South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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S. 624

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Education Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dbs\31009ac11.docx

Introduced in the Senate on February 24, 2011
Introduced in the House on March 29, 2011
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Hope Scholarship (D. No. 4145)

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/24/2011  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (Senate Journal-page 6)
   3/23/2011  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 15)
   3/23/2011  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 15)
   3/24/2011  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 13)
   3/29/2011  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 22)
   3/29/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 22)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/24/2011
2/24/2011-A

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INTRODUCED

February 24, 2011

S. 624

Introduced by Education Committee

S. Printed 2/24/11--S.

Read the first time February 24, 2011.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, RELATING TO SOUTH CAROLINA HOPE SCHOLARSHIP, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4145, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

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

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the Commission on Higher Education, relating to South Carolina HOPE Scholarship, designated as Regulation Document Number 4145, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

This proposed regulation will clarify the policies and procedures for administering the SC HOPE Scholarship Program at the public and independent colleges and universities in the state. In addition, the proposed regulation also provides the procedures that institutions must follow when determining students' eligibility and when disbursing the SC HOPE Scholarship funds to eligible students in accordance with the SC Illegal Immigration Reform Act. This regulation is being promulgated to implement this legislative mandate by including the appropriate language in the awarding procedures. The proposed regulation will require legislative review.

A Notice of Drafting was published in the State Register on May 28, 2010.

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