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H. 5126

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Neilson, Bales and Townsend
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\10187sj04.doc

Introduced in the House on April 14, 2004
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Life Scholarship, fifth year eligibility

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/14/2004  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-95
   4/14/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-95
   4/14/2004          Scrivener's error corrected

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/14/2004
4/14/2004-A

TO AMEND SECTION 59-149-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DURATION OF A SCHOLARSHIP, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT MAY RECEIVE A FIFTH YEAR OF SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY IF HE IS ENROLLED IN AN APPROVED FIVE-YEAR BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAM OR A FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM WHERE THE FIRST DEGREE AWARDED IS A MASTER'S DEGREE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 59-149-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-149-60.    (A)    The student may receive a LIFE Scholarship for not more than ten semesters for a five-year degree program, eight semesters for a four-year degree program, or four semesters for a two-year degree program.

(B)    Notwithstanding subsection (A), a student may receive a fifth year of scholarship eligibility if he is enrolled in an approved five-year bachelor's degree program or a five-year program where the first degree awarded is a master's degree."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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