South Carolina House Bill 3260

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-1-460, Relating To Optional Excused School Attendance Policies For Religious Instruction, So As To Mandate That Districts Adopt Policies Authorizing Students Under Their Jurisdiction To Be Excused From School For Religious Instruction, To Allow For The Payment Of Related De Minimis Administrative Costs With Public Funds, And To Revise The Prohibition On Releasing Students From Core Subject Classes To Instead Only Prohibit Their Release From Core Academic Instruction In English, Math, And Science.

Excused school attendance for religious instruction

Rep. Thomas Pope [R]

Rep. Doug Gilliam [R]

Rep. John Mccravy [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2025-01-14	House	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-05	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2024-12-05	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	1	460	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3260&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3260_20241205.htm