SC H 4604
in committeeMerit and Equal Opportunity in Higher Education Act of 2026
South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "MERIT AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 2026"; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-680 SO AS TO ENSURE THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF DEI STRUCTURES AND RACE-CONSCIOUS CONSIDERATIONS, ADMISSIONS, HIRING, PROMOTION, AND RETENTION DECISIONS IN SOUTH CAROLINA'S PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM ARE TRULY MERIT-BASED, TRANSPARENT, AND AUDITABLE.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-01-13 — Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Jonesprimary
- Spann-Wilderprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-12-16
Prefiled
filing
2025-12-16
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
referral-committee
2026-01-13
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
referral-committee
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