South Carolina · Senate Bill 708 · 126th General Assembly (2025-2026)

School Flexibility Pilot

S 708 Sponsored by Rex F. Rice In committee

  1. Introduced Dec 10, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 10, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-19-370 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY APPLY FOR FLEXIBILITY WAIVERS ALLOWING DEVIATION FROM CERTAIN STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-21-20, RELATING TO APPROPRIATION FOR TEACHER SALARIES BASED ON TERM OF ONE HUNDRED NINETY DAYS, SO AS TO SUSPEND REQUIREMENTS FOR DISTRICTS GRANTED A FLEXIBILITY WAIVER PURSUANT TO SECTION 59-19-370.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenatePrefiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Education · Senate Education
  3. SenateIntroduced and read first time
  4. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Education · Senate Education

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From South Carolina's official records (scstatehouse.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.