H 4632 General Bill, By Stavrinakis, Merrill, McCoy, Daning, Murphy and Harrell
Similar (S 1021)
Summary: Charleston University Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-103-22 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, AS A RESEARCH INSTITUTION ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA RESEARCH CENTERS OF ECONOMIC EXCELLENCE, TO REQUIRE THE UNIVERSITY SHALL SUBMIT A CORRESPONDING MISSION STATEMENT TO THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL APPROVE THE MISSION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO CERTAIN DEADLINES, TO PROVIDE THE UNIVERSITY SHALL NOT DUPLICATE ANY DEGREE PROGRAMS OFFERED IN THE CHARLESTON REGION, TO PROVIDE THAT THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON SHALL REMAIN A FOUR YEAR LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE, AND TO PROVIDE THE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON MUST EACH BE ESTABLISHED AS SEPARATE BUDGET SECTIONS IN THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL; AND TO AMEND SECTION 59-2-75, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA RESEARCH CENTERS OF ECONOMIC EXCELLENCE ACT, SO AS TO ADD THE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, TO THE SENIOR RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES ELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN INCENTIVES AND PROVIDED WITH CERTAIN POWERS RELATING TO RAISING CAPITAL FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO FUND CERTAIN ENDOWMENTS RELATED TO RESEARCH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, SHALL NOT DUPLICATE ANY DEGREE PROGRAMS OFFERED IN THE CHARLESTON REGION.
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02/06/14	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 15)
02/06/14	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 15)
02/18/14	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: R.L.Brown, Mack, Sottile
03/04/14	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Crosby
03/10/14	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Gilliard
04/09/14	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means (House Journal-page 136)
04/10/14	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). KR Crawford, Nanney, Tallon, Ballentine, Taylor, Wood, GR Smith, Hamilton, Forrester, Williams (House Journal-page 103)
04/10/14		Scrivener's error corrected
04/29/14	House	Amended (House Journal-page 57)
04/29/14	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 57)
04/29/14	House	Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-5 (House Journal-page 61)
04/30/14	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 57)
04/30/14	Senate	Introduced and read first time
04/30/14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
04/30/14		Scrivener's error corrected
05/22/14	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 79)