South Carolina § 59-63-510 - County board of education authorized to order transfer.
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§ 59-63-510. County board of education authorized to order transfer.
When a transfer of pupils from one district to another is sought and the trustees of the latter district unreasonably or capriciously withhold their consent, the county board of education of the county in which the districts are located shall have the right, after hearing, to make the transfer, but only on condition that each pupil so transferred pay semiannually, in advance, if financially able to do so in the opinion of the board of trustees, as tuition, an amount not less than the per capita expenditure from the special tax for operating the school to which the pupil is to be transferred, together with all other charges paid by patrons of such district for any special course or courses.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 21-851; 1952 Code SECTION 21-851; 1942 Code SECTIONS 5346, 5348; 1932 Code SECTIONS 5372, 5374; Civ. C. '22 SECTIONS 2619, 2620; 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; 1939 (41) 310; 1940 (41) 1734; 1941 (42) 206.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 59-63-510 ("County board of education authorized to order transfer.") 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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