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ALEC gives (not so) Exceptional SC a “D-” for 2018
Permanent Law raises them from an “F” in 2016 & 2017.
We are not the only ones that think the nation’s ONLY government run K-12 tax credit scholarship has been a total failure. The national conservative group American Legislative Executive Council (ALEC) has also rated the program a big fat “D-“.
Only “Permanent Law” which was signed on May 18, 2018 raised their grade from an “F” in 2016 & 2017 when the Department of Revenue & (not so) Exceptional SC took over administration of the program from independent non-profits. #FollowTheMoney!!!
Here is the ALEC report card on (not so) Exceptional SC.
And how does (not so) Exceptional SC compare to our neighbors in Georgia? Not so good. The $100 million Georgia program got a “B+”. And what is the main difference? Georgia uses independent non-profits!!!
Remember, South Carolina is the only program in the nation (23 total programs in 18 states) that is government run. All the others are administered by independent non-profits.
As the graph above demonstrates … the exact same South Carolina program got a “B” in 2014 … when the SC program was still a year-by-year budget proviso and run by independent non-profits.
The solution is simple and obvious to everyone … the only question is will legislators finally fix this debacle in the 2020 legislative session? Stay tuned …
