H 4182 General Bill, By White, Clary and Johnson
Summary: State Institution of Higher Education Enterprise Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION ENTERPRISE ACT", BY ADDING CHAPTER 157 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO ALLOW THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH BY RESOLUTION AN ENTERPRISE DIVISION AS PART OF THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN ASSETS, PROGRAMS, AND OPERATIONS OF THE INSTITUTION MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO THE ENTERPRISE DIVISION, TO PROVIDE THAT THE ENTERPRISE DIVISION IS EXEMPT FROM VARIOUS STATE LAWS GOVERNING PROCUREMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, PERSONNEL, AND THE DISPOSITION OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT BONDS, NOTES, OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS MAY BE ISSUED FOR THE ENTERPRISE DIVISION, AND TO PROVIDE AUDIT AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 11-35-710, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA PROCUREMENT CODE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AUTHORITY MAY EXEMPT AN ENTERPRISE DIVISION IF A DIVISION IS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 157, TITLE 59 IF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTS A PROCUREMENT POLICY FOR THE DIVISION THAT IS APPROVED BY THE AUTHORITY.
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04/25/17	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 38)
04/25/17	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 38)
01/30/18	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clary
03/22/18	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means (House Journal-page 56)
03/26/18		Scrivener's error corrected
04/03/18	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hill, Bennett, Taylor, GR Smith, Magnuson, Hiott, Daning, Knight, Hart (House Journal-page 115)
04/04/18	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Johnson
04/04/18	House	Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). GR Smith (House Journal-page 30)
04/05/18	House	Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Knight (House Journal-page 44)
04/10/18	House	Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Hiott, Bennett, Hart (House Journal-page 18)
04/10/18	House	Amended (House Journal-page 21)
04/10/18	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 21)
04/10/18	House	Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-2 (House Journal-page 27)
04/11/18		Scrivener's error corrected
04/11/18	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 10)
04/12/18	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 13)
04/12/18	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 13)
04/26/18	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education (Senate Journal-page 5)
04/26/18	Senate	Pursuant to Rule 47, the bill was returned to the Committee on Senate Education (Senate Journal-page 5)