Current Status Bill Number:4957 Ratification Number:400 Act Number:342 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960417 Primary Sponsor:Harrell All Sponsors:Harrell, Wilkins, Townsend, Kelley, Hutson, Limehouse, Cobb-Hunter, Wilder, Jennings, Howard, Stoddard, Lloyd, Knotts, Shissias, Herdklotz, Mason, H. Brown, Loftis, Govan, Neal, Law, Littlejohn, McElveen, Meacham, Cain, Kennedy, Hallman, J. Harris, Carnell, Dantzler, Cotty, Easterday, Walker, Young-Brickell, Klauber, Allison, R. Smith, Sheheen, Wells, Spearman, Stille, Sandifer, Sharpe, P. Harris, Riser, Tucker, Keegan, Stuart, Byrd, Chamblee, Neilson, Baxley, McCraw, Richardson, Koon, Gamble, J. Hines, Wofford, Wright, Vaughn, Keyserling, Jaskwhich, McMahand, Kinon, Askins, Rice, Waldrop, Seithel, M. Hines, Limbaugh, Harrison, Cato, Davenport, Hodges, Lanford, Thomas, Lee, J. Young, Fleming and Witherspoon Drafted Document Number:jic\5854cm.96 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19960501 Date of Last Amendment:19960424 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19960520 Subject:Public Education, A Great Investment license plate
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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------ 19960606 Act No. A342
------ 19960520 Signed by Governor
------ 19960514 Ratified R400
Senate 19960501 Read third time, enrolled for
ratification
Senate 19960430 Read second time, notice of
general amendments
Senate 19960429 Introduced, read first time,
placed on Calendar without reference
House 19960425 Read third time, sent to Senate
House 19960424 Amended, read second time
House 19960424 Reconsidered vote whereby
Amendment No. 1 was adopted;
amendment was tabled
House 19960424 Debate adjourned
House 19960424 Reconsidered vote whereby
read second time
House 19960423 Amended, read second time
House 19960417 Introduced, read first time
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(A342, R400, H4957)
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING, BY ADDING ARTICLE 50 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "PUBLIC EDUCATION: A GREAT INVESTMENT" LICENSE PLATES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF THE FEES COLLECTED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Special license plates
SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 56-3-7980. The Department of Public Safety may issue a special commemorative `Public Education: A Great Investment' motor vehicle license plate to establish a special fund to be used by the Department of Education for the purpose of providing computers to the school districts. The biennial fee for the commemorative license plate is fifty-four dollars, and of this amount, twenty dollars must be placed in a special `Public Education: A Great Investment Fund' established within and administered by the Department of Education to purchase computers for use in the classroom and thirty-four dollars must be distributed to the school districts where the purchasers of the license plates reside to be used to purchase computers for use in the classroom. The commemorative plate must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates and must be imprinted with the words `Public Education: A Great Investment'. The plates must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month they are issued."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 20th day of May, 1996.