South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 4005

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. J. Brown, J.E. Smith, Scott, Ott, Bales, Neilson and Govan
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22130sj05.doc

Introduced in the House on April 27, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Free tuition for children of veterans

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/27/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-156
   4/27/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-157

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4/27/2005

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-111-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FREE TUITION FOR CERTAIN VETERANS' CHILDREN, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A CHILD OF A WARTIME VETERAN WHO WAS BORN IN AND ENTERED THE MILITARY IN THIS STATE MAY BE ADMITTED TO ANY STATE-SUPPORTED COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, OR POST HIGH SCHOOL TECHNICAL EDUCATION INSTITUTION FREE OF TUITION PURSUANT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-111-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-111-20.    (A) A child of a wartime veteran, upon application to and approval by the South Carolina Department of Veterans Affairs, may be admitted to any state-supported college, university, or post high school technical education institution free of tuition so long as his work and conduct is satisfactory to the governing body of the institution, if the veteran served honorably in a branch of the military service of the United States during a war period, as those periods are defined by Section 101 of Title 38 of the United States Code and:

(1)    was a resident of this State at the time of entry into service and during service; or

(2)    has been a resident of this State for at least one year and still resides in this State; or,

(3)    if the veteran is deceased, but resided in this State for one year before his death,; or and provided the veteran served honorably in a branch of the military service of the United States during a war period, as those periods are defined by Section 101 of Title 38 of the United States Code and:

(4)    was born in, educated in, and entered the military in this State.

(B)    The provision of subsection (A) apply to a wartime veteran who:

(1)    was killed in action;

(2)    died from other causes while in the service;

(3)    died of disease or disability resulting from service;

(4)    was a prisoner of war as defined by Congress or Presidential proclamation during such war period;

(5)    is permanently and totally disabled, as determined by the Veterans Administration from any cause;

(6)    has been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor;

(7)    is missing in action;

(8)    the applicant is the child of a deceased veteran who qualified under items (4) and (5); or

(9)    has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in combat.

(B)(C)    The provisions of this section apply to a child of a veteran who meets the residency requirements of Chapter 112 of this title, is twenty-six years of age or younger, and is pursuing any type of undergraduate degree."

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

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