H 3728STATE · South CarolinaIntroduced

Transparency and Integrity in Education Act

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA TRANSPARENCY AND INTEGRITY IN EDUCATION ACT"; BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 29, TITLE 59 SO AS TO EXPRESS RELATED INTENTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS, TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN CONCEPTS FROM BEING INCLUDED IN PUBLIC SCHOOL INSTRUCTION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TO PROVIDE MEANS FOR ADDRESSING VIOLATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC REVIEW OF PUBLIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-28-180, RELATING TO PARENTAL EXPECTATIONS IN THE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE PARENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN REGARDING MORALS, ETHICS, AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, AND TO PROVIDE A PARENTAL PLEDGE OF EXPECTATIONS MUST BE PROVIDED TO PARENTS AS PART OF THE REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT PROCESS.

Voted: 6/26/2024

How representatives voted

2361 yea·1145 nay·456 other

Action history

  • 6/26/2024Roll call Ayes-25 Nays-13
  • 6/26/2024Free Conference Powers Failed
  • 6/14/2023Conference committee appointed Erickson, AM Morgan, Alexander
  • 6/14/2023Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Jackson, Massey, Hembree
  • 5/17/2023Roll call Yeas-3 Nays-111
  • 5/17/2023Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
  • 5/16/2023Debate adjourned
  • 5/11/2023Scrivener's error corrected
  • 5/10/2023Roll call Ayes-27 Nays-10
  • 5/10/2023Read third time and returned to House with amendments