H 4460 General Bill, By Townsend, Walker, Wilkins, Martin, W.D. Smith, Stille and 
White
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 59-101-215 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON IS NOT A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED
 STATES AND IS FROM A COUNTRY THAT IS A STATE SPONSOR OF INTERNATIONAL
 TERRORISM AS DETERMINED BY THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE IN
 CONSULTATION WITH THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL UNDER APPLICABLE
 PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL LAW, HE MAY ONLY ATTEND A PRIVATE OR PUBLIC INSTITUTION
 OF HIGHER LEARNING OF THIS STATE IF HE POSSESSES A NONIMMIGRANT VISA ISSUED BY
 THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AFTER THE DEPARTMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT HE DOES NOT
 POSE A THREAT TO THE SAFETY OR NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO
 PROVIDE THAT THE ABOVE PROVISIONS ARE CONTINGENT ON THE ENACTMENT OF FEDERAL
 LEGISLATION WHICH REQUIRES THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE IN CONJUNCTION
 WITH THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL THROUGH THE IMMIGRATION PROCESS TO
 RESTRICT THE ADMISSIBILITY INTO THIS COUNTRY OF NONIMMIGRANTS FROM COUNTRIES
 THAT ARE STATE SPONSORS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.

   01/08/02  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-45
   01/08/02  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-45

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-215 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON IS NOT A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES AND IS FROM A COUNTRY THAT IS A STATE SPONSOR OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AS DETERMINED BY THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL UNDER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL LAW, HE MAY ONLY ATTEND A PRIVATE OR PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING OF THIS STATE IF HE POSSESSES A NONIMMIGRANT VISA ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AFTER THE DEPARTMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT HE DOES NOT POSE A THREAT TO THE SAFETY OR NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE ABOVE PROVISIONS ARE CONTINGENT ON THE ENACTMENT OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION WHICH REQUIRES THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL THROUGH THE IMMIGRATION PROCESS TO RESTRICT THE ADMISSIBILITY INTO THIS COUNTRY OF NONIMMIGRANTS FROM COUNTRIES THAT ARE STATE SPONSORS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.

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

SECTION    1.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 59-101-215.    If a person is not a citizen of the United States and is from a country that is a state sponsor of international terrorism as determined by the United States Secretary of State in consultation with the United States Attorney General under applicable provisions of federal law, he may only attend a private or public institution of higher learning of this State if he possesses a nonimmigrant visa issued by the Department of State after the department has determined that he does not pose a threat to the safety or national security of the United States according to standards developed by the Secretary of State.

    Compliance with the provisions of this section is the responsibility of each institution of higher learning."

SECTION    2.    The provisions of Section 59-101-215 are contingent on the enactment of federal legislation which requires the United States Secretary of State in conjunction with the United States Attorney General through the immigration process to restrict the admissibility into this country of nonimmigrants from countries that are state sponsors of international terrorism.

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.