South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina S1237: HCS Scholars Academy High School
Status: Passed both chambers, September 23, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 23, 2026:
2025-2026 Bill 1237 Text of Previous Version (Sep. 23, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly 126th Session, 2025-2026 Bill 1237 Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter (Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) A senate RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE HCS Scholars Academy High School for winning the 2026 Class 1A FAFSA First Challenge AND TO COMMEND the school FOR ITS MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. W hereas, HCS Scholars Academy High School is a public high school within Horry County Schools serving highly gifted students from across Horry County's nine attendance areas. The school offers advanced placement and dual enrollment classes. Students typically graduate with over sixty college credits between advanced placement exam success and college coursework; and W hereas, HCS Scholars Academy High School was named a Palmetto's Finest school for 2026, ranked the number one school in South Carolina for the past two years based on the South Carolina State Report Card, and was named a US News and World Report Top Twenty Best High School and Top Ten STEM School; and W hereas, a top-performing school, HCS Scholars Academy High School won the 2026 Class 1A FAFSA First Challenge. Completion of this challenge is directly tied to college …
Sponsors
- Greg Hembree (R, 28) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced and adopted
Common questions
- What is S1237?
- S1237 is a bill in the South Carolina Legislature (126th General Assembly): HCS Scholars Academy High School.
- What is the status of S1237?
- Passed both chambers as of September 23, 2026. Latest action: Introduced and adopted (September 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1237?
- Greg Hembree (R, 28).
- Where is the official record for S1237?
- On the South Carolina Legislature website: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/1237.htm
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