S 0328 General Bill, By Alexander, Ford and Knotts
Summary: College degree
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 16-13-15, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FALSIFYING OR ALTERING A TRANSCRIPT OR DIPLOMA AND FRAUDULENT USE OF FALSIFIED OR ALTERED TRANSCRIPT OR DIPLOMA, SO AS TO INCLUDE FALSIFYING OR ALTERING A DEGREE AND FRAUDULENT USE OF A FALSIFIED OR ALTERED DEGREE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO KNOWINGLY ISSUE, MANUFACTURE, OR USE A FALSE POST-SECONDARY DEGREE, CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA, TRANSCRIPT, OR OTHER ACADEMIC CREDENTIAL FOR GENERAL ACADEMIC OR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES INCLUDING TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT.
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01/24/07	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-8
01/24/07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-8
01/26/07	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Hawkins (ch), Sheheen, Lourie, Vaughn
05/02/07	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-13
05/03/07		Scrivener's error corrected