General Appropriations Bill H. 4700 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998
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24 TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 59-113-45 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SOUTH CAROLINA TUITION
25 GRANT FUNDS SHALL BE DISBURSED TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ON A SEMESTER-BY-SEMESTER BASIS, AND TO
26 PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH INTEREST ACCRUING ON THE BALANCE OF UNDISBURSED TUITION GRANT
27 FUNDS SHALL BE CALCULATED AND AWARDED.
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29 A. The 1976 Code is amended by adding: "Section 59-113-45. South Carolina Tuition Grant funds shall be disbursed to eligible
30 students on a semester-by-semester basis. Interest accruing on the balance of undisbursed tuition grant funds on deposit with the State
31 Treasurer's office from September fifteenth through December thirty-first shall be calculated by the State Treasurer's office and transferred
32 within thirty days to the South Carolina Tuition Grant Commission to be awarded as tuition grants to eligible students."
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34 B. This section takes effect upon approval by the Governor.