South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A48, R54, H3392

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Toole, Clyburn, Jefferson, Limehouse, Vaughn, Pinson and Vick
Document Path: l:\council\bills\pt\2255sj05.doc

Introduced in the House on January 26, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on March 16, 2005
Last Amended on March 14, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on April 26, 2005
Governor's Action: May 3, 2005, Signed

Summary: Exemption from completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/26/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-85
   1/26/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-85
    2/3/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pinson
   3/10/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and 
                        Public Works HJ-3
   3/11/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/14/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vick
   3/14/2005  House   Amended HJ-19
   3/14/2005  House   Read second time HJ-19
   3/15/2005  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-108
   3/16/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-8
   3/16/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-8
   4/21/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Education SJ-10
   4/25/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-13
   4/26/2005  Senate  Read third time and enrolled SJ-10
   4/28/2005          Ratified R 54
    5/3/2005          Signed By Governor
    5/5/2005          Copies available
    5/5/2005          Effective date 05/03/05
    5/9/2005          Act No. 48

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/26/2005
3/10/2005
3/11/2005
3/14/2005
4/21/2005

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A48, R54, H3392)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-150-360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TUITION ASSISTANCE TO ATTEND A STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE OR A TWO-YEAR INSTITUTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A STUDENT FEELS THAT HE WILL DEFINITELY NOT QUALIFY TO RECEIVE FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID, THE STUDENT MAY COMPLETE A SIMPLE FORM OF MINIMUM QUESTIONS TO DETERMINE IF THE STUDENT DEFINITELY WILL NOT QUALIFY TO RECEIVE FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID, AND IF SO, THE STUDENT IS EXEMPT FROM COMPLETING THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID.

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

Tuition assistance to attend a state technical college or a two-year institution

SECTION    1.    Section 59-150-360(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(A)     A person who qualifies for in-state tuition rates pursuant to Chapter 112, Title 59 may receive tuition assistance to attend a technical college of this State or a public two-year institution of higher learning. A person who qualifies for in-state tuition rates pursuant to this title may attend an independent two-year institution of higher learning and receive lottery tuition assistance each year limited to the highest amount of tuition assistance received by students at public two-year institutions. In order to qualify as a first time entering freshman and before attempting twenty-four academic credit hours, a student must:

(1)    be a South Carolina resident for a minimum of one year;

(2)    be enrolled and maintain six credit hours each semester in a certificate, degree, or diploma program;

(3)    make reasonable progress toward completion of the requirements for the certificate, degree, or diploma program;

(4)    complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application. If a student feels that he will definitely not qualify to receive federal financial aid, the student may complete a simple form of minimum questions created by the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education and the Commission on Higher Education to determine if the student definitely will not qualify to receive federal financial aid. If it is determined that the student definitely will not qualify to receive federal financial aid, the student shall sign a form created by the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education and the Commission on Higher Education, and the student is exempted from completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education and the Commission on Higher Education shall promulgate regulations to set thresholds for determining if a student definitely will not qualify to receive federal financial aid; and

(5)    not be the recipient of a LIFE Scholarship.

Regulations for implementation of this section are the responsibility of the South Carolina State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, for the technical college system, and the Commission on Higher Education, for the two-year public and private institutions. These regulations must be developed in a coordinated effort, provide for the allocation of funds based on the tuition assistance granted at each institution, and be interchangeable between each of the institutions affected."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 28th day of April, 2005.

Approved the 3rd day of May, 2005.

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