South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 3129

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Merrill and Southard
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19790ab13.docx

Introduced in the House on January 8, 2013
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Tuition rates

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/11/2012  House   Prefiled
  12/11/2012  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
    1/8/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 98)
    1/8/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 98)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/11/2012

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-112-25 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT WHO IS NOT DOMICILED IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND WHO HAS NOT BEEN GRANTED AN OUT-OF-STATE TUITION RATE WAIVER SHALL COMMIT TO PAYING THE OUT-OF-STATE TUITION RATE FOR FOUR YEARS BEFORE HE MAY BE ACCEPTED TO A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Chapter 112, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-112-25.    Notwithstanding another provision of this chapter, a student who is not domiciled in South Carolina in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and whose out-of-state tuition rate has not been waived by another provision of law shall commit to paying the out-of-state tuition rate for the first four years of his education at an institution of higher learning of this State before he may be accepted to the institution."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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