South Carolina H 3208: Controlled Substance Scheduling

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2025-2026 Bill 3208 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3208

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 59-5-68, RELATING TO THE UNIFORM GRADING SCALE USED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 
SO AS TO ENSURE HIGH SCHOOL GRADE POINT AVERAGES ARE A MEANINGFUL INDICATOR OF ACADEMIC 
ACHIEVEMENT BY DIRECTING THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REVISE ITS UNIFORM 
GRADING SCALE BEFORE JULY 1, 2027, TO ACHIEVE MAKING THE ASSIGNMENT OF GRADES 
IN HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECTS ALIGN WITH CONTENT MASTERY AS MEASURED BY THE ACT OR 
OTHER STANDARDIZED NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS DESIGNATED BY THE STATE BOARD FOR 
MEASURING A PARTICULAR SUBJECT, TO PROVIDE ONLY ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE MAY BE 
CONSIDERED IN HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECT GRADE ASSIGNMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE 
STATE BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 
IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE MANDATES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 59-5-68 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

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59-5-68. (A) The General Assembly finds that given the fact the 
State provides substantial financial academic assistance to students of the 
State based on cumulative grade point averages and districts currently use a 
variety of grading scales, it is in the best interest of the students of South 
Carolina for a uniform grading scale to be developed and adopted by the State 
Board of Education to be implemented in all public schools of the State. 
Therefore, the State Board of Education is directed to establish a task force comprised 
of superintendents, principals, teachers, and representatives of school boards 
and higher education no later than June 30, 1999. The task force shall make 
recommendations to the board including, but not limited to, the following: 
consistent numerical breaks for letter grades; consideration of standards to 
define an honors course; appropriate weighting of courses; and determination of 
courses and weightings to be used in the calculation of class rank. The task 
force shall report its findings to the State Board of Education no later than 
December 1, 1999. The State Board of Education shall then adopt and school 
districts of the State shall begin using the adopted grading scale no later 
than the 2000-2001 school year.

 (B) To ensure use of the uniform grading 
scale results in high school grade point averages that are meaningful 
indicators of academic achievement, the State Board of Education is directed to 
revise its uniform grading scale before July 1, 2027, to ensure that the 
assignment of grades in high school subjects aligns with content mastery as 
measured by the ACT or other standardized national assessments designated by 
the State Board for measuring a particular subject. Only academic performance 
may be considered in an assignment of grades in high school subjects. In 
revising its uniform grading scale, the board shall establish a task force 
comprised of superintendents, principals, teachers, and representatives of 
school boards and higher education to make recommendations for the 
implementation of the mandates of this subsection.

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

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