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Board reviews state-driven policy updates: live-streaming requirement, CTSO excused absences and transfer rule changes
Summary
Staff presented recommended policy updates prompted by new state law that will require livestreaming of FOIA-covered meetings beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and proposed changes to excused absences for CTSO activities and interdistrict transfer athletic eligibility tied to an amended state code section.
District staff briefed the Kershaw County School Board on a set of recommended policy updates from the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) and state statutory changes that will affect district rules and practices.
Live-streaming: Becky, a district policy staffer, told the board about a newly passed law cited in the meeting as “59 19 85.” She said the district is “advising policy BE and proposing a new policy BEA” to implement the law and that “Effective 01/01/2026, all local school boards and charter school boards are required to make reasonable efforts to ensure that all meetings subject to FOIA are open to the public and live streamed.” Becky said the requirement will expand the district’s live-streaming to include finance and facilities meetings that are currently…
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