South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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H. 4046

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Clyburn, Limehouse and Hosey
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11506bh09.docx

Introduced in the House on May 14, 2009
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Life, Hope, or Palmetto Fellows scholarships

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/14/2009  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-12
   5/14/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-13

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/14/2009

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENT WHO OTHERWISE QUALIFIES FOR THE LIFE, HOPE, OR PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP BUT WHO HAS APPLIED TO AND BEEN ACCEPTED BY A SCHOOL IN ANOTHER STATE BECAUSE NO PUBLIC COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OFFERS HIS CHOSEN PRE-VETERINARY MEDICINE MAJOR SHALL RECEIVE THE SCHOLARSHIP FOR WHICH HE QUALIFIES TO BE USED FOR PAYMENT OF TUITION AT THE OUT-OF-STATE INSTITUTION.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 101, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-101-35.    A South Carolina resident who otherwise qualifies for the LIFE Scholarship established pursuant to Section 59-149-10, the HOPE Scholarship established pursuant to Section 59-150-370, or the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship established pursuant to Section 59-104-20, but who has applied to and been accepted by a school in another state because no public college or university offers his chosen pre-veterinary medicine major, shall receive the scholarship for which he qualifies to be used for payment of tuition at the out-of-state institution."

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

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