South Carolina textbook publisher bonds.
From $100.
Publishers whose textbooks and instructional materials are adopted for South Carolina public schools file a performance bond with the State Department of Education under Title 59, Chapter 31. The Board sets the amount — commonly $1,000 per title, capped at $5,000. Priced at 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does a South Carolina textbook publisher bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Apply to issued in one sitting.
No long underwriting queue for the standard publisher bond — enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, pay, and file. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your company details, the bond amount the Department set, and the effective date — that is the application, plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. The soft pull never affects your credit score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File with the Department of Education
Receive the executed bond, ready to file with the State Department of Education (the Attorney General approves the bond, and it is held by the State Treasurer). Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the publisher bond actually covers
South Carolina adopts the instructional materials used in its public schools through the State Board of Education under Title 59, Chapter 31 and the Textbook (Instructional Materials) Adoption Regulation, S.C. Code Regs. 43-70. A publisher whose materials are adopted must post a bond conditioned on the faithful performance of its contract with the State.
The statute caps the penal amount at not more than $5,000, and the Department of Education's practice is to calculate it at $1,000 per title, program, or series submitted for adoption, up to that $5,000 maximum. The Attorney General approves the bond and it is placed in the custody of the State Treasurer.
The bond protects the State if a publisher fails to perform its adoption contract — to deliver and support the adopted materials as agreed. If the surety pays a valid claim, the publisher repays the surety; it is a performance guarantee, not insurance for the publisher. Enter the amount the Department calculated and your exact price — from $100 — appears at the application.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Department of Education. Receive the executed bond, ready to file with the State Department of Education (the Attorney General approves the bond, and it is held by the State Treasurer). Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department calculated, plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull — the executed bond is typically issued fast, ready to file.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the Department calculated and file with the State Department of Education.