S*0484(Rat #0062, Act #0042 of 2007)  General Bill, By Fair and Jackson
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-113-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR
 PURPOSES OF PROVIDING TUITION GRANTS, SO AS TO INCLUDE IN THE DEFINITION AN
 INDEPENDENT BACHELOR'S LEVEL INSTITUTION CHARTERED BEFORE 1962 WHOSE MAJOR
 CAMPUS AND HEADQUARTERS ARE LOCATED WITHIN SOUTH CAROLINA. - ratified title

   02/22/07  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-4
   02/22/07  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-4
   04/24/07  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education SJ-8
   04/26/07  Senate Amended SJ-23
   04/26/07  Senate Read second time SJ-23
   04/26/07  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-23
   04/27/07  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-1
   05/01/07  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-7
   05/01/07  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-7
   05/15/07  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways
                     and Means HJ-9
   05/16/07  House  Amended HJ-86
   05/16/07  House  Read second time HJ-87
   05/17/07  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-12
   05/17/07  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-32
   05/29/07         Ratified R 62
   06/04/07         Signed By Governor
   06/06/07         Copies available
   06/06/07         Effective date 06/04/07
   06/15/07         Act No. 42

(A42, R62, S484)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-113-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING TUITION GRANTS, SO AS TO INCLUDE IN THE DEFINITION AN INDEPENDENT BACHELOR'S LEVEL INSTITUTION CHARTERED BEFORE 1962 WHOSE MAJOR CAMPUS AND HEADQUARTERS ARE LOCATED WITHIN SOUTH CAROLINA.

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

Definition revised

SECTION    1.    Section 59-113-50 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-113-50.    For the purposes of this chapter, an independent institution of higher learning means an:

(1)    independent eleemosynary junior or senior college in South Carolina whose major campus and headquarters are located within South Carolina and which is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools; or

(2)    independent bachelor's level institution chartered before 1962 whose major campus and headquarters are located within South Carolina."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2007.

Approved the 4th day of June, 2007.