South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 3455


                    Current Status
Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3455
Ratification Number:            251
Act Number:                     151
Primary Sponsor:                Spearman
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Tuition for veterans'
                                children
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19930602
Computer Document Number:       DKA/4175AL.93
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19930614
Introduced Date:                19930210
Date of Last Amendment:         19930421
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              19930614
Last History Type:              Act No. 151
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Spearman
                                Williams
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

History

Bill   Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
----   ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---  ------------
3455   ------  19930614      Act No. 151
3455   ------  19930614      Signed by Governor
3455   ------  19930610      Ratified R 251
3455   Senate  19930602      Read third time, enrolled for
                             ratification
3455   Senate  19930601      Read second time, unanimous
                             consent for third reading on
                             Wednesday, June 2, 1993
3455   Senate  19930601      Recalled from Committee         04
3455   Senate  19930427      Introduced, read first time,    04
                             referred to Committee
3455   House   19930422      Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
3455   House   19930421      Amended, read second time
3455   House   19930415      Debate adjourned until
                             Wednesday, April 21, 1993
3455   House   19930407      Committee Report: Favorable     21
                             with amendment
3455   House   19930210      Introduced, read first time,    21
                             referred to Committee
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(A151, R251, H3455)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-111-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FREE TUITION FOR CERTAIN VETERANS' CHILDREN, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE VETERAN WAS A WARTIME VETERAN, TO DELETE THE EIGHTEEN-YEAR RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT OF THE VETERAN, AND TO APPLY THE FREE TUITION TO A STUDENT WHO IS UNDER TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF AGE WHO ALSO MEETS THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS OF EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS PURSUING AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE.

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

Tuition exemption revised

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 was a resident of this State at the time of entry into service and during service or has been a resident of this State for at least one year and still resides in this State or, if the veteran is deceased, resided in this State for one year before his death, 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:

(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; or

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

(B) 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."

Time effective

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

Approved the 14th day of June, 1993.