South Carolina § 59-31-210 - Board required to provide textbooks on rental basis.
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§ 59-31-210. Board required to provide textbooks on rental basis.
The State Board of Education shall provide all the textbooks for use in the public schools of the State on a rental system whereby the pupils in the public schools will pay an annual rental in an amount to be fixed by the State Board of Education, in its discretion, graduated as to grades, sufficient to pay all the costs of the administration of this article and the purchase of any books necessary to be acquired by the State Board of Education. But the Board shall not be required to furnish materials which shall be consumed or rendered worthless in any one year, such as pencils, tablets, workbooks, drawing materials and other similar articles.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 21-471; 1952 Code SECTION 21-471; 1942 Code SECTION 5286; 1936 (39) 1549; 1937 (40) 206; 1939 (41) 1; 1945 (44) 266.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 59-31-210 ("Board required to provide textbooks on rental basis.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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