South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A95, R114, S204

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator J. Verne Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\pt\2242sj05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3044

Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2005
Introduced in the House on February 3, 2005
Last Amended on May 18, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on May 24, 2005
Governor's Action: June 1, 2005, Signed

Summary: Visual or hearing impaired students may receive scholarship assistance

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/12/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-14
   1/12/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-14
   1/26/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance SJ-23
   1/27/2005  Senate  Amended SJ-29
    2/1/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-16
    2/2/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-28
    2/3/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-21
    2/3/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-21
   5/11/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means HJ-12
   5/17/2005  House   Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 18, 2005 HJ-36
   5/18/2005  House   Amended HJ-65
   5/18/2005  House   Read second time HJ-66
   5/19/2005  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        HJ-13
   5/24/2005  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-38
   5/26/2005          Ratified R 114
    6/1/2005          Signed By Governor
    6/3/2005          Copies available
    6/3/2005          Effective date 06/01/05
    6/7/2005          Act No. 95

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/12/2005
1/26/2005
1/27/2005
5/11/2005
5/18/2005


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

(A95, R114, S204)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-150-375 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN VISUAL OR HEARING IMPAIRED OR MULTI-HANDICAPPED STUDENTS MAY RECEIVE STATE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO ATTEND CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE INSTITUTIONS.

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

Scholarships for visual or hearing impaired or multi-handicapped students

SECTION    1.    Chapter 15, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-150-375.    A visual or hearing impaired or multi-handicapped student who qualifies for state scholarship funds pursuant to Chapter 149 of Title 59, Section 59-104-20, Section 59-150-360, or Section 59-150-370 may receive state scholarship funds to attend an out-of-state institution that specializes in educating visual or hearing impaired or multi-handicapped students if the Commission on Higher Education certifies the student's impairment or multi-handicap and that no in-state institution exists to specifically meet the student's need."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 26th day of May, 2005.

Approved the 1st day of June, 2005.

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