S 0070 — AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 19, TITLE 59 SO AS TO PROVIDE A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER CODE OF ETHICS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-19-45, RELATING TO MANDATORY TRAINING FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT TRUSTEES, SO AS TO REVISE THE TRAINING CONTENT REQUIREMENTS, APPLICABILITY, AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Last action — Act No. 191
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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 December 11, 2024. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Henry McMaster (Republican) on May 18, 2026.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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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
1 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
The bill establishes a code of ethics for school board members and updates training requirements for school district trustees.
This legislation creates a set of ethical guidelines for school board members in South Carolina. It also revises the training requirements for school district trustees to ensure they comply with these new standards.
Summary
School Board Ethics
Bill Text
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Action History
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Act No. 191
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Effective date See Act for Effective Date
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Signed By Governor
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Ratified R 221
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Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 11)
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
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Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-4 (House Journal-page 120)
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Read second time (House Journal-page 118)
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Amended (House Journal-page 118)
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Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 97)
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 4)
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Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 15)
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Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 15)
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Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-2 (Senate Journal-page 23)
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Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 23)
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Amended (Senate Journal-page 9)
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Read second time (Senate Journal-page 21)
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Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 9)
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Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education (Senate Journal-page 11)
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Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 59)
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Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 59)
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Referred to Committee on Education
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Prefiled
Sponsors
- Senator Greg Hembree · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (1)
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 |
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| Unaffiliated | 104 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 108 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 3% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 0% | 40% | 0% | 60% |
How each member voted (5)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Senator Deon T. Tedder | — | Not Voting |
| Senator Lee Bright | — | Nay |
| Senator Margie Bright Matthews | — | Not Voting |
| Senator Tameika Isaac Devine | — | Not Voting |
| Senator Tom Fernandez | — | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does S 0070 do?
- School Board Ethics
- Who sponsors S 0070?
- S 0070 is sponsored by Senator Greg Hembree.
- What is the current status of S 0070?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 11, 2024. Enacted.
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