This page provides links to the sites and related documents that cover South Carolina public education regulations currently in place. Proposed and approved regulations for each legislative year are located on the State Board of Education's Home Page.

Note: Effective Dates indicate the most recent version of a regulation. * The South Carolina Code of Regulations on the General Assembly's website is now current through State Register Volume 49, Issue 3, effective August 22, 2025. This page will be updated when new information is available

Article 1. Governance of the State Board of Education—(Deleted)

Article 2. State Superintendent of Education—(Reserved)

Article 3. Certification Regulations

Regulation Title	Legal Citation	Effective Date of Regulation
Persons Required to Hold a Teaching Certificate	43-50	6/25/1999
Certification Requirements; Approval of Alternative Certification; Authorization for the SBE to Approve Additional Alternative Certification Programs	43-51	5/19/2017
Application for Teaching Credential	43-52	5/25/2018
Credential Classification Guidelines for Certification Permits	43-53	5/28/2021 8/14/2018
Renewal of Credentials	43-55	6/26/2020
Foreign Applicants	43-56	6/25/1999
Prior Work Experience	43-57	5/1988
Computing the Experience of Teachers	43-57.1	6/22/2001
Teaching Experience Acceptable for Credit	43-57.2	6/22/2001
Military Service	43-57.5	1991
Disciplinary Action on Educator Certificates	43-58	5/26/2006
Reporting of Terminations of Certain School District Employees	43-58.1	7/23/1993
Areas of Certification South Carolina Certification Fields and Specialized Endorsements Guidelines and Requirements for Adding Certification Fields and Endorsements Specialized Alternative Certification Guidelines	43-62	5/19/2017 6/9/2020 9/10/2019 3/13/2018
Requirements for Career and Technology Education Work-Based Certification	43-63	7/26/2002
Requirements for Initial Certification at the Advanced Level	43-64	5/4/2025

Article 4. Textbook Regulations

Regulation Title	Legal Citation	Effective Date of Regulation
Textbook Adoption Regulation	43-70	3/24/2000
Free Textbooks	43-71	5/23/2008
Disposition of Instructional Materials Samples after State Adoption Process	43-73	5/23/2003

Article 5. Transportation Regulations

Regulation Title	Legal Citation	Effective Date of Regulation
Operation of Public Pupil Transportation Services	43-80	5/24/2024

Article 6. Teacher Training Institutions

Regulation Title	Legal Citation	Effective Date of Regulation
Program Approval Standards For South Carolina Teacher Education Institutions	43-90	6/24/2016

Article 7. Test Security

Regulation Title	Legal Citation	Effective Date of Regulation
Test Security	43-100	6/24/2016

Article 8. Correspondence Courses—(Reserved)

Article 9. Proprietary Schools

• (Proprietary Schools were transferred to the Commission on Higher Education, 1991 Act #246.)

Article 10. Defined Minimum Program—(Repealed)

ARTICLE 11. School District Organization—(Repealed)

Article 12. School Board Operation—(Repealed)

Article 13. General School Administration

Regulation Title	Legal Citation	Effective Date of Regulation
Appointment (Term) of School Superintendent	43-161	1976
Program for Assisting, Developing, and Evaluating Principal Performance (PADEPP)	43-165.1	5/25/2018
Student and School Safety	43-166	3/28/1997
Principal Induction Program	43-167	3/24/2000
Nutrition Standards for Elementary (K–5) School Food Service Meals and Competitive Foods	43-168	2/27/2009
Food Service Management Company Contracts	43-169	6/24/2011
Uniform Procedure for Selection or Reconsideration of Instructional Materials	43-170	8/1/2024

Article 14. Fiscal Management

Regulation Title	Legal Citation	Effective Date of Regulation
Disbursement of Funds for Pressing Repairs, Renovations and Construction	43-171.1	6/1985
Accounting and Reporting	43-172	5/24/2019

Article 15. Business Management

Regulation Title	Legal Citation	Effective Date of Regulation
Displaying the Flag	43-188	5/24/2024

