2021-2022 Regular SessionSouth Carolina Legislature

H4343: Academic Integrity Act

Legislative Summary

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, To Enact The "south Carolina Academic Integrity Act" By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 29, Title 59 So As To Define Necessary Terms, To Provide Public School Websites Must Include Certain Information And Means Of Providing Related Feedback Concerning Instructional Materials And Curricula In Use; To Provide Related Reporting Requirements Of The State Department Of Education And School Districts; To Prohibit The Teaching, Use, Or Promotion Of The 1619 Project Or Certain Other Tenets; To Provide For The Withholding Of Funding For Noncompliance With Certain Provisions Of This Act; And To Provide Requirements For Public Schools That Seek Or Receive Federal Grants Related To History Or Social Studies Education.

Bill History

5/5/2021
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
5/5/2021
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
House of Representatives
5/11/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGarry, May
House of Representatives
6/8/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Cox, Erickson, W.Newton, Bradley, Herbkersman
House of Representatives
6/21/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Daning
House of Representatives
2/16/2022
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
House of Representatives