A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1263685 SO AS TO ALLOW AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO A SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES GRANTS FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND CERTAIN INDEPENDENT AND HOME SCHOOLS, TO SPECIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH THE CREDIT IS CLAIMED, TO SPECIFY THE PROCESS BY WHICH CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS BECOME ELIGIBLE, TO SPECIFY CERTAIN INFORMATION WHICH MUST BE MADE PUBLIC, AND TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CREDIT. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Article 25, Chapter 6, Title 12 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: (A) As used in this section: “Section 1263685. (1) ‘Eligible school’ means an independent school including those religious in nature, other than a public school, at which the compulsory attendance requirements of Section 596510 may be met, that: (a) offers a general education to primary or secondary school students; (b) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin; (c) is located in this State; (d) has an educational curriculum that includes courses set forth in the requirements and where the students State’s diploma attending are administered national achievement or state
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1263685 SO AS TO ALLOW AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO A SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES GRANTS FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND CERTAIN INDEPENDENT AND HOME SCHOOLS, TO SPECIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH THE CREDIT IS CLAIMED, TO SPECIFY THE PROCESS BY WHICH CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS BECOME ELIGIBLE, TO SPECIFY CERTAIN INFORMATION WHICH MUST BE MADE PUBLIC, AND TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CREDIT. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Article 25, Chapter 6, Title 12 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: “Section 1263685. (A) As used in this section: (1) ‘Eligible school’ means an independent school including those religious in nature, other than a public school, at which the compulsory attendance requirements of Section 596510 may be met, that: (a) offers a general education to primary or secondary school students; (b) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin; (c) is located in this State; (d) has an educational curriculum that includes courses set forth in the State’s diploma requirements and where the students attending are administered national achievement or state
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