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SC H5311
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/4/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Hardee
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AI Summary
- Creates a separate state championship playoff bracket exclusively for charter schools in South Carolina High School League interscholastic athletics, making charter schools ineligible for regular postseason competitions
- Requires charter schools to participate in assigned region schedules during regular season but compete only against other charter schools in postseason play
- Establishes a ranking formula for playoff seeding: 35% team winning percentage, 35% opponents' winning percentage, and 30% opponents' opponents' winning percentage
- Specifies tiebreaker procedures in order: head-to-head result, winning percentage, opponents' winning percentage, opponents' opponents' winning percentage, then coin toss
- Takes effect upon Governor's approval with implementation beginning in the next SC High School League reclassification cycle following July 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Charter School Playoffs
Last Action
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
3/4/2026
Committee Referrals
Education and Public Works3/4/2026
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