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Bill 885

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      885
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20020116
Primary Sponsor:                  Reese
All Sponsors:                     Reese
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20855sd02.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Education Committee 04 SED
Subject:                          Palmetto Fellows Scholarship, amount of 
                                  must be at least five hundred dollars more 
                                  than amount of LIFE Scholarships


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20020116  Introduced, read first time,           04 SED
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 59-104-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIPS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2002-2003 THE AMOUNT OF THE PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP IN ANY YEAR MUST BE AT LEAST FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS MORE THAN THE AMOUNT OF A LIFE SCHOLARSHIP FOR THAT YEAR.

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

SECTION 1. Section 59-104-20 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 289 of 2000, is further amended to read:

"Section 59-104-20. The Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program is established to foster scholarship among the state's post-secondary students and retain outstanding South Carolina high school graduates in the State through awards based on scholarship and achievement. Measures must be taken to ensure equitable minority participation in this program. Recipients of these scholarships are designated Palmetto Fellows. Each Palmetto Fellow shall receive a scholarship in an amount designated by the Commission on Higher Education. Beginning with school year 2002-2003, the amount of the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship in any year must be at least five hundred dollars more than the amount of a LIFE Scholarship for that year. The commission shall promulgate regulations and establish procedures to administer the program and request annual state appropriations for the program.

Students, either new or continuing, must not have been adjudicated delinquent or been convicted or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any felonies or any alcohol or drug-related offenses under the laws of this or any other state or under the laws of the United States in order to be eligible for a Palmetto Fellows Scholarship, except that a high school or college student otherwise qualified who has been adjudicated delinquent or has been convicted or pled guilty or nolo contendere to an alcohol or drug-related misdemeanor offense nevertheless shall be eligible or continue to be eligible for such scholarships after the expiration of one academic year from the date of the adjudication, conviction, or plea."

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

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