Senator FANNING proposed the following amendment (WAB\419C309.SM.WAB20):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 28, page 49, by deleting Section 59-53-30(A) and inserting:

/" Section 59-53-30. (A)Institutions of the South Carolina Technical Education System shall maintain open admissions policies unless determined to be economically unfeasible by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority and are allowed to have differing admissions policies if necessary to meet local workforce needs and may establish and maintain low tuition and fees in order to provide access to post-secondary education and insure that such educational opportunities shall not be denied to anyone. /