(A) The governing body of a charter school may sue and be sued. The governing body may not levy taxes or issue bonds. (B) A sponsor is not liable for any of the debts of the charter school. (C) A local school district, sponsor, members of the board or area commission of a sponsor, and employees of a sponsor acting in their official capacity are immune from civil or criminal liability with respect to all activities related to a charter school they sponsor. The governing body of a charter school shall obtain at least the amount of and types of insurance required for this purpose. (D) A member of a school governing body may not receive pay as an employee in the same school. HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 447, Section 2; 2002 Act No. 341, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 274, Section 1, eff May 3, 2006; 2012 Act No. 164, Section 12, eff May 14, 2012.
South Carolina Legal Code