South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina S583: Board of Funeral Services continuing education requirements
Status: Signed into law, April 23, 2026
What the bill says
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-19-250, RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS REQUIRED FOR LICENSEES OF THE BOARD OF FUNERAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO REVISE PHYSICAL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION INSTRUCTION, AND TO DEFINE "PHYSICAL ATTENDANCE." Amend Title To Conform B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1. S ection 40-19-250 of the S.C. Code is amended to read: S ection 40-19-250. ( A) The board shall develop in regulation a continuing education program and each licensee must attend a minimum of f.
From the amended text, February 25, 2026:
A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-19-250, RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS REQUIRED FOR LICENSEES OF THE BOARD OF FUNERAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO REVISE PHYSICAL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION INSTRUCTION, AND TO DEFINE "PHYSICAL ATTENDANCE." Amend Title To Conform B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1. S ection 40-19-250 of the S.C. Code is amended to read: S ection 40-19-250. ( A) The board shall develop in regulation a continuing education program and each licensee must attend a minimum of four credit hours annually, of which one credit hour must be an ethics in funeral service course. This continuing education program must be offered, at a minimum, four times a year at locations easily accessible to participants. Three of the four required hours must be available through correspondence courses, with at least two of the four hours requiring the physical attendance of the licensee. Physical attendance of a licensee is required for two of the four required hours but is not required for the remaining two required hours. ( B) For purposes of this section, "physical attendance": ( 1) means being physically present in person on the site of a designated physical location to receive continuing education instruction; and ( 2) …
Sponsors
- (R, 25) · primary sponsor