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General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Courson, Hayes, Vaughn, McConnell, Mescher, Knotts, Gregory, Fair and Alexander
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Introduced in the Senate on January 9, 2007
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education
Summary: Home school students
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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11/29/2006 Senate Prefiled
11/29/2006 Senate Referred to Committee on Education
1/9/2007 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-28
1/9/2007 Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-28
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 59-149-50(D) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATED TO CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE LIFE SCHOLARSHIP, TO PROVIDE THAT HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS MAY SUBMIT AN ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPT PREPARED AND SIGNED BY A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN PROVIDING HOME SCHOOL INSTRUCTION TO MEET THE GRADE POINT AVERAGE REQUIREMENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-149-50(D) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(D) Beginning with school year 2002-2003, an entering freshman at a four-year institution to be eligible for a LIFE Scholarship in addition to the other requirements of this chapter shall meet two of the following three criteria:
(1) have the grade point average required by this section;
(2) have the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or equivalent ACT score required by this section;
(3) be in the top thirty percent of his high school graduating class.
For home school students and students whose high school graduating class is less than fifty students, the Commission on Higher Education may define alternative criteria for students to meet the requirement of item (3).
Home school students may submit an academic transcript prepared and signed by a parent or legal guardian providing home school instruction to meet the grade point average requirement for eligibility established in this section.
After receipt of a LIFE Scholarship by an entering freshman beginning with school year 2002-2003, a student shall meet the criteria established in this chapter to retain or regain the scholarship.
For an exceptionally gifted student who is accepted into college without having attended high school, the Commission on Higher Education shall define alternative criteria for the student to qualify for a LIFE Scholarship."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies retroactively to the 2005-2006 academic year.
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