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S. 1391
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Pinckney
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\10723sj05.doc
Introduced in the Senate on May 4, 2006
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance
Summary: HOPE scholarships
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5/4/2006 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6 5/4/2006 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-6
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 59-150-370, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HOPE SCHOLARSHIPS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SCHOLARSHIP BE AUTOMATICALLY FUNDED FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE SCHOLARSHIP TO ALL ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-150-370 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately designated subsection at the end to read:
"( ) There is automatically appropriated from the general fund of the State whatever amount is necessary to provide the HOPE Scholarships authorized by this section to all eligible recipients."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to scholarships awarded for the 2005-2006 and subsequent academic years.
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