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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.13 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20010110 Primary Sponsor:Passailaigue All Sponsors:Passailaigue, Ford, Reese, Branton Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20073sd01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Date of Last Amendment:20010328 Subject:Independent institution of higher learning, definition revised; Colleges and Universities, Higher Education Commission History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010405 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee Senate 20010404 Read third time, sent to House Senate 20010403 Read second time, notice of general amendments Senate 20010328 Committee amendment adopted Senate 20010327 Committee report: Favorable with 04 SED amendment Senate 20010110 Introduced, read first time, 04 SED referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on March 27, 2001 - Word format Revised on March 28, 2001 - Word format
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March 28, 2001
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Read the first time January 10, 2001.
TO AMEND SECTION 59-113-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF AN INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING, SO AS TO REVISE THIS DEFINITION.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-113-50 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 464 of 1988, is further amended to read:
"Section 59-113-50. For the purposes of this chapter, an independent institution of higher learning means any independent eleemosynary junior or senior college in South Carolina whose major campus and headquarters are located within South Carolina and which is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, or an independent bachelor's level institution which has attained 501(c)(3) tax status, was licensed to operate in South Carolina prior to 1984, and is accredited by the New England Association of Colleges and Schools."
SECTION 2. Section 59-149-10(B) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 418 of 1998, is amended to read:
"(B) For purposes of this chapter, a 'public or independent institution' which a student may attend to receive a LIFE Scholarship includes the following:
(1) a South Carolina public institution defined in Section 59-103-5 and an independent institution as defined in Section 59-113-50.;
(2) a public or independent bachelor's level institution chartered before 1962 whose major campus and headquarters are located within South Carolina; or an independent bachelor's level institution which has attained 501(c)(3) tax status and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools or the New England Association of Colleges and Schools; or a public or independent two-year institution which has attained 501(c)(3) tax status. Institutions whose sole purpose is religious or theological training, or the granting of professional degrees do not meet the definition of 'public or independent institution' for purposes of this chapter."
SECTION 3. Section 12-6-3385(B)(2) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 100 of 1999, is further amended to read:
"(2) A 'designated institution' means a public or independent bachelor's level institution chartered before 1962 whose major campus and headquarters are located within South Carolina; or an independent bachelor's level institution which has attained 501(c)(3) tax status and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools or the New England Association of Colleges and Schools; or a public or independent two-year institution which has attained 501(c)(3) tax status. Institutions whose sole purpose is religious or theological training, or the granting of professional degrees do not meet the definition of 'institution of higher learning' or 'designated institution' as defined in this section."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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