South Carolina Statutes
§ 59-31-30 — Use of uniform series of textbooks in public schools; exceptions.
South Carolina § 59-31-30
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-31-30 (2026).
Text
The State Board of Education shall designate a uniform series of textbooks which shall be used in every free public school of this State receiving any State aid for any purpose whatsoever. No school failing or refusing to use such uniform series of textbooks, unless expressly permitted by law so to do, shall receive any State school aid for any purpose whatsoever. But the provisions of this section shall not apply to any school district that provides free schoolbooks to the value of twenty thousand dollars or more to the school children of such district. The State Board of Education is hereby charged with the enforcement of this section.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 21-456; 1952 Code SECTION 21-456; 1942 Code SECTION 5284; 1932 Code SECTION 5290; 1925 (34) 89.
Nearby Sections
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§ 59-31-10
Library committee.§ 59-31-20
Field workers.§ 59-31-220
Furnishing library books.§ 59-31-230
Furnishing audio-visual equipment.§ 59-31-240
Pupils' option to purchase or rent books.§ 59-31-280
Subsequent election to come under system.§ 59-31-300
Retention of books within districts.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 59-31-30, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/31/59-31-30.