South Carolina H 3778: A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR BUREAU OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES CHIEF OF POLICE ZACKARY WISE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT, TO THANK HIM FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE, AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

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2025-2026 Bill 3778 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 23, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3778

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Amended

April 22, 2025

H. 3778

Introduced by Reps. Bannister, Burns, Long, 
Willis, Vaughan, Haddon, Jones, Bowers, Hiott, Wickensimer, Sanders and 
Kilmartin 

S. Printed 4/22/25--H. [SEC 
4/23/2025 4:11 PM]

Read the first time January 16, 2025

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A joint Resolution

TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT 
MAY WAIVE THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS MAKE UP FULL DAYS 
MISSED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICTs CLOSED DUE 
TO INCLEMENT WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE HELENE DURING THE 2024-2025 
SCHOOL YEAR, AND TO EXTEND SUCH WAIVERS TO HOME SCHOOL PROGRAMS.

 Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. (A) The governing body of a school district may waive 
the requirement that public schools make up full days missed due to inclement 
weather for public schools in the districts that were closed due to inclement 
weather associated with Hurricane Helene during the 2024-2025 School Year if 
the State Superintendent of Education certifies the following: 

 (1) that the 
district designated at least three days within its school calendar to be used 
as make-up days in the event of inclement weather;

 (2) if those 
designated days were used or were no longer available, the local school board 
of trustees waived up to three days;

 (3) that if 
forgiveness of additional days was necessary, the State Board of Education 
waived the requirements of making up days beyond the three days forgiven by the 
local school district, not to exceed three additional days;

 (4) that the 
district has submitted a plan to create a more appropriate schedule and 
expectations for lengthened school days or Saturday classes in the event of 
future inclement weather events; and,

 (5) that the 
district will seek assistance from the State Department of Education to 
understand the provisions of Section 59-1-425. 

 (B) When a district 
waives a make-up day pursuant to this section, the make-up day also is waived 
for home-schooling programs in the district that have been approved by the 
board of trustees and for charter schools in the district.

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect 
upon approval by the Governor.

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