South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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R23, H4014

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Bustos
Document Path: LC-0052PH25.docx

Introduced in the House on February 13, 2025
Introduced in the Senate on March 26, 2025
Currently residing in the Senate
Governor's Action: April 28, 2025, Signed

Summary: Charleston County School District

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
2/13/2025 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 47)
2/13/2025 House Referred to Charleston Delegation (House Journal-page 47)
2/25/2025 House Delegation report: Favorable Charleston Delegation (House Journal-page 10)
2/26/2025 House Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-11-25 (House Journal-page 25)
2/26/2025 Scrivener's error corrected
3/25/2025 House Read second time (House Journal-page 48)
3/25/2025 House Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
3/26/2025 House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 15)
3/26/2025 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
3/26/2025 Senate Referred to delegation from Charleston (Senate Journal-page 9)
4/15/2025 Senate Recalled from delegation Charleston (Senate Journal-page 7)
4/15/2025 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 7)
4/16/2025 Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 26)
4/24/2025 Ratified R 23
4/28/2025 Signed By Governor
5/7/2025 Effective date 04/28/25

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

02/13/2025
02/25/2025
02/26/2025
04/15/2025

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(R23, H4014)

AN ACT TO ABOLISH THE CONSTITUENT DISTRICTS OF CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES AND TO DELEGATE THE POWERS DEVOLVED UPON THE TRUSTEES OF THE CONSTITUENT DISTRICTS BY ACT 340 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Constituent districts of Charleston County School District

SECTION 1.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, the constituent districts of Charleston County School District and their respective boards of trustees are abolished effective July 1, 2025. On July 1, 2025, the constituent districts cease to exist and from that date, all of the powers, duties, and functions now devolved by Act 340 of 1967, as amended, upon the boards of trustees of the constituent districts are assumed and exercised by the Board of Trustees of Charleston County School District.

Time effective

SECTION 2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 24th day of April, 2025.

Approved the 28th day of April, 2025. -- L.

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