House Amendment 1
S 245 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Booster Clubs

The Committee on Education and Public Works proposes the following amendment (LC-245.WAB0005H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 59-17-170(C)(1) and inserting:

 (C)(1) Each booster club within a school district or affiliated with a charter school must annually register with the school district board of trustees or charter school authorizer no later than August first. The registration shall include the name of the booster club, its purpose, the name of each of the booster club's officers, including its designated financial officer, and other information required by the school district board of trustees or charter school authorizer. A booster club may be required by the school district board of trustees or charter school authorizer to submit an accounting compilation or review. A school district board of trustees or charter school authorizer may not require an external audit from a booster club except for a finding of specific cause determined by a majority vote of the board members or other governing body.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, by striking Section 59-17-170(D)(1) and (2) and inserting:

 (D)(1) Upon the receipt of a booster club's registration, a school district board of trustees or charter school authorizer shall request a state criminal records check, including fingerprints, from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division of the financial officer. The school district board of trustees or charter school authorizer shall immediately notify a booster club if the criminal records check reveals that its financial officer is prohibited from serving in that role for the booster club pursuant to subsection (B).
  (2) A school district board of trustees or charter school authorizer may charge a fee to offset the costs associated with the state criminal records check.