H 5137

South Carolina House bill in Session 126.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 10, 2026.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION ACT"" BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-97 SO AS TO ESTABLISH UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES; TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; TO LIMIT THE EXCUSAL OF STUDENTS FROM CORE ACADEMIC CLASSES; TO RESTRICT THE USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL FUNDS FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES; TO ESTABLISH ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY AND INDEPENDENT ACADEMIC REVIEW REQUIREMENTS; AND TO PROVIDE RELATED SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICIES.

Bill ID SC-126-H-5137

Session 126

Status in_committee

Committee Education and Public Works

House in_committee 2026-02-10

Education

Summary

OVERSIGHT, AND ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS.", Uniform Requirements for Interscholastic Activity Participation Act

Sponsor

Pope

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-02-10	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-02-10	Status	in_committee
2026-02-10	Latest Action	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works ( House Journal-page 9 )

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