South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

H 3206 — Racial disparity in academic testing results

Last action — Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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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 59-18-940 SO AS TO PROVIDE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL DEVELOP FOR EACH OF THEIR SCHOOLS A SUMMARY DETAILING RACIAL DISPARITY IN STUDENT PERFORMANCE ON CERTAIN NATIONAL ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS AND PROVIDE EACH SCHOOL WITH ITS REPORT, TO PROVIDE SCHOOLS SHALL POST THEIR REPORTS ON THEIR FRONT DOORS, TO REQUIRE REPORTS INCLUDE FIVE-YEAR TREND CHARTS, AND TO PROVIDE DISTRICTS ANNUALLY SHALL UPDATE THE SUMMARIES AND TREND CHARTS.

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The updated version of Bill 3206 requires each school district in South Carolina to create a report that outlines racial disparities in student performance on key national academic assessments. Schools must not only develop these reports but also post them visibly on their front doors and include trend charts that track data over the past five years. This amendment aims to provide transparency and accountability, helping to address and mitigate educational inequities among students.

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06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 3206Indicates 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 59-18-940 SO AS TO PROVIDE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL DEVELOP FOR EACH OF THEIR SCHOOLS A SUMMARY DETAILING RACIAL DISPARITY IN STUDENT PERFORMANCE ON CERTAIN NATIONAL ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS AND PROVIDE EACH SCHOOL WITH ITS REPORT, TO PROVIDE SCHOOLS SHALL POST THEIR REPORTS ON THEIR FRONT DOORS, TO REQUIRE REPORTS INCLUDE FIVE-YEAR TREND CHARTS, AND TO PROVIDE DISTRICTS ANNUALLY SHALL UPDATE THE SUMMARIES AND TREND CHARTS.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Article 9, Chapter 18, Title 59 of the S.C.
Code is amended by adding:
      Section 59-18-940.
Each school district shall:
    (1) develop for each school in the district a summary that:
       (a) details racial disparities in student performance relative to national performance levels on federally required academic assessments including, but not limited to, the PSAT, pre-ACT, SAT, ACT, Aspire, Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), and National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), as applicable;
       (b) includes a five-year trend chart of the information provided in subitem (a);
    (2) annually update the information summary and trend chart provided in item (1);
and     (3) provide each school in the district with the summary report for that school, updated annually, which shall post the summary on the front doors of the school.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

  2. Introduced and read first time

  3. Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

  4. Prefiled

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Sponsors (3)

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Not signed on (167)

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 3206 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-18-940 SO AS TO PROVIDE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL DEVELOP FOR EACH OF THEIR SCHOOLS A SUMMARY DETAILING RACIAL DISPARITY IN STUDENT PERFORMANCE ON CERTAIN NATIONAL ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS AND PROVIDE EACH SCHOOL WITH ITS REPORT, TO PROVIDE SCHOOLS SHALL POST THEIR REPORTS ON THEIR FRONT DOORS, TO REQUIRE REPORTS INCLUDE FIVE-YEAR TREND CHARTS, AND TO PROVIDE DISTRICTS ANNUALLY SHALL UPDATE THE SUMMARIES AND TREND CHARTS.
Who sponsors H 3206?
H 3206 is sponsored by Representative Neal A. Collins, Representative Hamilton R. Grant, and Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter.
What is the current status of H 3206?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 05, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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