South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 370

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Ford
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20184sd03.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 297

Introduced in the Senate on February 18, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education

Summary: SC State University, to establish law school and undergraduate engineering school

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/18/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-3
   2/18/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-3

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2/18/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-127-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE FALL SEMESTER OF 2005, AN ENGINEERING SCHOOL AND A LAW SCHOOL SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT ITS CAMPUS IN ORANGEBURG, AND TO PROVIDE THAT FUNDS FOR THE ENGINEERING SCHOOL AND THE LAW SCHOOL SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT AND MAY BE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE UNIVERSITY FROM OTHER FUNDS AND PRIVATE DONATIONS.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 127, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-127-65.    Beginning with the fall semester of 2005, an engineering school and a law school shall be established by the board of trustees of South Carolina State University at its campus in Orangeburg. Funds for the engineering school and the law school shall be provided by the General Assembly in the annual general appropriations act and may be supplemented by the university from other funds and private donations."

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

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