H 3193 General Bill, By W.D. Smith, Clemmons, Barfield, Viers, Edge, Miller, 
Anderson and Hardwick

Similar(S 361)
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 59-53-110 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A TECHNICAL EDUCATION INSTITUTION UNDER THE
 CONTROL OF THE STATE BOARD FOR TECHNICAL AND COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION MAY
 CHANGE ITS NAME PURSUANT TO CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

   12/22/04  House  Prefiled
   12/22/04  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/11/05  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-120
   01/11/05  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-120
   01/25/05  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons
   02/02/05  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     Barfield, Viers, Edge
   02/09/05  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Miller,
                     Anderson
   02/10/05  House  Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
                     Works HJ-4
   02/11/05         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/15/05  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hardwick
   02/16/05  House  Read second time HJ-22
   02/17/05  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-11
   02/22/05  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-4
   02/22/05  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-4
   04/26/05  Senate Committee report: Majority favorable with amend.,
                     minority unfavorable Education SJ-10
   04/27/05         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/09/06  Senate  Minority Report Removed SJ-14
   02/09/06  Senate Amended SJ-14
   02/09/06  Senate Read second time SJ-14
   04/18/06  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-10
   04/25/06  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, April 26, 2006 HJ-152
   04/26/06  House  Senate amendment amended HJ-48
   04/26/06  House  Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-48
   04/27/06  Senate Recommitted to Committee on Education SJ-102

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April 26, 2006

H. 3193

Introduced by Reps. W.D. Smith, Clemmons, Barfield, Viers, Edge, Miller, Anderson and Hardwick

S. Printed 2/09/06--S.

Read the first time February 22, 2005.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-53-110 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A TECHNICAL EDUCATION INSTITUTION UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE STATE BOARD FOR TECHNICAL AND COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION MAY CHANGE ITS NAME PURSUANT TO CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 53, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-53-15.    Notwithstanding the name of the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education established by law, the board may change its name to the State Board for Technical Community Colleges."

SECTION    2.    The fourth undesignated paragraph of Section 59-63-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"All If the name change pursuant to Section 59-53-15 is adopted, all courses, programs, and institutions within the jurisdiction of the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education must be identified and administered as the South Carolina Technical Education Community College System."

SECTION    3.    Article 1, Chapter 53, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-53-110. Notwithstanding the name of an institution in the code, a technical education institution under the control of the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education may retain the name 'technical college' or change its name to 'technical community college' or 'community college' upon a majority vote of the area commission of the institution. The area commission shall notify the Secretary of State of a name change of a technical education institution."

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.