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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4599 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20020129 Primary Sponsor:Merrill All Sponsors:Merrill, Dantzler, Edge, Hinson and Quinn Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20892sd02.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:Non-U.S. citizen may not be awarded academic or need-based scholarship, grant, or loan History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20020129 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-295 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO ACADEMIC OR NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIP, GRANT, OR LOAN FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITH STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS MAY BE AWARDED BY A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 59-103-5 OR BY ANY OTHER ENTITY TO A STUDENT WHO IS NOT A UNITED STATES CITIZEN.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-101-295. No academic or need-based scholarship, grant, or loan funded in whole or in part with state or local funds may be awarded by a public institution of higher learning as defined in Section 59-103-5 or by any other entity to a student who is not a United States citizen."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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