South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 3086

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Daning, J.E. Smith, Crosby, R.L. Brown, M.S. McLeod, Taylor, J.R. Smith, Wells, Hixon, Rivers and Gilliard
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3006sd13.docx

Introduced in the House on January 8, 2013
Introduced in the Senate on March 21, 2013
Last Amended on March 20, 2013
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education

Summary: Tuition rates for military personnel and dependents

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/11/2012  House   Prefiled
  12/11/2012  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
    1/8/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 78)
    1/8/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 78)
   1/10/2013  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.S.McLeod
   1/15/2013  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
   1/17/2013  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.R.Smith, 
                        Wells, Hixon
   3/11/2013  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and 
                        Public Works (House Journal-page 2)
   3/12/2013          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/20/2013  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, Gilliard
   3/20/2013  House   Amended (House Journal-page 95)
   3/20/2013  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 95)
   3/20/2013  House   Roll call Yeas-110  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 97)
   3/21/2013  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 24)
   3/21/2013  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 12)
   3/21/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 12)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/11/2012
3/11/2013
3/12/2013
3/20/2013

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AMENDED

March 20, 2013

H. 3086

Introduced by Reps. Daning, J.E. Smith, Crosby, R.L. Brown, M.S. McLeod, Taylor, J.R. Smith, Wells, Hixon, Rivers and Gilliard

S. Printed 3/20/13--H.

Read the first time January 8, 2013.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-112-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR DEPENDENTS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE CRITERIA UNDER WHICH VETERANS WHO ARE HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND THEIR DEPENDENTS MAY RECEIVE IN-STATE TUITION RATES.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-112-50 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 133 of 2012, is further amended to read:

"Section 59-112-50.    (A)(1) Notwithstanding another provision of law, during the period of their assignment to duty in South Carolina, members of the Armed Services of the United States stationed in South Carolina and their dependents are eligible for in-state tuition rates. When these armed service personnel are ordered away from the State, their dependents are eligible for in-state tuition rates as long as they remain continuously enrolled at the state institution in which they are enrolled at the time the assignment ends or transfer to an eligible institution during the term or semester, excluding summer terms, immediately following their enrollment at the previous institution. In the event of a transfer, the receiving institution shall verify the decision made by the student's previous institution in order to certify the student's eligibility for in-state tuition rates. It is the responsibility of the transferring student to ensure that all documents required to verify both the previous and present residency decisions are provided to the institution. These persons and their dependents are eligible for in-state tuition rates after their discharge from the armed services even though they were not enrolled at a state institution at the time of their discharge, if they have evidenced an intent to establish domicile in South Carolina and if they have resided in South Carolina for a period of at least twelve months immediately preceding their discharge.

(B)(1)    Active duty military personnel may be charged less than the undergraduate tuition rate for South Carolina residents for courses that are presented on a distance basis, regardless of residency.

(B)(2)    For purposes of this section, 'active duty military personnel' includes, but is not limited to, active duty guardsmen and active duty reservists.

(C)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a veteran of the Armed Services of the United States, who has evidenced intent to establish domicile in South Carolina and their dependents, are entitled to receive in-state tuition and fees at state institutions without the requirement of one year of physical presence in this State. For purposes of this subsection, a 'veteran' is defined as an individual who has served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces and who has been honorably discharged from service."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect July 1, 2013.

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