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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Reese
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3041sl03.doc
Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education
Summary: College athletics, limit number of walk-ons
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/4/2002 Senate Prefiled
12/4/2002 Senate Referred to Committee on Education
1/14/2003 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-27
1/14/2003 Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-27
7/2/2003 Scrivener's error corrected
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-430 SO AS TO ALLOW A MINIMUM OF TEN PERCENT OR TWO PLAYERS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, TO BE "WALK-ON" PLAYERS ON A NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS TEAM, AND TO DEFINE "WALK-ON" FOR THIS PURPOSE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 101, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-101-430. A public institution of higher learning, as defined in Section 59-103-5, shall allow a minimum of ten percent or two players, whichever is greater, to be 'walk-on' players on a National Collegiate Athletic Association or National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics team.
For purposes of this section, 'walk-on' means a player who does not receive some form of athletic scholarship or other athletic assistance."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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