South Carolina House Bill 4059 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)
Status: Introduced on March 11 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-11 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 59-5-170 So As To Establish The Office Of Interscholastic Athletics In The State Department Of Education As The Sole Governing Body Of Athletics In South Carolina Public Schools, To Provide For The Appointment Of A Director And Staff Of The Office, To Require The State Board Of Education To Promulgate Certain Related Regulations, To Provide Public Schools That Engage In Interscholastic Athletics And Private Schools Wishing To Compete With Public Schools In Interscholastic Athletic Events Shall Submit To The Governance Of Its Interscholastic Athletics By The Office And May Not Contract With, Join, Or Otherwise Associate With Another Entity That Oversees Or Authorizes Interscholastic Athletics, To Provide Rights For Private And Charter Schools And Their Students, To Provide For The Establishment Of An Advisory Committee Subject To Certain Requirements, And To Establish Procedures For Appeals From Decisions By The Office On Alleged Violations; To Amend Section 59-39-160, Relating To Academic Requirements For Student Participation In Interscholastic Activities, Section 59-40-50, Relating To The Eligibility Of Charter School Students In Certain Interscholastic Athletic Events Offered In Public Schools, Section 59-63-70, Relating To Interscholastic Athletes Who Participate In Independent Organized Sports Teams, And Section 59-63-75, Relating To The Applicability Of Concussion Protocols Applicable To Interscholastic Athletics, All So As To Make Conforming Changes; And To Make The Provisions Of This Act Effective July 1, 2022.

Office of Interscholastic Athletics

Rep. Garry Smith [R]	Rep. Patrick Haddon [R]	Rep. Ashley Trantham [R]	Rep. Stewart Jones [R]
Rep. Micajah Caskey [R]	Rep. Christopher Wooten [R]	Rep. Adam Morgan [R]	Rep. James Burns [R]
Rep. Steven Long [R]	Rep. Linda Bennett [R]	Rep. Bobby Cox [R]	Rep. William Chumley [R]
Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]	Rep. Mark Willis [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-11	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2021-03-11	House	Introduced and read first time

S0645 (Similar To) 2021-03-09 - Referred to Committee on Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	39	160	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	40	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	5	170	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	63	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	63	75	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4059&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4059_20210311.htm