Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:259 Primary Sponsor:Mullinax Committee Number:04 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Tuition and fees, domicile purposes Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Education Computer Document Number:259 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced and read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Mullinax Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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259 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 04
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259 Senate Oct 29, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 04
Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 59-112-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SOUTH CAROLINA DOMICILE FOR PURPOSES OF TUITION AND FEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT INDEPENDENT PERSONS WHO RESIDE IN SOUTH CAROLINA PURSUANT TO A VISA, OTHER THAN A STUDENT VISA, FOR LESS THAN TWELVE MONTHS BUT ARE EMPLOYED FULL-TIME IN THE STATE, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR IN-STATE RATES AS LONG AS THE INDEPENDENT PERSON CONTINUES TO BE EMPLOYED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS IN THE STATE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-112-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-112-20. South Carolina domicile for tuition and fee purposes shall be is established as follows in determinations of for determining the rates of tuition and fees to be paid by students entering or attending state institutions:
A. Independent persons who reside in and have been domiciled in South Carolina for a period of no less than twelve months twelve-month period with an intention of making a permanent home therein in the State, and their dependents, may be considered are eligible for in-state rates.
B. Independent persons who reside in and have been domiciled in South Carolina for fewer than twelve months but who have full-time employment in the State, and their dependents, may be considered are eligible for in-state rates for as long as such the independent person is employed on a full-time basis in the State.
C. Where an independent person meeting the provisions of Section 59-112-20 B above item B. of this section, is living apart from his spouse, or where such the person and his spouse are separated or divorced, the spouse and dependents of such the independent person shall have domiciliary status for tuition and fee purposes only under the following circumstances:
(1) if the spouse requesting domiciliary status for tuition and fee purposes remains domiciled in South Carolina although living apart or separated from his or her employed spouse; or
(2) if the dependent requesting domiciliary status for tuition and fee purposes is under the legal custody or guardianship, as defined in Section 59-112-10 I above, of an independent person who is domiciled in this State; or if such the dependent is claimed as an income tax exemption by the parent not having legal custody but paying child-support, so long as either parent remains domiciled in South Carolina.
D. Independent persons who reside in South Carolina pursuant to a visa, other than a student visa, for less than twelve months but who have full-time employment in the State, and their dependents, are eligible for in-state rates for as long as the independent person remains employed on a full-time basis in the State.
E. The residence and domicile of a dependent minor shall be is presumed to be that of the parent of such the dependent minor."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.