South Carolina § 40-13-330 - Contracts between schools and students.
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§ 40-13-330. Contracts between schools and students.
The owner, or an owner's designee, of a school shall enter into a board-approved written contract with each student before permitting the student to attend classes. The original contract must be retained by the school and a copy given to the student. The contract shall contain certification that the student is at least sixteen years of age or will have attained that age before completing the course of instruction and that the student possesses at least a tenth grade education, as certified by the school last attended, or the equivalent as established by tests used in public schools or approved by the board.
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 427, SECTION 1.
Editor's Note
Prior Laws:1953 (48) 432; 1962 Code SECTION 56-472.3; 1966 (54) 2410; 1982 Act No. 388; 1976 Code SECTION 40-13-200.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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