Bill Text: SC H4727 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Interscholastic athletic event admission payments

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)

Status: (Introduced) 2026-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works [H4727 Detail]

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2025-2026 Bill 4727 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 17, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4727


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A bill

 

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-17-180 SO AS TO require PUBLIC SCHOOLS to ACCEPT CASH AS A FORM OF PAYMENT FOR ADMISSIONS AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES WHERE A FEE IS CHARGED FOR ADMISSION, AND TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL GOVERNING BODIES MAY ADOPT CERTAIN RELATED POLICIES.

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

 

SECTION 1.  Chapter 17, Title 59 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 

    Section 59-17-180. A public school shall accept cash as a form of payment for admissions at the time of the event for any interscholastic athletic activity where a fee is charged for admission. The governing body of a public school may adopt a policy allowing any cash accepted pursuant to this section to be deposited at a financial institution on the next business day. The policy must include procedures for handling the cash prior to deposit.

 

SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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