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A208, R241, S1077

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Rankin, Hutto and McConnell
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\rankin\jud0045.nc.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 6, 2008
Introduced in the House on April 9, 2008
Passed by the General Assembly on April 17, 2008
Governor's Action: May 13, 2008, Signed

Summary: Educational broadband service spectrum

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/6/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-14
    2/6/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-14
   2/11/2008  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Ford, Scott, 
                        Campbell SJ-14
    3/5/2008  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        SJ-14
    4/2/2008  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-17
    4/2/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-17
    4/8/2008  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-10
    4/9/2008  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-7
   4/15/2008  House   Debate adjourned until Wednesday, April 16, 2008 HJ-36
   4/16/2008  House   Read second time HJ-19
   4/17/2008  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-32
    5/8/2008          Ratified R 241
   5/13/2008          Signed By Governor
   5/19/2008          Copies available
   5/19/2008          Effective date 05/13/08
   5/20/2008          Act No. 208

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/6/2008
3/5/2008
4/2/2008
4/9/2008

(A208, R241, S1077)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 11-35-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPLICATION OF THE PROCUREMENT CODE, SO AS TO EXEMPT LICENSES GRANTED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION TO GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE AND TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE THAT AUTHORIZE THE USE OF THE EDUCATIONAL BROADBAND SERVICE SPECTRUM FROM THE PROCUREMENT CODE AND TO PROVIDE THAT LEASE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE RESPECTIVE COLLEGES AND THIRD PARTIES MAY NOT INCLUDE PRICING REQUIREMENTS AND MUST RESULT IN THE RECEIPT OF THE MARKET RATE FOR THE SPECTRUM CAPACITY.

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

Greenville Technical College and Trident Technical College licenses exempted from Procurement Code

SECTION    1.    Section 11-35-40 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 110 of 2007, is further amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:

"( )    The licenses granted by the Federal Communications Commission to Greenville Technical College and Trident Technical College authorizing the use of the band of the Educational Broadband Service spectrum are exempt from the requirements of this code. If Greenville Technical College and Trident Technical College enter into contracts with third parties to lease their spectrum capacity, Greenville Technical College and Trident Technical College must not impose any pricing requirements on those third parties. Any lease agreements with third parties must be designed so that Greenville Technical College and Trident Technical College receive the market rate for the spectrum capacity."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 8th day of May, 2008.

Approved the 13th day of May, 2008.

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