEASURES FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, TO ESTABLISH A REVIEW PANEL AND PROVIDE FOR ITS COMPOSITION AND PURPOSES, AND TO CLARIFY STUDENT TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill Text
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Read S 39 on the official South Carolina source →Action History
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Act No. 8
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Effective date 06/03/23
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Signed By Governor
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Ratified R 16
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Roll call Yeas-74 Nays-36
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Read third time and enrolled
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Roll call Yeas-79 Nays-35
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Read second time
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Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, Forrest, Carter, B Newton, Harris, Magnuson, Guest, Brittain, Pace, Beach, Taylor, Cobb-Hunter, King, McDaniel, Rivers, Anderson, Robbins, Bauer, Garvin, Whitmire, Brewer, Dilliard, May, Cromer, Ballentine, Wetmore, Weeks, J Moore
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works
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Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
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Introduced and read first time
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Read third time and sent to House
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Roll call Ayes-28 Nays-15
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Read second time
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Amended
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Debate interrupted
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Amended
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Debate interrupted
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Amended
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Debate interrupted
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Debate interrupted
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Debate interrupted
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Amended
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Committee Amendment Adopted
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Debate interrupted
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education
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Referred to Committee on Education
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Introduced and read first time
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Referred to Committee on Education
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Prefiled
Sponsors
- Senator Lawrence K. "Larry" Grooms · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on · 82 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Lawrence K. "Larry" Grooms Voted No
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (169)
169 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 169 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 72 | 36 | 0 | 14 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 74 | 36 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 29% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (124)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 74 | 29 | 0 | 18 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 76 | 29 | 0 | 18 |
| % of votes cast | 62% | 24% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 78 | 27 | 0 | 16 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 80 | 27 | 0 | 16 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 22% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 73 | 27 | 0 | 22 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 75 | 27 | 0 | 22 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 22% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (124)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 77 | 31 | 0 | 13 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 79 | 31 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 25% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 76 | 24 | 0 | 21 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 78 | 24 | 0 | 21 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 20% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 77 | 24 | 0 | 20 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 79 | 24 | 0 | 20 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 20% | 0% | 16% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 77 | 29 | 0 | 16 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 79 | 29 | 0 | 16 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 23% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (124)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 75 | 29 | 0 | 17 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 77 | 29 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 24% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 76 | 27 | 0 | 19 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 78 | 27 | 0 | 19 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 22% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (124)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 77 | 30 | 0 | 14 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 79 | 30 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 24% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 73 | 29 | 0 | 20 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 74 | 29 | 0 | 21 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 23% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (124)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 76 | 28 | 0 | 18 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 78 | 28 | 0 | 18 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 23% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (124)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 77 | 26 | 0 | 18 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 79 | 26 | 0 | 18 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 21% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 78 | 25 | 0 | 18 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 80 | 25 | 0 | 18 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 20% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 79 | 30 | 0 | 12 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 81 | 30 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 24% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 76 | 30 | 0 | 16 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 77 | 30 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 62% | 24% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (124)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 75 | 31 | 0 | 15 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 77 | 31 | 0 | 15 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 25% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 77 | 34 | 0 | 10 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 79 | 34 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 28% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 76 | 26 | 0 | 19 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 78 | 26 | 0 | 19 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 21% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 74 | 25 | 0 | 22 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 76 | 25 | 0 | 22 |
| % of votes cast | 62% | 20% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 71 | 28 | 0 | 22 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 73 | 28 | 0 | 22 |
| % of votes cast | 59% | 23% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 78 | 30 | 0 | 13 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 80 | 30 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 24% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 80 | 29 | 0 | 13 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 82 | 29 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 23% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (124)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 21 | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 21 | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 48% | 45% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (44)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 28 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 28 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 61% | 33% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (46)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 39 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 7% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (45)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 29 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 14 | 29 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 30% | 63% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (46)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 29 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 29 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 29% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (45)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 29 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 29 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 20% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (44)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 24 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 55% | 32% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (44)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does S 39 do?
- AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 8 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO THE ESTABLISH THE "EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND PROGRAM", TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS SEEKING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT OF THE PROGRAM, TO ESTABLISH AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF AN EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND CONSISTING OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO PROVIDE THESE SCHOLARSHIPS, TO PROVIDE LIMITATIONS ON THE NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS THAT MAY BE AWARDED, TO PROVIDE MEASURES FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, TO ESTABLISH A REVIEW PANEL AND PROVIDE FOR ITS COMPOSITION AND PURPOSES, AND TO CLARIFY STUDENT TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE
- Who sponsors S 39?
- S 39 is sponsored by Senator Lawrence K. "Larry" Grooms.
- What is the current status of S 39?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 30, 2022. Enacted.
- Where can I track S 39?
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