South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4537
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Taylor
Companion/Similar bill(s): 356
Document Path: LC-0437WAB25.docx
Introduced in the House on May 8, 2025
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 5/8/2025 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 43) |
| 5/8/2025 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 43) |
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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-101-620, RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL FEE WAIVERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT HIGHER INSTITUTIONS MAY OFFER UP TO AN ADDITIONAL FOUR PERCENT OF EDUCATIONAL FEE WAIVERS LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE BENEFIT OF UNDERGRADUATE IN-STATE STUDENTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-101-620 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
Section 59-101-620. (A) A public institution of higher learning may offer educational fee waivers to no more than four percent of the undergraduate student body.
(B) The provision of subsection (A) notwithstanding, institutions of higher learning may offer up to, but may not exceed, an additional four percent of educational fee waivers provided that additional waivers, if any, are limited exclusively to the benefit of undergraduate South Carolina in-state students.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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