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S. 273
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Ford
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3067sd05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 203
Introduced in the Senate on January 18, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education
Summary: SCSU to establish law school
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/18/2005 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-8 1/18/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-8
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VERSIONS OF THIS 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 2006, AN ENGINEERING SCHOOL AND A LAW SCHOOL MUST 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 MUST 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 2006, an engineering school and a law school must 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 must 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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