Article 16. Facility Expansion Program—(Repealed)

Article 17. Personnel

Regulation Title	Legal Citation	Effective Date of Regulation
Administrative and Professional Personnel Qualifications, Duties and Workloads	43-205	5/26/2017
Assisting, Developing, and Evaluating Professional Teaching (ADEPT)	43-205.1	6/26/2020
Professional Personnel Resignation	43-206	1976
Health Examination	43-207	2/1984
Support Personnel/Paraprofessional Personnel Positions, Qualifications and Duties	43-209	11/28/2003
School Resources Officers	43-210	5/24/2019

Article 18. Negotiations—(Reserved)

Article 19. Instructional Program

Regulation Title	Legal Citation	Effective Date of Regulation
Gifted and Talented	43-220	6/28/2013
Defined Program for the Palmetto Unified School District (PUSD)	43-229	6/27/2014
Defined Program K–5	43-231	6/27/1997
Defined Program 6–8	43-232	5/25/2018
Defined Program, Grades 9–12 and Graduation Requirements	43-234	5/23/2022
Employability Credential for Students with Disabilities	43-235	5/25/2018
Career or Technology Centers/Comprehensive High Schools	43-236	5/26/2017
Adult Education Program	43-237.1	6/27/2014
Health Education	43-238	7/24/1992
Summer School Programs	43-240	6/28/2002
Medical Homebound Instruction	43-241	5/24/2019
Driver Training	43-242	6/26/1998
Special Education, Education of Students with Disabilities	43-243	2/1/2026
Criteria for Entry into Programs of Special Education for Students with Disabilities	43-243.1	5/24/2024
Educational Interpreters for Students Who Are Deaf (New)	43-243.2	2/1/2025
Interscholastic Activities	43-244	7/1980
Interscholastic Activities: Academic Requirements for Participation	43-244.1	5/1988
Instruction at a Place Other Than School	43-246	5/1989
South Carolina Virtual School Program	43-248	6/27/2014
Advanced Placement	43-258.1	5/26/2017
Adult Education	43-259	6/26/2015
Use and Dissemination of Test Results	43-260	REPEALED 6/26/2015
District and School Planning	43-261	6/24/2016
Assessment Program	43-262	5/4/2025
End-Of-Course Tests	43-262.4	REPEALED AND MERGED INTO 43-262 6/26/2015
Half-Day Child Development Programs	43-264.1	6/27/2003
Parenting/Family Literacy	43-265	6/23/2000
Early Childhood Assistance Programs - Grade K–3	43-267	6/24/1994
Academic Assistance Programs - Grade 4–12	43-268	6/24/1994

Article 20. Students

Regulation Title	Legal Citation	Effective Date of Regulation
School Admission	43-272	6/27/2014
Review Process for Homeless Children and Unaccompanied Youth	43-272.2	1/26/2007
Transfers and Withdrawals	43-273	5/28/2021
Student Attendance (Absences and Excuses)	43-274	6/27/2014
At-Risk Students	43-274.1	5/26/2017
Minimum Standards of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Enforcement Procedures to be Implemented by Local School Districts	43-279	5/28/2021

Article 21. General Public Relations—(Repealed)

Article 22. Organizational Relations—(Reserved)

Article 23. Educational Agency Relations

Regulation Title	Legal Citation	Effective Date of Regulation
Accreditation Criteria	43-300	6/27/2014
Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards Program	43-302	3/28/2003
Flexibility Through Deregulation Program	43-303	6/25/2004
Alignment of Assessment and Accountability with the No Child Left Behind Act	43-307	6/24/2016

Article 24. Audiovisual Library Services—(Repealed)

Article 25. Teacher Training Programs in Mathematics, Science, Reading and Computer Education—(Repealed)

Article 26. Charter Schools

Regulation Title	Legal Citation	Effective Date of Regulation
Procedures and Standards for Review of Charter School Applications	43-601	6/26/2015