H4738Introduced in the House
Commission on Higher Education
Introduced by Shannon Erickson, District 124
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-26-20, Relating To Certain Duties Of The State Board Of Education And The Commission On Higher Education Relating To Public Educator Training, So As To Eliminate The Governor's Teaching Scholarship Loan Program; By Amending Section 59-26-35, Relating To The South Carolina Educator Preparation Report Card, So As To Revise Duties Of The State Department Of Education And The Commission On Higher Education; By Amending Section 59-53-40, Relating To College Parallel Courses And Associate Degree Programs, So As To Remove Related Budgetary Review Requirements Of The Commission; By Amending Section 59-104-40, Relating To The Conversion From The Quarter Calendar System To The Semester Calendar System By The Technical Education System, So As To Remove Obsolete Provisions; By Amending 59-143-10, Relating To The Allocation Of Certain Funds From The Children's Education Endowment, So As To Remove Specific Times For Releasing The Funds; By Amending Section 59-143-30, Relating To The Allocation Formula For Certain Funds Made Available For Higher Education Scholarship Grants To Students Attending Independent Colleges, So As To Revise The Formula; By Amending Section 59-150-355, Relating To Education Lottery Appropriations And Uses, So As To Remove Obsolete Provisions, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 8-17-380, Relating To The Grievance And Performance Appraisal Procedure For Academic Employees, So As To Remove References To The Commission; By Repealing Chapter 51 Of Title 11 Relating To The South Carolina Research University Infrastructure Act; By Repealing Section 39-9-230 Relating To Implementation Of The Metric System By The Commissioner Of Agriculture With Assistance By An Advisory Committee; By Repealing Section 59-54-20 Relating To The State Occupational Training Advisory Committee; By Repealing Section 59-101-340 Relating To Allocation Of Funds Appropriated For A Certain Investment Initiative; By Repealing Section 59-101-360 Relating To Certain Revenue From Tax On Catalog Sales Creditable To Mail Order Sales Tax Fund; By Repealing Section 59-103-50 Relating To The Advisory Council Of Private College Presidents; By Repealing Section 59-103-120 Relating To The Accreditation And Chartering Of Chiropractic Colleges; By Repealing Section 59-103-162 Relating To The South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership; By Repealing Section 59-104-210 Relating To The Competitive Grants Program; By Repealing Section 59-104-230 Relating To The Endowed Professorships Program; By Repealing Section 59-104-410 Relating To The Research Investment Fund; By Repealing Section 59-104-420 Relating To Criteria For Research Investment Fund Uses; By Repealing Section 59-104-430 Relating To Comprehensive Reports For The Research Investment Fund To Be Made At The End Of The Fiscal Year; By Repealing Section 59-104-440 Relating To The Allocation Of Funds From The Research Investment Fund; By Repealing Section 59-105-60 Relating To The Model Sexual Assault Policy Created By The Campus Sexual Assault Information Act; By Repealing Section 59-111-75 Relating To The College Loan Program For National Guard Members; By Repealing Section 59-121-15 Relating To The Authority Of The Board Of Trustees Of The Citadel To Change The Name Of The Institution; By Repealing Section 59-127-75 Relating To The Felton-laboratory School At South Carolina State University; And By Repealing Section 59-150-380 Relating To The Education Lottery Teaching Scholarship Grants. - Ratified Title
Where it stands
Act No. 188
June 2, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate: 2nd Reading · April 29, 2026
43
Yes
0
No
3
Absent or Not Voting
46 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Alexander | 1 | Yes |
| Rex Rice | 2 | Yes |
| Richard Cash | 3 | Yes |
| Michael Gambrell | 4 | Yes |
| Thomas Corbin | 5 | Yes |
| Jason Elliott | 6 | Yes |
| Karl Allen | 7 | Yes |
| Ross Turner | 8 | Yes |
| Danny Verdin | 9 | Yes |
| Billy Garrett | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
Amended
Read second time
Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
Read third time and sent to Senate
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Education
Committee report: Favorable Education
Read second time
Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
Read third time and enrolled
Ratified R 201
Signed By Governor
Effective date 05/18/26
Act No. 188
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