South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 127

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Knotts, Elliott and Reese
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5098cm03.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3328, 3932

Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education

Summary: Free tuition for spouses of certain firemen, law enforcement officers and government employees

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    1/8/2003  Senate  Prefiled
    1/8/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education
   1/14/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-72
   1/14/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-72

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/8/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-111-110, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TUITION FREE EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN OF CERTAIN FIREMEN, LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, SO AS TO EXTEND THIS BENEFIT TO THE SPOUSES OF THESE PERSONS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-111-110 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 281 of 2000, is further amended to read:

"Section 59-111-110.    No tuition Tuition may not be charged for a period of four school years by any a state-supported college or university or any a state-supported vocational or technical school for the children, spouses, or both of:

(1)    firemen, both regularly employed and members of volunteer organized units, organized rescue squad members, members of the Civil Air Patrol, law enforcement officers, or corrections officers, as defined herein in this section, including reserve and auxiliary units of counties or municipalities, who become totally disabled or are killed in the line of duty on or after July 1, 1964;

(2)    government employees who become totally disabled or are killed in the line of duty while working on state time on or after July 1, 1996, as a result of a criminal act committed against them which constitutes a felony under the laws of this State.

The tuition authorized to be paid by this section applies only to undergraduate courses or curriculum and may be paid for a period not exceeding four years, regardless of the number of state-supported colleges, universities, or state-supported vocational or technical schools the child, or spouse, or both attends."

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

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