South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 4511


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4511
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19980127
Primary Sponsor:                   Davenport 
All Sponsors:                      Davenport 
Drafted Document Number:           gjk\20925sd.98
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Ways and Means Committee 30
                                   HWM
Subject:                           Palmetto Fellows Scholarship
                                   Program, class standing or rank not
                                   criteria in awarding; Colleges,
                                   School district,Tuition



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19980127  Introduced, read first time,             30 HWM
                  referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-104-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CLASS STANDING OR RANK SHALL NOT BE A CRITERIA IN AWARDING PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIPS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 59-104-20 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 458 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"Section 59-104-20. The Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program is established to foster scholarship among the state's post-secondary students and retain outstanding South Carolina high school graduates in the State through awards based on scholarship and achievement. Measures must be taken to ensure equitable minority participation in this program. Recipients of these scholarships are designated Palmetto Fellows. Each Palmetto Fellow shall receive a scholarship in an amount designated by the Commission on Higher Education. The commission shall promulgate regulations and establish procedures to administer the program and request annual state appropriations for the program.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation of the Commission on Higher Education, class standing or rank shall not be a criteria in awarding Palmetto Fellows Scholarships."

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

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