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SC H 4254

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Guidance counselors and career specialists

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-59-120, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS OF ACTIVITIES OF GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AND CAREER SPECIALISTS TO EXCLUDE PERFORMING ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS, SO AS TO PROVIDE IF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, DETERMINES THAT A DISTRICT IS IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MAY WITHHOLD UP TO FIVE PERCENT OF THE DISTRICT'S AID TO CLASSROOM APPROPRIATION FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR.

Introduced
2025-03-27
Status date
Latest action
2025-03-27 — Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • C. Mitchellprimary

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-27

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  2. 2025-03-27

    Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

    referral-committee

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