H 3429 General Bill, By Merrill, Bingham, Frye, Spires, Brannon, Parker, 
V.S. Moss, Bales, Hearn, Horne, Jefferson, Murphy, Sandifer, Sottile, Tallon, 
Williams and Willis
 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.

   01/25/11  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 46)
   01/25/11  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 46)

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.