South Carolina § 59-31-260 - School districts and counties authorized to establish rental or free textbook systems.
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§ 59-31-260. School districts and counties authorized to establish rental or free textbook systems.
Nothing contained in this article shall abrogate the power to set up rental or free textbook systems of any school district or county that may have such right, and all rentals received by any such district or county from rental of books belonging to such district or county shall be retained by such district or county. And school districts enrolling five thousand or more school pupils shall have the right to set up rental or free textbook systems and choose and purchase their own textbooks. All rentals received by such districts from rental of books belonging to such districts shall be retained by such districts. But any such county or school district having its own rental or free textbook system shall be entitled to receive all benefits under the rental library provisions of this article.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 21-476; 1952 Code SECTION 21-476; 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 59-31-260 ("School districts and counties authorized to establish rental or free textbook systems.") 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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