South Carolina General Assembly

General Appropriations Bill H. 4700 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998

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34     TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 59-113-45 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION
35     GRANT FUNDS SHALL BE DISBURSED TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ON A SEMESTER-BY-SEMESTER BASIS, AND TO


PART II PAGE 534 1 PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH INTEREST ACCRUING ON THE BALANCE OF UNDISBURSED TUITION 2 GRANT FUNDS SHALL BE CALCULATED AND AWARDED. 3 4 A. The 1976 Code is amended by adding: 5 6 "Section 59-113-45. South Carolina Tuition Grant funds shall be disbursed to eligible students on a semester-by-semester basis. 7 Interest accruing on the balance of undisbursed tuition grant funds on deposit with the State Treasurer's office from September fifteenth 8 through December thirty-first shall be calculated by the State Treasurer's office and transferred within thirty days to the South Carolina 9 Tuition Grant Commission to be awarded as tuition grants to eligible students." 10 11 B. This section takes effect upon approval by the Governor. 12