Current Status Bill Number:4511 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19980127 Primary Sponsor:Davenport All Sponsors:Davenport Drafted Document Number:gjk\20925sd.98 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program, class standing or rank not criteria in awarding; Colleges, School district,Tuition
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19980127 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND SECTION 59-104-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CLASS STANDING OR RANK SHALL NOT BE A CRITERIA IN AWARDING PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIPS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-104-20 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 458 of 1996, is further amended to read:
"Section 59-104-20. The Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program is established to foster scholarship among the state's post-secondary students and retain outstanding South Carolina high school graduates in the State through awards based on scholarship and achievement. Measures must be taken to ensure equitable minority participation in this program. Recipients of these scholarships are designated Palmetto Fellows. Each Palmetto Fellow shall receive a scholarship in an amount designated by the Commission on Higher Education. The commission shall promulgate regulations and establish procedures to administer the program and request annual state appropriations for the program.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation of the Commission on Higher Education, class standing or rank shall not be a criteria in awarding Palmetto Fellows Scholarships."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.