H 3681 General Bill, By Erickson, G.M. Smith, Elliott, G.R. Smith, Stringer, B. Newton, Davis, Fry, Clemmons, Long, Bennett, Thayer, Burns, Taylor, Huggins, Toole, Hiott, Jordan, Trantham, Hewitt, Kirby, V.S. Moss, Hyde, Johnson, Chumley, Collins, Clary, Bailey, Bannister, Bradley, Bryant, Caskey, B. Cox, Daning, Forrest, Lowe, Mace, McGinnis, Morgan, Pope, Willis, Wooten, Loftis, Hixon, Crawford, Ballentine, Herbkersman, W. Newton, Martin, Spires, West, D.C. Moss, Simrill, Lucas, Haddon and Oremus
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Summary: Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Account Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ESTABLISH THE "EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNT ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 8 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO PROVIDE A CITATION, TO STATE THE PURPOSE OF THE CHAPTER, TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNDING OF ACCOUNTS FOR USE IN MEETING CERTAIN EDUCATION EXPENSES OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS, TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS AND PENALTIES FOR MISUSE, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN RELATED POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND TO CREATE A PARENTAL REVIEW PANEL TO ASSIST IN DETERMINING WHETHER CERTAIN EXPENSES CONSTITUTE QUALIFIED EDUCATION EXPENSES, AMONG OTHER THINGS.
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01/22/19	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 23)
01/22/19	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 23)
01/23/19	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Loftis
01/24/19	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCoy, Cogswell, Hixon
01/29/19	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford, Ballentine, Herbkersman, W.Newton
01/29/19	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Bernstein, Brawley
01/31/19	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Martin
02/07/19	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Spires, West, D.C.Moss
03/19/19	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Simrill
03/21/19	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Cogswell
03/28/19	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lucas
04/30/19	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Sottile, Weeks, McCoy, Tallon
05/01/19	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Magnuson
02/27/20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haddon
03/04/20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus