H 4761

South Carolina House bill in Session 126.

Status: passed_lower. Latest action: April 1, 2026.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-15 SO AS TO PROVIDE ANNUAL EVALUATIONS OF FACULTY AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THIS STATE, TO REQUIRE SCHOOLS ADOPT RELATED POLICIES, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POLICIES, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED PROCEDURES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-17 SO AS TO REQUIRE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING SHALL ESTABLISH POST-TENURE REVIEW PROCESSES FOR TENURED FACULTY MEMBERS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE PROCESSES, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED PROCEDURES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

Bill ID SC-126-H-4761

Session 126

Status passed_lower

Committee Education

House passed_lower 2026-04-01

Education

Summary

Public university and college faculty annual performance evaluations

Sponsor

Erickson

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2025-12-16	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-04-01	Status	passed_lower
2026-04-01	Latest Action	Referred to Committee on Education ( Senate Journal-page 19 )

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