South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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A50, R81, S261

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Thurmond
Document Path: l:\s-res\pt\00260+ .ksg.pt.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2015
Introduced in the House on April 14, 2015
Passed by the General Assembly on May 28, 2015
Governor's Action: June 3, 2015, Signed

Summary: Persons age sixty and over attending classes

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/10/2014  Senate  Prefiled
  12/10/2014  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education
   1/13/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 158)
   1/13/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 158)
   3/26/2015  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 14)
    4/1/2015  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 21)
    4/1/2015  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 21)
   4/14/2015  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 16)
   4/14/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 110)
   4/14/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 110)
   5/14/2015  House   Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 5)
   5/20/2015  House   Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-27-15 
                        (House Journal-page 23)
   5/27/2015  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 63)
   5/27/2015  House   Roll call Yeas-95  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 63)
   5/28/2015  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 16)
    6/2/2015          Ratified R 81
    6/3/2015          Signed By Governor
    6/8/2015          Effective date 06/03/15
    6/9/2015          Act No. 50

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/10/2014
3/26/2015
5/14/2015

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A50, R81, S261)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-111-320, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROVISIONS ALLOWING PERSONS AGE SIXTY AND OVER TO ATTEND STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION WITHOUT PAYMENT OF TUITION, SO AS TO REMOVE CRITERIA PROVIDING THESE PERSONS MAY RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.

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

Criteria, prohibition compensation on full-time employment removed

SECTION    1.    Section 59-111-320 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-111-320.    State-supported colleges and universities, and institutions under the jurisdiction of the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, are authorized to permit legal residents of South Carolina who have attained the age of sixty to attend classes for credit or noncredit purposes on a space available basis without the required payment of tuition, if these persons meet admission and other standards deemed appropriate by the college, university, or institution."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 2nd day of June, 2015.

Approved the 3rd day of June, 2015.

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