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SC H 5169

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Public school employee sick leave

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did SC H 5169 pass?

The current status of SC H 5169 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-12): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith

What is SC H 5169 about?

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-1-400, RELATING TO SICK LEAVE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, SO AS TO REQUIRE PAYMENT FOR ACCRUED BUT UNUSED SICK LEAVE TO TEACHERS UPON SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT FROM A SCHOOL DISTRICT EXCEPT WHEN BEGINNING WORK IN A DISTRICT THAT ACCEPTS TRANSFER OF THE ACCRUED SICK LEAVE WITHIN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.

Who sponsors SC H 5169?

Teeple, Hartnett, Landing and 4 others are the primary sponsors of SC H 5169.

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-1-400, RELATING TO SICK LEAVE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, SO AS TO REQUIRE PAYMENT FOR ACCRUED BUT UNUSED SICK LEAVE TO TEACHERS UPON SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT FROM A SCHOOL DISTRICT EXCEPT WHEN BEGINNING WORK IN A DISTRICT THAT ACCEPTS TRANSFER OF THE ACCRUED SICK LEAVE WITHIN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.

Introduced
2026-02-11
Latest action
2026-02-12 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith
Bill type
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Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Teepleprimary
  • Hartnettprimary
  • Landingprimary
  • Bustosprimary
  • Sessionsprimary
  • Fordprimary
  • M.M. Smithprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-12

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith

  2. 2026-02-11

    Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-11

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

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Official source

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5169&session=126&summary=B

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