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H. 4320
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. McGee, Altman, G.M. Smith, Coates, Norman, Simrill and Kirsh
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Introduced in the House on January 10, 2006
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works
Summary: USC-Columbia
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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11/16/2005 House Prefiled
11/16/2005 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
1/10/2006 House Introduced and read first time HJ-29
1/10/2006 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-29
1/17/2006 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Coates, Norman,
Simrill, Kirsh
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-117-95 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE FALL 2006 SEMESTER, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA-COLUMBIA MUST ADMIT AS ENTERING FIRST-YEAR FRESHMEN ENROLLED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS AT LEAST FOUR THOUSAND STUDENTS, EIGHTY PERCENT OR MORE OF WHOM MUST QUALIFY FOR IN-STATE TUITION, AND TO DEFINE "FULL TIME" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 117, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-117-95. Beginning with the fall 2006 semester, the University of South Carolina-Columbia must admit as entering first-year freshmen enrolled on a full-time basis at least four thousand students, eighty percent or more of whom must qualify for in-state tuition. 'Full-time' as defined in this section means students taking at least twelve credit hours a semester."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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