South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

H 3297 — Charter Schools

Last action — Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 05, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-40-250 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL PER PUPIL FUNDING FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH A CERTAIN POVERTY INDEX OR LOCATED IN A CERTAIN COUNTY.

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2025-2026 Bill 3297 Text of Previous Version (Dec.
06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 3297Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-40-250 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL PER PUPIL FUNDING FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH A CERTAIN POVERTY INDEX OR LOCATED IN A CERTAIN COUNTY.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Chapter 40, Title 59 of the S.C.
Code is amended by adding:
      Section 59-40-250.
A charter school authorized by either the South Carolina Public Charter School District or an institution of higher education must receive an additional one thousand dollars in per pupil funding from either the Department of Education or the authorizing institution of higher education.
To qualify for the provisions of this section, an elementary, middle, or high school must be located in Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Hampton, Jasper, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Sumter, or Williamsburg county or include seventy-five percent or more pupils in poverty based on the statewide one hundred thirty-fifth day pupils in poverty index for the current academic year and for which the charter school received a rating of good or excellent on the academic achievement indicator on the South Carolina State Report Card for the previous academic year.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  2. Introduced and read first time

  3. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  4. Prefiled

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Not signed on (169)

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 3297 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-40-250 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL PER PUPIL FUNDING FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH A CERTAIN POVERTY INDEX OR LOCATED IN A CERTAIN COUNTY.
Who sponsors H 3297?
H 3297 is sponsored by Representative Nathan Ballentine.
What is the current status of H 3297?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 05, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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