South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 401

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Sheheen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\pt\2303sj05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 3, 2005
Introduced in the House on April 13, 2005
Last Amended on March 17, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: LIFE Scholarship

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/3/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-2
    2/3/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-2
   3/16/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education 
                        SJ-16
   3/17/2005  Senate  Amended SJ-12
   3/17/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-12
   4/12/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-15
   4/13/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-21
   4/13/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-21

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/3/2005
3/16/2005
3/17/2005

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT AMENDED AND ADOPTED

March 17, 2005

S. 401

Introduced by Senator Sheheen

S. Printed 3/17/05--S.

Read the first time February 3, 2005.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-149-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY OF A STUDENT TO RECEIVE A LIFE SCHOLARSHIP, SO AS TO INCLUDE A STUDENT WHOSE PARENT OR GUARDIAN IS IN THE MILITARY OR HAS RETIRED FROM THE MILITARY WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF THE DATE THE STUDENT APPLIES FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP IF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN HAS PAID INCOME TAXES IN THIS STATE FOR A MAJORITY OF THE YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE AND IS A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-149-50(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 187 of 2004, is further amended to read:

"(A)    To be eligible for a LIFE Scholarship, a student must be either a student who has graduated member of a class graduating from a high school located in this State, a student who has completed at least three of the final four years of high school within this State, a home school student who has successfully completed a high school home school program in this State in the manner required by law, or a student who has graduated graduating from a preparatory high school outside this State, while a dependent of a parent or guardian who is a legal resident of this State and has custody of the dependent, or a student whose parent or guardian has served in or has retired from one of the United States Armed forces within the last four years, paid income taxes in this State for a majority of the years of service, and is a resident of this State. These students also must meet the requirements of subsection (B) and be eligible for in-state tuition and fees as determined pursuant to Chapter 112 of Title 59 and applicable regulations. In addition, beginning with the 1998-1999 school year for those students who graduate from high school on or after May 1998 the student must have graduated from high school with a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade average on a 4.0 scale and have scored 1000 or better on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or have the equivalent ACT score, 1050 or better, beginning with school year 2000-2001, and 1100 or better, beginning with school year 2002-2003; provided that, if the student is to attend such a public or independent two-year college or university in this State, including a technical college, the SAT requirement does not apply. If a student chooses to attend such a public or independent institution of this State and does not make the required SAT score or the required high school grade point average, as applicable, the student may earn a LIFE Scholarship after his freshman year if he meets the grade point average and semester credit hour requirements of subsection (B)."

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

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