SC H5154

Expresses South Carolina House of Representatives support for President Donald J. Trump's efforts to eliminate the United States Department of Education and devolve educational authority to the states

Cites the Tenth Amendment as constitutional basis, arguing education is not an enumerated federal responsibility and the Department's 1980 creation resulted in federal overreach through burdensome regulations

Notes the Department's annual budget exceeds $60 billion plus $276 billion in one-time COVID-19 recovery spending, yet fourth-grade and eighth-grade reading scores have remained largely unchanged since the early 1990s

Memorializes Congress to support elimination of the Department through necessary legislative action

Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the President and each member of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation