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Report from 'Day at the Capitol' spotlights vouchers, testing parity and other bills affecting Beaufort County schools
Summary
Committee members who attended the South Carolina 'Day at the Capitol' reported on several bills and statewide issues — including public funding for private schools, voucher eligibility and amounts, testing parity, and proposed changes to teacher certification and district responsibilities — and urged the committee to monitor them closely.
Members of the Beaufort County Board of Education legislative committee reported on their April visit to the state capital and identified several bills and policy topics the district should track.
Pastor Gordon, who attended the advocacy day, told the committee that Senate Bill 62 (discussed at the event) involves proposals to provide public funding for private institutions and would restructure how operating funds follow students. The committee heard that the current drafts being discussed include eligibility up to 400% of the federal poverty level and that voucher amounts discussed at the event were in the neighborhood of $6,000 per pupil; committee members cautioned that if such vouchers become widely…
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