Senate Amendment 15
S 285 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Providing Academic Choice in Education (PACE)

Senator Massey proposes the following amendment (SR-285.KM0070S):

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

(7) "General child" means a child whose family has an adjusted gross income of four hundred percent or less of the federal poverty guidelines and 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 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.