South Carolina H 3562: Public Education and Parental Involvement

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2025-2026 Bill 3562 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3562

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 
59-5-66 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A METHOD TO TRACK 
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT WITH A STUDENT'S EDUCATION WHO IS ENROLLED IN PUBLIC SCHOOL, 
AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND REPORTS RELATED TO 
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND A STUDENT'S EDUCATION.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 5, Title 59 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

 Section 
59-5-66. (A) The Board of Education 
must establish criteria to track parental involvement with a student's 
education who is enrolled in public school.

 (B) For 
purposes of this section:

 (1) 
"Parent" means the biological father or the biological mother of a student who 
is enrolled in a public school and in a class for kindergarten through twelfth 
grade.

 (2) 
"Parental involvement" means the parent's time, treasure and talent as it 
relates to his or her child's performance, including education and behavior, as 
a student enrolled in public school.

 (3) 
"Public school" means a school operated by publicly elected or appointed school 
officials in which the program and activities are under the control of these 
officials, is supported by public funds, and offers classes for one or more 
grades from kindergarten through twelfth grade.

 (4) 
"Student" means someone enrolled in a public school and in a class for 
kindergarten through twelfth grade.

 (C)(1) The Board of Education must create a 
form to be utilized by all public school teachers to track parental 
involvement.

 (2) 
The parental involvement form must be posted on the Board of Education's 
website, together with the following statement: "The South Carolina General 
Assembly believes parents receive an expensive subsidy from federal, state, and 
local governments for each child each school year. Parents have a moral 
responsibility to be involved to the extent he or she can, understanding each 
parent has difficulties that may exclude him or her from contributing. Children 
living in homes without their biological mother and/or father are exempt from 
reporting anything more than the family exists."

 (D) A 
public school teacher must provide the form described in subsection (C)(1) to 
each student's parent and receive the completed form from the parent. Upon 
receipt of the completed form, the teacher must provide the responses to the 
school. At the end of each school year, the school must compile the responses 
received in a manner so that individual parents and students cannot be 
identified and provide this information in a report to the school district. 
Each school district must compile the information from the individual schools' 
reports and provide a composite report to the Board of Education.

 (E)(1) The Board of Education must provide 
a comprehensive report to the General Assembly regarding information received 
from the school districts pursuant to subsection (D) no later than July first 
each year. This report must not contain information that could identify 
individual parents or students.

 (2) 
The Board of Education must provide information to each parent regarding the 
latest total cost per student to educate in South Carolina, along with an 
explanation of the sources of funding for that education by the end of the 
school year.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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