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Bill 3478

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3478
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010206
Primary Sponsor:                  Knotts
All Sponsors:                     Knotts
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20150sd01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          LIFE Scholarships, student convicted of 
                                  alcohol offense not considered ineligible 
                                  when; Colleges, School Districts


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010206  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 59-149-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO STUDENT CRITERIA FOR LIFE SCHOLARSHIPS, SO AS TO DELETE A PROVISION WHICH MAKES A STUDENT INELIGIBLE FOR A LIFE SCHOLARSHIP, WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, IF THE STUDENT HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF AN ALCOHOL-RELATED OFFENSE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-149-90 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 239 of 2000, is amended to read:

    "Section 59-149-90.    (A)    Students must not have been adjudicated delinquent or been convicted or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any felonies or any alcohol or drug-related offenses under the laws of this or any other state or under the laws of the United States in order to be eligible for a LIFE Scholarship, except that a high school or college student otherwise qualified who has been adjudicated delinquent or has been convicted or pled guilty or nolo contendere to an alcohol or a drug-related misdemeanor offense nevertheless shall be eligible or continue to be eligible for such scholarships after the expiration of one academic year from the date of the adjudication, conviction, or plea.

    (B)    Regardless of the number of hours attempted, once the student has earned a bachelor's degree, he is ineligible for a LIFE Scholarship to seek another degree."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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