H 3793 General Bill, By Davenport, Brantley, Rutherford, Cotty, Mitchell, 
Alexander, Anthony, Ballentine, Battle, Bedingfield, Bingham, Bowen, Branham, 
G. Brown, Cato, Chalk, Chellis, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Dantzler, 
Delleney, Duncan, Edge, Gambrell, Hagood, Hamilton, Hardwick, Herbkersman, 
Hiott, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Jennings, Kelly, Knight, Leach, 
Limehouse, Littlejohn, Mahaffey, Merrill, Moss, Neilson, Ott, Owens, Perry, 
Pinson, Sandifer, Scarborough, Scott, Simrill, D.C. Smith, G.R. Smith, 
J.R. Smith, W.D. Smith, Spires, Talley, Taylor, Toole, Umphlett, Viers, Walker, 
Weeks, Whitmire and Witherspoon
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-149-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO LIFE SCHOLARSHIPS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A "PUBLIC OR
 INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION" A STUDENT MAY ATTEND TO RECEIVE A LIFE SCHOLARSHIP
 INCLUDES AN INSTITUTION THAT OFFERS A DOCTORATE OF CHIROPRACTIC DEGREE
 PROGRAM, WAS FOUNDED IN 1973, IS ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON COLLEGES OF
 THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS AND THE COMMISSION OF
 ACCREDITATION OF THE COUNCIL ON CHIROPRACTIC EDUCATION, AND IS LOCATED IN
 SOUTH CAROLINA.

   03/27/07  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-92
   03/27/07  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-92

TO AMEND SECTION 59-149-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LIFE SCHOLARSHIPS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A "PUBLIC OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION" A STUDENT MAY ATTEND TO RECEIVE A LIFE SCHOLARSHIP INCLUDES AN INSTITUTION THAT OFFERS A DOCTORATE OF CHIROPRACTIC DEGREE PROGRAM, WAS FOUNDED IN 1973, IS ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON COLLEGES OF THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS AND THE COMMISSION OF ACCREDITATION OF THE COUNCIL ON CHIROPRACTIC EDUCATION, AND IS LOCATED IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-149-10(B)(2) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 162 of 2005, is further amended to read:

"(2)    a public or independent bachelor's level institution chartered before 1962 whose major campus and headquarters are located within South Carolina; or an independent bachelor's level institution which was incorporated in its original charter in 1962, was granted a license to operate in 1997 by the Commission on Higher Education, has continued to maintain a campus in South Carolina, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, or an institution that offers a doctorate of chiropractic degree program, was founded in 1973, is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Commission of Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education, and is located in South Carolina. Institutions whose sole purpose is religious or theological training, or the granting of professional degrees do not meet the definition of 'public or independent institution' for purposes of this chapter."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies beginning with the 2007 fall semester.