South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A42, R62, S484

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Fair and Jackson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22736sj07.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 22, 2007
Introduced in the House on May 1, 2007
Last Amended on May 16, 2007
Passed by the General Assembly on May 17, 2007
Governor's Action: June 4, 2007, Signed

Summary: Independent institution of higher learning

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/22/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-4
   2/22/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-4
   4/24/2007  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education SJ-8
   4/26/2007  Senate  Amended SJ-23
   4/26/2007  Senate  Read second time SJ-23
   4/26/2007  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day SJ-23
   4/27/2007  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-1
    5/1/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-7
    5/1/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-7
   5/15/2007  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and 
                        Means HJ-9
   5/16/2007  House   Amended HJ-86
   5/16/2007  House   Read second time HJ-87
   5/17/2007  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        HJ-12
   5/17/2007  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-32
   5/29/2007          Ratified R 62
    6/4/2007          Signed By Governor
    6/6/2007          Copies available
    6/6/2007          Effective date 06/04/07
   6/15/2007          Act No. 42

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/22/2007
4/24/2007
4/26/2007
5/15/2007
5/16/2007

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

(A42, R62, S484)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-113-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING TUITION GRANTS, SO AS TO INCLUDE IN THE DEFINITION AN INDEPENDENT BACHELOR'S LEVEL INSTITUTION CHARTERED BEFORE 1962 WHOSE MAJOR CAMPUS AND HEADQUARTERS ARE LOCATED WITHIN SOUTH CAROLINA.

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

Definition revised

SECTION    1.    Section 59-113-50 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-113-50.    For the purposes of this chapter, an independent institution of higher learning means an:

(1)    independent eleemosynary junior or senior college in South Carolina whose major campus and headquarters are located within South Carolina and which is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools; or

(2)    independent bachelor's level institution chartered before 1962 whose major campus and headquarters are located within South Carolina."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2007.

Approved the 4th day of June, 2007.

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