South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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Bill 3559


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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, RELATING TO NEED-BASED GRANTS PROGRAM, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 2755, 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 Need-Based Grants Program, designated as Regulation Document Number 2755, 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 Commission on Higher Education proposes to amend and replace in its entirety R.62-450 of the South Carolina Need-based Grants Program. The proposed amendments will clarify the policies and procedures for administering the Need-based Grants Program at the state's public colleges and universities. The proposed amendments include language that will allow students who are pursuing a program of study that is structured so as not to require a baccalaureate degree and leads to a graduate degree to receive the grant for up to eight full-time equivalent semesters. Also included is language that would require institutions to give first priority and award the maximum allowable Need-based Grant ($2,500 if full-time or $1,250 if part-time) to students who are in the custody of the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) due to the approval of Proviso 58.14 during the 2001 legislative session.

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