Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by
deleting all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. This act must be known and may be cited as the "Military Priority Registration Act".
SECTION 2. Article 1, Chapter 103, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-103-37.
(A) For purposes of this section:
(1)
'Military-related students' are defined as:
(a)
active-duty members of the uniformed services;
(b)
reservists;
(c)
members of the South Carolina National Guard; and
(d)
veterans of the uniformed services, with the exception of
those separated through:
(i)
general discharge under other than
honorable conditions;
(ii)
bad conduct discharge; or
(iii)
dishonorable discharge.
(2)
'Professional careers' mean courses of study that prepare
a student for a particular occupation or profession.
(B) Public institutions
of higher learning shall give enrollment priority to
military-related students as provided in this section.
(C) To demonstrate
eligibility for priority course enrollment, a student must
submit both the military priority enrollment request form and
proof of military-related status to the registrar's office.
Materials may be submitted in person, via email, fax, or postal
mail. Any of the following are sufficient to document proof of
military-related status:
(1)
DD Form 214 - Certificate of Release or Discharge from
Active Duty;
(2)
DD Form 256 - Honorable Discharge Certificate;
(3)
WD AGO - Enlistment Record;
(4)
military orders;
(5)
military identification card; or
(6)
veteran identification card issued in South Carolina.
(D)(1) To demonstrate
eligibility for the ensuing:
(a)
summer session or fall semester, documentation must be
received before March first; and
(b)
January term or spring semester, documentation must be
received by October first.
(2)
These deadlines apply to students in the undergraduate,
graduate, and professional careers.
(E) For the purposes of
this section, the following constitutes priority course
enrollment for the fall and spring semesters:
(1)
for the undergraduate career, second, third and
fourth-year students are assigned priority enrollment
appointment dates within their class year;
(2)
for the graduate career, students are assigned enrollment
appointment dates one day before other students within the
graduate career;
(3)
for the professional careers, eligible students may
request priority enrollment for graduation requirement courses;
and
(4)
for January term and summer session, military-related
students are assigned enrollment appointment dates in the first
enrollment group."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.