South Carolina § 59-63-490 - Transfer to adjoining school district.
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§ 59-63-490. Transfer to adjoining school district.
When it shall so happen that any person is so situated as to be better accommodated at the school of an adjoining school district, whether special or otherwise, the board of trustees of the school district in which such person resides may, with the consent of the board of trustees of the school district in which such school is located, transfer such person for education to the school district in which such school is located, and the trustees of the school district in which the school is located shall receive such person into the school as though he resided within the district.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 21-849; 1952 Code SECTION 21-849; 1942 Code SECTION 5346; 1932 Code SECTION 5372; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2619; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 1756; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 1214; 1896 (22) 165; 1912 (27) 619; 1919 (31) 63; 1921 (32) 128; 1928 (35) 1195; 1940 (41) 1734; 1941 (42) 206.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 59-63-490 ("Transfer to adjoining school district.") 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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