# South Carolina H 4761: A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-15 SO AS TO PROVIDE ANNUAL EVALUATIONS OF FACULTY AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THIS STATE, TO REQUIRE SCHOOLS ADOPT RELATED POLICIES, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POLICIES, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED PROCEDURES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-17 SO AS TO REQUIRE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING SHALL ESTABLISH POST-TENURE REVIEW PROCESSES FOR TENURED FACULTY MEMBERS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE PROCESSES, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED PROCEDURES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

South Carolina H 4761, A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-15 SO AS TO PROVIDE ANNUAL EVALUATIONS OF FACULTY AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THIS STATE, TO REQUIRE SCHOOLS ADOPT RELATED POLICIES, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POLICIES, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED PROCEDURES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-17 SO AS TO REQUIRE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING SHALL ESTABLISH POST-TENURE REVIEW PROCESSES FOR TENURED FACULTY MEMBERS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE PROCESSES, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED PROCEDURES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS., is a 126th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Shannon S. Erickson (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-01 (Referred to Committee on Education) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: South Carolina H 4761
- State: South Carolina
- Session: 126th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-15 SO AS TO PROVIDE ANNUAL EVALUATIONS OF FACULTY AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THIS STATE, TO REQUIRE SCHOOLS ADOPT RELATED POLICIES, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POLICIES, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED PROCEDURES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-17 SO AS TO REQUIRE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING SHALL ESTABLISH POST-TENURE REVIEW PROCESSES FOR TENURED FACULTY MEMBERS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE PROCESSES, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED PROCEDURES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-16
- Last action: 2026-04-01, Referred to Committee on Education
- Sponsor: Shannon S. Erickson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 52
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (197 yes, 27 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Public university and college faculty annual performance evaluations

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shannon S. Erickson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Bradley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gary S. Brewer, Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cody T. Mitchell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Donald G. "Don" Chapman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Ammons Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: April Cromer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dianne Mitchell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sylleste H. Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Adam L. Duncan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sarita L. Edgerton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stephen D. Frank (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: G. Murrell Smith, Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gil Gatch (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas Lee Gilreath (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick B. Haddon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin Hardee (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William G. "Bill" Herbkersman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lee Hewitt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David R. Hiott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William M. "Bill" Hixon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Harriet A. Holman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William C. "Chris" Huff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Johnson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: M. Brian Lawson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Wayne Long (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Phillip D. Lowe (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marvin "Mark" Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Josiah Magnuson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John R. McCravy III (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Lackey Oremus (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jordan S. Pace (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Fawn M. Pedalino (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robby Robbins (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Richard Blake Sanders (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Heath Sessions (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Taylor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James E. Teeple (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jackie R. Terribile (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Vaughan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wm. Weston J. Newton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph S. "Joe" White (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William R. "Bill" Whitmire (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul B. Wickensimer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark N. Willis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Richard L. "Richie" Yow (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | House | (Public university and college faculty annual performance evaluations)Table Amendment 1 Amendment number 1 | pass | 85 | 27 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | House | (Public university and college faculty annual performance evaluations)Passage of Bill | pass | 112 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-04-01: Referred to Committee on Education (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Introduced and read first time (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Read third time and sent to Senate (House)
- 2026-03-31: Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0 (House)
- 2026-03-31: Read second time (House)
- 2026-03-26: Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works (House)
- 2026-01-28: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pace, Cromer, Edgerton, D.Mitchell, Gilreath, Huff, Frank, White, Kilmartin (House)
- 2026-01-21: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Teeple (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced and read first time (House)
- 2025-12-16: Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House)
- 2025-12-16: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [HTML](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4761.htm)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4761.htm)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H4761-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).