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SC H 5171

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Uniform Substitute Teacher Policies

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did SC H 5171 pass?

The current status of SC H 5171 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-11): Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

What is SC H 5171 about?

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-25-70 SO AS TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MAINTAIN UNIFORM SUBSTITUTE TEACHER POLICIES AND TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS AND SERVICES.

Who sponsors SC H 5171?

Teeple, Hartnett, Landing and 3 others are the primary sponsors of SC H 5171.

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-25-70 SO AS TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MAINTAIN UNIFORM SUBSTITUTE TEACHER POLICIES AND TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS AND SERVICES.

Introduced
2026-02-11
Latest action
2026-02-11 — Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Teepleprimary
  • Hartnettprimary
  • Landingprimary
  • Bustosprimary
  • Sessionsprimary
  • Fordprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-02-11

    Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-11

    Introduced and read first time

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