H*2376(Rat #0431, Act #0375 of 1980)  General Bill, By W.R. Kinard
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 59-111-50, so as to provide that no person who has defaulted on a National
 Direct Student Loan, a National Defense Student Loan, a Guaranteed-Federally
 Insured Student Loan, a Nursing Student Loan, a Health Professions Student
 Loan or a Law Enforcement Educational Loan shall be employed by the State or
 any of its departments, agencies or subdivisions until all defaults are cured
 and loan payments made current and provide exceptions in the event of written
 agreements between the defaulter and his lender.-at

   01/31/79  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-365
   01/31/79  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-365
   03/29/79  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary HJ-1079
   06/14/79  House  Debate adjourned HJ-2633
   06/20/79  House  Amended HJ-2698
   06/20/79  House  Debate adjourned HJ-2699
   06/21/79  House  Amended HJ-2764
   06/21/79  House  Read second time HJ-2764
   06/26/79  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2812
   06/28/79  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-11
   06/28/79  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-11
   03/12/80  Senate Committee report: Favorable Finance SJ-13
   04/10/80  Senate Read second time SJ-23
   04/15/80  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-9
   04/17/80  House  Ratified R 431 HJ-2192
   04/23/80         Signed By Governor
   04/23/80         Effective date 04/23/80
   04/23/80         Act No. 375
   04/29/80         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-111-50 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON WHO HAS DEFAULTED ON A NATIONAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN, A NATIONAL DEFENSE STUDENT LOAN, A GUARANTEED-FEDERALLY INSURED STUDENT LOAN, A NURSING STUDENT LOAN, A HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENT LOAN OR A LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATIONAL LOAN SHALL BE EMPLOYED BY THE STATE OR ANY OF ITS DEPARTMENT, AGENCIES OR SUBDIVISIONS UNTIL ALL DEFAULTS ARE CURED AND LOAN PAYMENTS MADE CURRENT AND PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS IN THE EVENT OF WRITTEN AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE DEFAULTER AND HIS LENDER.

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

Default on certain student loans

Section 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-111-50. No person who has wilfully defaulted on a National Direct Student Loan, a National Defense Student Loan, a Guaranteed-Federally Insured Student Loan, a Nursing Student Loan, a Health Professions Student Loan or a Law Enforcement Educational Loan shall now or hereafter be employed by the State or any of its departments, agencies or subdivisions until all defaults are cured and loan payments made current; provided, however, that if such person and his lender voluntarily enter into an agreement after default under which terms the debt will be repaid and the lender confirms this agreement in writing with the state agency, department or subdivision, the loan shall not be considered in default and the default shall be considered as cured so long as the person complies with the terms of the agreement."

Time effective

Section 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.