South Carolina Homeschool Awareness Week
(House Bill: H-3174 - 2002 Session)
Unique History of this Bill: South Carolina Homeschool Awareness Week was originally an assignment given to home schooled students Steven and Todd of Greenville, SC (members of Insights on Education). After learning about SC Government and how a bill becomes a law, they submitted their Bill to House Speaker David Wilkins and he agreed to sponsor it. On May 28, 2002 Governor Jim Hodges signed it into SC Law. (ratification #0351)
Thanks to these two home schooled teenagers, the home schooling community across our state will benefit from the Bill's many parts, for years to come!
The three main parts of this Bill are:
- The first full week of each and every October in South Carolina will be now designated: South Carolina Homeschool Awareness Week
- During that week all home school students and their home school teachers will be given the same admission cost consideration that is given to the public school students at state run educational facilities (except public schools).
- Foster parents now have the option of home schooling a Foster Child, with the approval of Department of Social Services or other agency having custody of the child. (Amendment added by Sen. David Thomas)