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H. 3279
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Scott, Cato, Clyburn, Hosey, J. Brown, Townsend and J.E. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3082sl03.doc
Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works
Summary: Guidance Counselor Workshops
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/14/2003 House Introduced and read first time HJ-110
1/14/2003 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
HJ-110
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-103-135 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2003-04 SCHOOL YEAR, THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL ESTABLISH THE STATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS GUIDANCE COUNSELOR WORKSHOP WHICH MUST BE ATTENDED BY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELORS OF THIS STATE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL DEVELOP OTHER INFORMATION FOR GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS OR GUARDIANS IN REGARD TO FUNDING SOURCES FOR COLLEGE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN REGARD TO THIS WORKSHOP.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 103, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-103-135. (A) Beginning with the 2003-04 school year, the Commission on Higher Education shall establish an annual State Scholarships and Grants Guidance Counselor Workshop for middle and high school guidance counselors, paid for by funds appropriated for this purpose by the General Assembly. The purpose of the annual workshop is to outline scholarships, grants, loans, and other similar assistance available to a student desiring to go to college and to review the requirements and procedures necessary for a student to apply and qualify for these scholarships, grants, and loan programs. All middle and high school guidance counselors shall attend the annual workshop. The Department of Education shall submit an annual list of guidance counselors to the commission by a deadline established by the commission. The commission shall administer the State Scholarships and Grants Guidance Counselor Workshop.
(B) To ensure greater availability of financial aid information to a parent of a student interested in attending college, the commission shall:
(1) develop and produce a brochure for the parent or legal guardian of each South Carolina high school student to be disseminated by the guidance counselor. This brochure must include:
(a) a listing of all state and federal sources for funding college tuition to include scholarships, loans, and grants; and
(b) contact names and numbers for a parent seeking additional information on the program.
(2) create, as part of the commission's website, a page designed to provide the information printed in the brochure referred to in item (1) and, if possible, include links to the program contacts listed on the brochure.
(C) To evaluate the effectiveness of this section, the commission shall develop a parent and guardian survey to be disseminated to a random sample of parents and guardians representing diverse demographics and all geographic areas of the State. The commission shall provide the results of the survey to the Speaker of the House, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Chairman of the House Education and Public Works Committee, and the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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