South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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S. 662

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Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Education Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dbs\31583cz21.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 11, 2021
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education

Summary: Commission on Higher Education - JR to Approve Regulation Document No. 5005

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/11/2021  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (Senate Journal-page 7)
   3/25/2021  Senate  Recommitted to Committee on Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 13)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/11/2021
3/11/2021-A

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INTRODUCED

March 11, 2021

S. 662

Introduced by Education Committee

S. Printed 3/11/21--S.

Read the first time March 11, 2021.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, RELATING TO PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 5005, 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 Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program, designated as Regulation Document Number 5005, 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 Commission on Higher Education proposes the following revisions to Chapter 62 regulation, R.62-300 through 62-375, Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program and Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Enhancement. Revisions to the existing regulation for the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship are being considered to clarify the policies and procedures for administrating the program. In the proposed amendment, the application process is being updated. This will include changing the test administration qualifying dates. In addition, language was modified to reflect the proration of the final term of enrollment for Palmetto Fellows Scholarship recipients. There are also additional changes being proposed to clarify the reapplication process for students utilizing a gap year, language was modified to allow the ACT Test to be Superscored, matching the current allowance for the SAT Test. Lastly, other changes to the regulation include updating of definitions and minor language changes to promote consistency.

The proposed regulation will require legislative review.

A Notice of Drafting was published in the State Register on August 28, 2020.

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