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2025-2026 Bill 774: School District Distribution of Local Revenue Per Pupil - South Carolina Legislature Online
South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 774
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Hembree
Document Path: SEDU-0014KG26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on
Education
Summary: School District Distribution of Local Revenue Per Pupil
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date
Body
Action Description with journal page number
1/13/2026
Senate
Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 48
)
1/13/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee on
Education
(
Senate Journal-page 48
)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
01/13/2026
A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
59-40-245
SO AS TO REDUCE STATE AID TO CLASSROOM DISTRIBUTION TO SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE DISTRICT'S LOCAL REVENUE PER PUPIL FOR EACH
STUDENT IN THE DISTRICT THAT ATTENDS A STATEWIDE AUTHORIZED CHARTER SCHOOL.
B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
S
ECTION 1.
C
hapter 40, Title 59 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:
S
ection
59-40-245
.
(
A) Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Department of Education shall reduce the State Aid
to Classrooms distribution to school districts in an amount equal to the
district's local revenue per pupil, excluding revenues of local bond issues, for
the prior fiscal year as determined by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office,
for each student in the district that attends a South Carolina public charter
school authorized by the South Carolina Public Charter School District or an
institution of higher learning. The reduction must be made in equal
installments.
(
B)
From the funds withheld pursuant to subsection (A), the Department of Education
shall add to the funds distributed to the South Carolina Public Charter School
District and any institution of higher learning authorizing a public charter
school the same local revenue per pupil for each student attending the public
charter school. The addition must be made in equal installments.
S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.
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