South Carolina H 3231: AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT CONSISTENT WITH CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF SECTION 34, ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, CREATING A CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SPARTANBURG FOR ITS POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS UNDER SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL PROVIDE, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SPARTANBURG BY ORDINANCE SHALL ESTABLISH THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, MEMBERSHIP, AND PROCEDURES OF THE CITY OF SPARTANBURG'S CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND TO REPEAL ACT 612 OF 1936 RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONS FOR MUNICIPALITIES OF A CERTAIN POPULATION THE SIZE OF THE CITY OF SPARTANBURG, AND ACT 345 OF 1965, ACT 991 OF 1966, AND ACT 618 OF 1992 RELATING TO A CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SPARTANBURG FOR THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. - ratified title

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2025-2026 Bill 3231 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3231

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 
59-29-250 SO AS TO REQUIRE ONE UNIT OF INSTRUCTION IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING BE 
OFFERED IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS; BY ADDING SECTION 59-29-260 SO AS 
TO REQUIRE ONE UNIT OF INSTRUCTION IN HARBOR PILOTAGE BE OFFERED IN MIDDLE 
SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS; AND TO PROVIDE THE INSTRUCTION PROVIDED IN THIS ACT 
MUST BE OFFERED BEGINNING WITH THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR.

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

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 29, Title 59 of the S.C. Code is 
amended by adding:

 Section 
59-29-250. (A) Every school 
district shall provide one unit of elective instruction in advanced 
manufacturing that school districts shall offer in middle schools and high 
schools, the purpose of which is to provide students with the skills needed to 
successfully adapt to evolutions in advanced manufacturing resulting from the 
continuous adoption of emerging, innovative technology.

 (B) 
For the purposes of this chapter, "advanced manufacturing" means a collection 
of activities that: (1) depends on the use and coordination of information, 
automation, computation, software, sensing, and networking; and (2) makes use 
of cutting edge materials and emerging capabilities enabled by the physical and 
biological sciences, such as nanotechnology, chemistry, and biology. Advanced 
manufacturing involves both new ways to manufacture existing products and the 
manufacture of new products emerging from new advanced technologies. Advanced 
manufacturing encompasses all aspects of manufacturing, including the ability 
to quickly respond to customer needs through innovations in production 
processes and innovations in the supply chain.

SECTION 2. Article 1, Chapter 29, Title 59 of the S.C. Code is 
amended by adding:

 Section 
59-29-260. The State Board of Education shall provide one unit of instruction 
in harbor pilotage that school districts shall offer in middle schools and high 
schools as an elective course, the purpose of which is to provide students with 
an understanding of harbor pilotage as a career and have the skills to serve in 
an entry-level position in the field. Instruction in harbor pilotage must 
include an overview of harbor pilotage and of the process required to become a 
licensed harbor pilot in this State. The curriculum must be developed 
cooperatively by the State Department of Education, the Commissioners for 
Pilotage for the Upper Coastal Area, and the Commissioners for Pilotage for the 
Lower Coastal Area. Districts may provide the instruction virtually.

SECTION 3. The 
provisions of this act apply beginning in the 2026-2027 School Year.

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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