Greenville County Schools Board of Trustees Advocacy Committee Packet Summary — 2026-09-08
The September 8, 2026 agenda for Greenville County Schools Board of Trustees Advocacy Committee lists Recap of 2026 State Legislative and Budgetary Action, Other Business, and Minutes from Previous Meetings. Other Business lists $150.
Key Takeaways
- The agenda lists: • Requires the League to be subject to audits performed by the Legislative Audit Council and oversight by the Legislative Oversight Committees; requires submission of annual budget to the General Assembly and be subject to appear before the House Ways & Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee. EFFECTIVE: May 18, 2026 S416 – School Expulsion.
- The agenda lists: OTHER BUSINESS 3.01 Other Business P a g e 1 o f 1 1.
- The board is scheduled to consider Minutes from Previous Meetings; actions recorded in those minutes are prior meeting outcomes, not new decisions on this agenda.
Key Items
- Recommendation for Approval of Minutes from Previous Meetings
- Recap of 2026 State Legislative and Budgetary Action
- Other Business
Packet and Meeting Details
Meeting: Advocacy Committee Meeting - Sep 08 2026, immediately following Committee of the Whole
Date: 2026-09-08
Recommendation for approval of Minutes from Previous Meetings
The Advocacy Committee will consider approval of the minutes from the March 24, 2026, and May 27, 2025, meetings.
Status: Recommended
Recap of 2026 State Legislative and Budgetary Action
The committee will review 2026 state legislative and budgetary action, including an Education Oversight Committee staff recommendation to count Employability Credential students toward high school success rates on the State Report Card. The materials also address audit, legislative oversight and annual budget-submission requirements that took effect May 18, 2026.
Status: For Consideration
- Update on Meeting with SC Education Oversight Committee re Employability Credential
- Mr. Saylors introduced item 2.01. Ms. Hogan gave an update on the meeting in Columbia with Education Oversight Committee staff regarding Employability Credential students being counted toward high school success rates on the State Report Card. The EOC staff members agreed to recommend this change be implemented. Ms. Horton explained what
- Requires the League to be subject to audits performed by the Legislative Audit Council
- and oversight by the Legislative Oversight Committees; requires submission of annual budget to the General Assembly and be subject to appear before the House Ways &
- EFFECTIVE: May 18, 2026
Other Business
Other business includes a House-approved budget update with $150 million for teacher salaries and a review of pending education legislation.
- Mr. Saylors introduced item 2.02. Ms. Horton gave an update on the House-approved budget, which includes an additional $150M to raise teacher salaries and formula changes to fill the gap between traditional public schools and charter schools.
- will happen moving forward in implementation, which could happen in time for the 2027
- Ms. Leventis-Wells had a question, which Dr. Royster answered.
- General Assembly, including the "Student Physical Privacy Act," as well as other legislation currently under discussion regarding: State Education Scholarship Trust Fund adjustments, Charter School Accountability Act, Parental Rights Act, private health care professionals in schools, local advisory councils for educating students with disabilities, public school grading, recordings of classroom instruction, recess/physical education, and the SC High School League.
- Several Trustees had questions, which were answered by Dr. Royster and Ms. Horton.
Why It Matters
- The board is scheduled to consider Other business includes a House-approved budget update with $150 million for teacher salaries and a review of pending education legislation.
- The committee will review 2026 state legislative and budgetary action, including an Education Oversight Committee staff recommendation to count Employability Credential students toward high school success rates on the State Report Card. The materials also address audit, legislative oversight and annual budget-submission requirements that took effect May 18, 2026.
- What criteria, alternatives, and community effects will inform consideration of Recap of 2026 State Legislative and Budgetary Action?
- What amount and funding source are involved, what changes from the current budget, who bears the cost, and what oversight or reporting will follow?
- Which students, schools, or staff are covered, what changes from current practice, how would success be measured, and what resources are required?
What to Watch at the Meeting
- What amount and funding source are involved, what changes from the current budget, who bears the cost, and what oversight or reporting will follow?
- Which students, schools, or staff are covered, what changes from current practice, how would success be measured, and what resources are required?
- Public governance: Watch what authority the board grants, what accountability requirements apply, and when the action would take effect.
Important Dates, Deadlines, and Next Steps
- 2026-09-08: Advocacy Committee Meeting - Sep 08 2026, immediately following Committee of the Whole; the listed recommendations and other agenda matters are scheduled for consideration.
Official Sources
About the Public Body
- Name: Greenville County Schools Board of Trustees Advocacy Committee
- Organization type: school-district
- Government body: school-boards
- Location: Greenville, south-carolina
- County: Greenville
- Provider: diligent-community
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