South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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S. 377

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Grooms, Campbell, Thurmond, Bennett and Campsen
Document Path: l:\s-res\lkg\014univ.ls.lkg.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 28, 2015
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education

Summary: College of Charleston Board of Trustees

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/28/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 12)
   1/28/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 12)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/28/2015

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-130-30 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TO ALLOW THE BOARD TO CREATE A UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON AS A RESEARCH UNIVERSITY.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-130-30(20) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(20)    create a University of Charleston, South Carolina, a research university, and serve as the corporate board of trustees for the university. The board may transfer those academic and other programs it considers proper from the college to the university and exercise the necessary powers and authority for the university as set forth in this section. The president of the college shall serve as the president of the university, and the board may create other officers for the university it considers necessary. All other provisions of law relating to the college must be construed to include the university."

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

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