It shall be a prerequisite to the grant above permitted that the local school district in which the school child resides make available a grant of local funds to such school child and to that end the trustees of each school district within the State are hereby authorized to appropriate funds in addition to the State scholarship grants provided for in Section 59-41-20 in such amount that is equal to the per pupil cost to the school district exclusive of all State funds received for such purposes. The trustees of each school district are authorized to levy taxes where the school district has the power to tax, to raise funds for the payment of such local supplements to the State scholarship grants. The State Board of Education shall render such assistance to the trustees as may be necessary to determine annual per pupil expenditures of the school district for the purpose of fixing the amount of any supplement to be paid under this section.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-297.3; 1963 (53) 498.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 41 - Grants To Students Attending Private Schools
Section 59-41-10. Definitions.
Section 59-41-20. Children eligible for grants; amount.
Section 59-41-30. Grants payable from appropriations.
Section 59-41-40. School districts shall provide supplements to grants; levy of taxes.
Section 59-41-50. Grant and supplement shall not exceed private school tuition.
Section 59-41-60. Rules and regulations.
Section 59-41-70. Obtaining or expending scholarship funds other than for tuition unlawful.