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S*0125 (Rat #0178, Act #0156 of 2024) General Bill, By Hembree, Turner, Young, Setzler, Fanning and Climer
Summary: Scholarship Stipend
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-149-15, RELATING TO ADDITIONAL LIFE SCHOLARSHIP STIPENDS FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS MAJORS, SO AS TO EXTEND STIPEND AVAILABILITY TO EDUCATION MAJORS, TO DEFINE EDUCATION MAJORS AND REDEFINE SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS MAJORS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES AND OTHER REVISIONS, TO PROVIDE EDUCATION MAJOR STIPEND RECIPIENTS MUST CONTRACTUALLY AGREE TO TEACH IN SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR CERTAIN PERIODS OF TIME, AND TO PROVIDE GRANDFATHER PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN EXISTING STIPEND RECIPIENTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-104-25, RELATING TO ADDITIONAL PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP STIPENDS FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS MAJORS, SO AS TO EXTEND STIPEND AVAILABILITY TO EDUCATION MAJORS, TO DEFINE EDUCATION MAJORS AND REDEFINE SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS MAJORS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES AND OTHER REVISIONS, TO PROVIDE EDUCATION MAJOR STIPEND RECIPIENTS MUST CONTRACTUALLY AGREE TO TEACH IN SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR CERTAIN PERIODS OF TIME, AND TO PROVIDE GRANDFATHER PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN EXISTING STIPEND RECIPIENTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-149-50, RELATING TO LIFE SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE ACT TEST AS AN OPTION FOR ELIGIBILITY, TO PROVIDE THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL DETERMINE THE MINIMUM QUALIFYING ACT SCORE, TO PROVIDE THIS MINIMUM QUALIFYING SCORE MUST BE THE EQUIVALENT OF THE MINIMUM QUALIFYING SAT SCORE, TO PROVIDE THE COMMISSION PERIODICALLY SHALL ADJUST THESE MINIMUM QUALIFYING SCORES COMMENSURATE WITH SCORING SCALE ADJUSTMENTS MADE BY THE TESTING PROVIDER, AND TO PROVIDE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES MUST CONSIDER THE MINIMUM SCORING REQUIREMENT IN EFFECT AT THE TIME A TEST IS TAKEN WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER AN INDIVIDUAL SATISFIES THE MINIMUM SCORING REQUIREMENT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-104-20, RELATING TO THE DURATION OF PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIPS, SO AS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WHO USE PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND ELIGIBLE TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING SHALL RECEIVE A MAXIMUM OF FOUR CONTINUOUS SEMESTERS AND MAY CONTINUE TO USE SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND AN ELIGIBLE FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION, SUBJECT TO THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SEMESTERS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP. - RATIFIED TITLE
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11/30/22Senate Prefiled
11/30/22Senate Referred to Committee on Education
01/10/23Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 69)
01/10/23Senate Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 69)
02/08/23 Scrivener's error corrected
02/22/23Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education (Senate Journal-page 8)
02/27/23 Scrivener's error corrected
02/28/23Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 19)
03/01/23Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 8)
03/01/23Senate Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 8)
03/01/23Senate Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 8)
03/07/23House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 14)
03/07/23House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 14)
05/01/24House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
05/07/24House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Erickson, Hixon, Carter, O'Neal, Sessions, MM Smith, BL Cox, Guffey, West, Robbins, Calhoon, Bustos, Long (House Journal-page 131)
05/08/24House Amended (House Journal-page 264)
05/08/24House Read second time (House Journal-page 264)
05/08/24House Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 268)
05/09/24House Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 86)
05/09/24 Scrivener's error corrected
05/09/24Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 11)
05/15/24 Ratified R 178
05/20/24 Signed By Governor
05/29/24 Effective date 07/01/24
05/29/24 Act No. 156



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