House Higher Education Subcommittee

March 23, 2012

TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012@ 3:00 PM

Higher Education Subcommittee

The meeting will be held in Room 433 Blatt Building. The subcommittee will consider the following bill(s):

H 5025 General Bill, By Govan

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-127-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, SO AS TO REVISE THE NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS AND THE MANNER IN WHICH MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE ELECTED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE NEW SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND THREE ALUMNI MEMBERS, AND TO REVISE OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO TERMS OF BOARD MEMBERS, INCLUDING A PROVISION THAT THE TERMS OF ALL PRESENTLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL EXPIRE ON JUNE 30, 2012, AT WHICH TIME THEIR SUCCESSORS ELECTED AS PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION SHALL TAKE OFFICE.

H 5051 General Bill, By Limehouse, Barfield and others

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-103-15, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION MISSION AND GOALS FOR ALL PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO INCLUDE IN THE MISSION OF FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES UNIQUE DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT DUPLICATIVE OF ANY RESEARCH UNIVERSITY DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN THAT REGION, AND TO DEFINE "THAT REGION".

C: Rep. Govan; Rep. Limehouse; Rep. Barfield

Subcommittee Members:
Lester P. Branham, Jr., Chair
Todd K. Atwater
Norman D. Brannon
Jerry N. Govan, Jr.
Joshua A. Putnam
Tommy M. Stringer
Bill Taylor

The presentation order as indicated above does not necessarily reflect the order in which these bills will be addressed. Other bills may be added as necessary.

Last Updated: Friday, March 23, 2012 at 2:14 P.M.