Continuing Education

2025-2026 Bill 5170: Continuing Education - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5170
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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Brittain, Yow, C. Mitchell, B. Newton, Jordan, Teeple, Pace, Kirby, Huff, Bowers, Herbkersman, Atkinson, Bailey, Bauer, Crawford, Guest, Hayes, McGinnis and Schuessler
Document Path: LC-0525SA26.docx
Introduced in the House on February 11, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
Summary: Continuing Education
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

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Action Description with journal page number

2/11/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 45
)

2/11/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
(
House Journal-page 45
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/11/2026

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS
BY AMENDING SECTION
12-39-15
, RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF
COUNTY AUDITORS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO OFFER VIRTUAL CLASSES; AND BY
AMENDING SECTION
12-45-15
, RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF
COUNTY TREASURERS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO OFFER VIRTUAL CLASSES.

B
e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
12-39-15
of the S.C.
Code is amended to read:

S
ection
12-39-15
.
(
A) A county auditor
annually shall complete satisfactorily a minimum of eighteen hours of
continuing education courses that the department establishes or causes to be
established.
The department may offer any or all of the
required courses virtually.
Failure to complete satisfactorily these
courses in any year results in the auditor forfeiting one thousand dollars of
his state salary supplement for that year as provided in the annual general
appropriations act. The content, cost, and dates of the courses must be
determined by the department.

(
B) The department, for reasonable
cause, may excuse a county auditor from attending these courses for any year.
If excused, the auditor does not forfeit one thousand dollars of his state
salary supplement for that year.

S
ECTION 2.
S
ection
12-45-15
of the S.C.
Code is amended to read:

S
ection
12-45-15
.
(
A) A county treasurer
annually shall complete satisfactorily a minimum of eighteen hours of
continuing education courses that the department establishes or causes to be
established.
The department may offer any or all of the
required courses virtually.
Failure to complete satisfactorily these
courses in any year results in the treasurer forfeiting one thousand dollars of
his state salary supplement for the year as is provided in the annual general
appropriations act. The content, cost, and dates of the courses must be
determined by the department.

(
B) The department, for reasonable
cause, may excuse a county treasurer from attending these courses for any year.
If excused, the treasurer does not forfeit one thousand dollars of his state
salary supplement for that year.

S
ECTION
3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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