South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 13


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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      13
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010110
Primary Sponsor:                  Passailaigue
All Sponsors:                     Passailaigue, Ford, Reese, Branton
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20073sd01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Date of Last Amendment:           20010328
Subject:                          Independent institution of higher 
                                  learning, definition revised; Colleges and 
                                  Universities, Higher Education Commission


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010405  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee
Senate  20010404  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  20010403  Read second time, notice of
                  general amendments
Senate  20010328  Committee amendment adopted
Senate  20010327  Committee report: Favorable with       04 SED
                  amendment
Senate  20010110  Introduced, read first time,           04 SED
                  referred to Committee


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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

March 28, 2001

    S. 13

Introduced by Senators Passailaigue, Ford, Reese and Branton

S. Printed 3/28/01--S.

Read the first time January 10, 2001.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-113-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF AN INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING, SO AS TO REVISE THIS DEFINITION.

    Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-113-50 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 464 of 1988, is further amended to read:

    "Section 59-113-50.    For the purposes of this chapter, an independent institution of higher learning means any 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 an independent bachelor's level institution which has attained 501(c)(3) tax status, was licensed to operate in South Carolina prior to 1984, and is accredited by the New England Association of Colleges and Schools."

SECTION    2.    Section 59-149-10(B) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 418 of 1998, is amended to read:

    "(B)    For purposes of this chapter, a 'public or independent institution' which a student may attend to receive a LIFE Scholarship includes the following:

        (1)    a South Carolina public institution defined in Section 59-103-5 and an independent institution as defined in Section 59-113-50.;

        (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 has attained 501(c)(3) tax status and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools or the New England Association of Colleges and Schools; or a public or independent two-year institution which has attained 501(c)(3) tax status. 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    3.    Section 12-6-3385(B)(2) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 100 of 1999, is further amended to read:

    "(2)    A 'designated institution' means 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 has attained 501(c)(3) tax status and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools or the New England Association of Colleges and Schools; or a public or independent two-year institution which has attained 501(c)(3) tax status. Institutions whose sole purpose is religious or theological training, or the granting of professional degrees do not meet the definition of 'institution of higher learning' or 'designated institution' as defined in this section."

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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