South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3047

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Merrill, Viers, Vaughn, Hinson, Kirsh, Umphlett, Witherspoon, Richardson and Cotty
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3050sl03.doc

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Non-U.S. citizen eligible to receive state or local funded scholarship, grant or loan awarded by public institution of higher education

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/4/2002  House   Prefiled
   12/4/2002  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/14/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-26
   1/14/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-27
   1/21/2003  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Richardson, 
                        Ceips
    2/4/2003  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cotty
    2/6/2003  House   Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Ceips
   2/26/2003  House   Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: W.D.Smith

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/4/2002

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-295 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ACADEMIC OR A NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIP, GRANT, OR LOAN FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITH STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS MAY NOT BE AWARDED BY A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 59-103-5 OR BY ANOTHER 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.    Chapter 101, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-101-295.    A public institution of higher learning as defined in Section 59-103-5 or another entity may not award an academic or a need-based scholarship, grant, or loan funded in whole or in part with state or local funds 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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