Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by deleting all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Section 59-104-20(H) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 162 of 2005, is amended to read:
"(H)
Notwithstanding another provision of law, a student who
met the initial eligibility requirements to receive a Palmetto
Fellows Scholarship Award as a senior in high school and has met
the continuing eligibility requirements shall receive the award.
A student selected as a Palmetto Fellow may elect to defer
post-secondary enrollment for one year, until the fall term of
the year immediately following the year of graduation, without
declining the award. A student who received a Palmetto
Fellows Scholarship Award as a senior in high school but
declined the award is eligible to reapply for the annual
scholarship, providing he meets all of the initial and
continuing academic eligibility requirements of the Palmetto
Fellows program, if he transfers to a
qualifying an eligible South Carolina
institution of higher learning. The number of semesters or
academic years a student attended an out-of-state institution
are to be deducted from the number of semesters or academic
years a student is eligible for the scholarship. All funding
provided for Palmetto Fellows Scholarships regardless of its
source or allocation must be used to implement the provisions of
this subsection."
SECTION . This act takes effect upon approval of the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.