Senate Amendment 3
S 285 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Providing Academic Choice in Education (PACE)

Senator Sabb proposes the following amendment (SMIN-285.AA0013S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 12-6-3850(7) and inserting:

(7) "General child" means a child who is a South Carolina resident who, immediately before receiving a scholarship under this article and enrolling in an eligible school or program, was enrolled in a South Carolina secondary or primary public school or who is eligible to enroll in a qualified first grade, kindergarten, or a three or four year old prekindergarten program or received a scholarship pursuant to this article for the previous school year; provided, however, that if a student is considered to be an eligible student pursuant to this item, he shall continue to qualify as such until he graduates, reaches the age of twenty, or returns to a public school, whichever occurs first.