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H*4639 (Rat #0150, Act #0146 of 2016) General Bill, By Allison and Taylor
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Summary: Higher Education Commission
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-103-17 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION MAY ENTER INTERSTATE RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS THAT AUTHORIZE ACCREDITED DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THIS STATE TO OFFER POSTSECONDARY DISTANCE EDUCATION IN A CERTAIN MANNER, TO PROVIDE RELATED POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION, TO PROVIDE PARTICIPATION IN THESE RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS IS VOLUNTARY TO ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THIS STATE, TO PROVIDE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THIS STATE THAT DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY INTERSTATE RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BY THE COMMISSION ARE NOT PROHIBITED FROM OFFERING POSTSECONDARY DISTANCE EDUCATION, AND TO CLARIFY THAT NO PROVISION OF THIS ACT PROHIBITS OR REDUCES THE AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSION TO LICENSE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERING DISTANCE EDUCATION IN THIS STATE IF THE INSTITUTION IS NOT A PARTICIPANT IN THE INTERSTATE RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT IN WHICH THE COMMISSION PARTICIPATES. - ratified title
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01/12/16House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 121)
01/12/16House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 121)
02/04/16House Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 3)
02/09/16House Amended (House Journal-page 26)
02/09/16House Read second time (House Journal-page 26)
02/09/16House Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 27)
02/10/16House Read third time and sent to Senate
02/10/16Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
02/10/16Senate Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 6)
02/25/16Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education (Senate Journal-page 14)
02/26/16 Scrivener's error corrected
03/02/16Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 32)
03/02/16Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 32)
03/02/16Senate Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 32)
03/03/16Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 9)
03/09/16House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 19)
03/09/16House Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 19)
03/10/16 Ratified R 150
03/14/16 Signed By Governor
03/16/16 Effective date 03/14/16
03/17/16 Act No. 146



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