South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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S. 121

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Bright
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Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2015
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education

Summary: Higher education base student cost

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/3/2014  Senate  Prefiled
   12/3/2014  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education
   1/13/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 88)
   1/13/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 88)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/3/2014

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A BILL

TO AMEND ARTICLE 2, CHAPTER 101, TITLE 59 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-605, TO PROVIDE FOR A HIGHER EDUCATION BASE STUDENT COST AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING MUST BE FUNDED BY USING THE BASE STUDENT COST.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 2, Chapter 101, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-101-605.    Each fiscal year the General Assembly shall establish a higher education base student cost. Each fiscal year a public higher institution of higher learning must only be appropriated an amount of state general fund revenue equal to the aggregate of the number of full-time students projected to attend the institution in the upcoming fiscal year multiplied by the higher education base student cost plus the number of part-time students projected to attend the institution in the upcoming fiscal year multiplied by fifty percent of the base student cost."

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

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