South Carolina House Bill 3572

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 21-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-28 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rankin, Long, Oremus, Edgerton, Gibson, Huff, Lawson, Burns, Magnuson
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-101-680 So As To Provide Public Institutions Of Higher Learning Are Prohibited From Using Political Ideology Or Statements On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion In Making Admissions Or Employment Decisions By Public Institutions Of Higher Learning, To Prohibit The Use Of Public Funds For Such Purposes, To Prohibit Such Institutions From Requiring Faculty Or Employees To Complete Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Training Or Take Adverse Action Against Faculty Or Employees Who Refuse Or Fail To Participate In Such Training, To Prohibit Such Institutions From Infringing On First Amendment Rights Of Free Speech Of Students, Faculty, Or Employees, To Provide Reporting Requirements, To Clarify The Applicability Of These Provisions, And To Provide Institutions Shall Provide Electronic Copies Of These Provisions To Students, Employees, And Faculty, Among Other Things.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education

Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. Timothy McGinnis [R]	Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]
Rep. Thomas Pope [R]	Rep. Don Chapman [R]	Rep. Fawn Pedalino [R]	Rep. Weston Newton [R]
Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. Doug Gilliam [R]	Rep. William Hewitt [R]	Rep. David Vaughan [R]
Rep. Luke Rankin [R]	Rep. Steven Long [R]	Rep. Melissa Oremus [R]	Rep. Sarita Edgerton [R]
Rep. Daniel Gibson [R]	Rep. Chris Huff [R]	Rep. Brian Lawson [R]	Rep. James Burns [R]
Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-28	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rankin, Long, Oremus, Edgerton, Gibson, Huff, Lawson, Burns, Magnuson
2025-01-16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan
2025-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2025-01-14	House	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-12	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2024-12-12	House	Prefiled

H3184 (Similar To) 2025-01-28 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mitchell, Rankin, Oremus, Gibson, Lawson, Burns

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	101	680	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3572&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3572_20241212.htm