South Carolina House Bill 3579 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-17 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Stringer
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 19, Title 59 So As To Define Necessary Terminology, To Provide Requirements For Local School Board Governance And Board Member Conduct, To Provide The State Board Of Education Shall Adopt A Model Code Of Ethics For Local School Board Member Conduct, To Provide Local School Boards Shall Adopt Codes Of Ethics Based On This Model Code, To Provide Local School Boards Shall Adopt Nepotism Policies That Meet Certain Minimum Requirements, To Prohibit Conflicts Of Interest By School Board Members, To Provide For The Referral Of Conflict Of Interest Allegations To The State Ethics Commission Upon A Two-thirds Vote Of School Board Members Present For Such A Vote, To Require Notice To The State Board Of Education When A Public School Accrediting Body Places A District Or School On A Level Of Accreditation That Immediately Precedes Accreditation Loss For Governance Reasons, To Provide The State Board Of Education Shall Conduct A Hearing On The Matter And May Recommend Suspension Of A Board To The Governor, And To Provide The Governor May Suspend An Entire Board And Appoint A Temporary Board; By Adding Section 59-19-55 So As To Provide School Board Trustees And School Officials Shall Comply With Certain Ethics Provisions Applicable To Public Officers And Employees; By Adding Section 8-13-810 So As To Provide The State Board Of Education Shall Notify The State Ethics Commission Of Any School Board Trustee Who Fails To Complete Required Ethics Training, To Provide Failure Of A School Board Member To Complete This Training Constitutes A Violation Of The State Ethics Act And Subjects The Member To Certain Civil And Criminal Penalties, To Provide The Commission Also May Impose Oral Or Written Warnings Or Reprimands, And To Provide Trustees Must Be Provided Notice And Opportunity For A Hearing Before Their Position On The School Board May Be Terminated For Violations Of The State Ethics Act; And To Amend Section 59-19-45, Relating To Mandatory Orientation For School Board Members, So As To Provide The State Board Of Education Shall Adopt A Model Training Program For School Board Members Which Districts Shall Adopt, To Provide School Districts Shall Adopt Local Training Programs, And To Provide School Districts Shall Provide Such Training To Board Members Within One Year After Taking Office.

Ethics

Rep. Raye Felder [R]

Rep. Merita Allison [R]

Rep. Tommy Stringer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-17	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Stringer
2019-01-15	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2019-01-15	House	Introduced and read first time

H4756 (Similar To) 2020-01-16 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder, Trantham

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	19	45	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	19	55	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	13	810	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3579&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3579_20190115.htm