S 0669 General Bill, By Wilson
Similar (H 3684)
Summary: Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Freedom of Choice Act, School Districts, Colleges and Universities, Tuition
    A BILL TO ENACT THE "PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP FREEDOM OF CHOICE ACT" INCLUDING PROVISIONS TO AMEND SECTION 59-104-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS SHALL NOT BE ALLOCATED TO INDIVIDUAL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OR BETWEEN PUBLIC AND INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS BUT INSTEAD SHALL BE AWARDED TO STUDENTS BASED ON ACADEMIC CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THESE STUDENTS MAY THEN USE THESE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO ATTEND ANY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THIS STATE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 59-143-30, RELATING TO ALLOCATIONS FOR CERTAIN HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALLOCATIONS FOR PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIPS TO INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS SHALL BE COMBINED TOGETHER AND USED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED ABOVE.
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05/08/01	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-4
05/08/01	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education SJ-4