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TO AMEND SECTION 59-149-90, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO STUDENT CRITERIA FOR THE LIFE SCHOLARSHIP, SO AS TO DELETE A PROVISION WHICH MAKES A STUDENT INELIGIBLE FOR A LIFE SCHOLARSHIP IF THE STUDENT HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF AN ALCOHOL-RELATED OFFENSE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-149-90 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 289 of 2000, is amended to read:
"Section 59-149-90. (A) Students must not have A student who has been adjudicated delinquent or been convicted or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any felonies a felony or any alcohol or drug-related offenses offense under the laws of this or any other another state or under the laws of the United States in order to be is not eligible for a LIFE Scholarship, except that a high school or college student otherwise qualified who has been adjudicated delinquent or has been convicted or pled guilty or nolo contendere to an alcohol or a drug-related misdemeanor offense nevertheless shall be eligible or continue to be is eligible for such scholarships the scholarship after the expiration of one academic year from the date of the adjudication, conviction, or plea.
(B) Regardless of the number of hours attempted, once the student has earned a bachelor's degree, he is ineligible for a LIFE Scholarship to seek another degree."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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