South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3556

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Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Education and Public Works Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11212ac03.doc

Introduced in the House on February 11, 2003
Introduced in the Senate on February 13, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education

Summary: HOPE Scholarship; regulations approved

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/11/2003  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-9
   2/12/2003  House   Read second time HJ-24
   2/13/2003  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-13
   2/13/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-9
   2/13/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-9

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/11/2003
2/11/2003-A

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INTRODUCED

February 11, 2003

H. 3556

Introduced by Education and Public Works Committee

S. Printed 2/11/03--H.

Read the first time February 11, 2003.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, RELATING TO SOUTH CAROLINA HOPE SCHOLARSHIP, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 2752, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

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

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the Commission on Higher Education, relating to South Carolina HOPE Scholarship, designated as Regulation Document Number 2752, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

The South Carolina HOPE Scholarship, established under the South Carolina Education Lottery Act, was approved by the General Assembly during the 2001 legislative session and signed into law on June 13, 2001. Act 356 authorizes funding for scholarships to cover the cost of attendance, up to a maximum of two thousand six hundred fifty dollars (includes $150 book allowance) to eligible students attending four-year public and independent institutions in South Carolina. The purpose of the SC HOPE Scholarship program is to provide funding to students who graduate from high school with a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, but are not eligible to receive the LIFE or Palmetto Fellows Scholarships. Act 356 authorizes the Commission on Higher Education to promulgate regulation for administration of the SC HOPE Scholarship Program.

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