South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5351
STATUS INFORMATION
Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. McGinnis, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
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Introduced in the House on March 11, 2026
Introduced in the Senate on March 11, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 3/11/2026 | House | Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate |
| 3/11/2026 | Senate | Introduced (Senate Journal-page 6) |
| 3/11/2026 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 6) |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
A concurrent RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE APRIL 16, 2026, AS "SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHER EDUCATION DAY."
Whereas, the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education has provided strategic and collaborative leadership to public colleges and universities for fifty-nine years; and
Whereas, South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities has represented independent, private institutions of higher education for seventy-three years; and
Whereas, the South Carolina Technical College System has overseen public technical institutions of higher education for sixty-five years; and
Whereas, seventy-four institutions of higher learning across South Carolina serve more than two hundred and fifty-two thousand students, of whom seventy-four percent are South Carolina residents; and
Whereas, an accessible and affordable higher education for every South Carolinian is essential to ensuring that our State has the trained and skilled workforce to compete for jobs and investments in the future; and
Whereas, higher levels of education provide many benefits not only to students, but their families, and the communities in which they live and work; and
Whereas, public and independent colleges and universities in the Palmetto State share a common commitment to promoting critical thinking and creativity by preparing their students to be engaged citizens; and
Whereas, graduates of colleges and universities serve in positions of leadership throughout South Carolina, helping to secure the brightest future for our State. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, recognize April 16, 2026, as "South Carolina Higher Education Day."
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