The Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children (ECENC) program was created by the SC General Assembly (Act 247, signed into law on May 18, 2018) to provide grants and parental tax credit to eligible students attending approved schools. 

The Education Oversight Committee (EOC) is charged within the law with determining if an independent school meets the eligibility requirements for participation in the ECENC program.  For questions about student eligibility, scholarship funding and tax credits, the public may access information about the ECENC program at ExceptionalSC.org.

Legislation

Act 247 was signed into law by the Governor on May 18, 2018 and later amended on May 17, 2021.

 

Application for Schools

Schools interested in applying to be an eligible school for school year 2024-25, click here. 

 

Eligible Schools

Eligible schools for School Year 2024-2025  (posted November 15, 2024) 

Note: Each school has completed an application to participate in the Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children (ECENC) program in school year 2023-24. Each school meets the program standards of Act 247 of 2018 as amended in 2021. Each school must comply with the reporting requirements of Act 247 of 2018 as amended in 2021 during school year 2024-25, and failure to submit the required reporting information will result in the school’s removal from the ECENC program.

 

Approved Schools in Past School Years

2023-2024 (PDF)

2022-2023 (PDF)

2021-2022 (PDF)

2020-2021 (PDF)

2019-2020 (PDF)

2018-19 (PDF)

2017-18 (PDF)

 

ECENC Reports

Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children (ECENC) Program Report, FY 22-23, June 2024 (PDF)

       APPENDICES_Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children (ECENC) Program Report, FY 22-23, June 2024 (PDF)

Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children (ECENC) Program Report, FY 21-22, June 2023 (PDF)

Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children (ECENC) Program Report, FY 20-21, June 2022 (PDF)

Report on the Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children (ECENC) Program, Compliance and Assessment Results for 2019-20, April 2021 (PDF)

Report on the Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children (ECENC) Program, Compliance and Assessment Results for 2018-19, April 2020 (PDF)

2019 Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children (ECENC) Annual Report (PDF), required by Act 247 of 2018, Section 12-6-3790(E)(6) of the South Carolina Code of Laws

2017 Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs (ECENC) Update Report (PDF) 

Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children Hand-Scored Assessment Data Report (PDF)