Senate Bill 520: South Carolina Educational Opportunity Act

Authors:
Senators Ford, Bryant, Thomas, Davis, Bright, Fair, Ryberg, and Rose

Summary:
This bill would become known as the “South Carolina Educational Opportunity Act,” if enacted. Among other things, it would create a tax credit of up to $1,000 per child for “instruction related expenditures” for homeschooling families.

Status:

3/4/2009		(Senate) Introduced and read first time
3/4/2009		(Senate) Referred to Committee on Education
5/6/2009		(Senate) Scrivener’s error corrected

HSLDA’s Position:
This bill should be supported.

Action Requested:
None at this time.

Other Resources

E-lert—4/28/2009—South Carolina: Calls Needed to Pass Tax Credit Bill

Bill Text

Bill History