South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 414

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Moore and Setzler
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20226sd05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 390

Introduced in the Senate on February 8, 2005
Introduced in the House on April 19, 2005
Last Amended on April 13, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: LIFE Scholarship eligibility, retention, and grade point requirements

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/8/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-9
    2/8/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-9
   3/16/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education 
                        SJ-17
   3/17/2005  Senate  Amended SJ-58
   3/21/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/13/2005  Senate  Amended SJ-22
   4/13/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-22
   4/14/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-12
   4/19/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-19
   4/19/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-19

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/8/2005
3/16/2005
3/17/2005
3/21/2005
4/13/2005

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AMENDED

April 13, 2005

S. 414

Introduced by Senators Moore and Setzler

S. Printed 4/13/05--S.

Read the first time February 8, 2005.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-149-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY FOR LIFE SCHOLARSHIPS, SO AS TO REVISE ELIGIBILITY AND RETENTION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP BY INCLUDING A REQUIREMENT THAT THE CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE CALCULATION, FOR PURPOSES OF LIFE SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY, MUST BE INCLUSIVE OF THE STUDENT'S GRADE POINT AVERAGE AT ALL PUBLIC OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED BY THE STUDENT.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    A.     Section 59-149-50(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(B)    Students receiving a LIFE Scholarship to retain it and students currently enrolled in an eligible institution to receive such a scholarship must earn a 3.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale each year and earn at least thirty credit hours each year for the maximum of semesters permitted at that institution by Section 59-149-60. The cumulative grade point average calculation, for purposes of LIFE scholarship eligibility, must be inclusive of the student's grade point average at all public or independent institutions attended by the student."

B.        The provisions of Section 59-149-50(B) of the 1976 Code, as amended by this act, apply with regard to LIFE Scholarships awarded beginning with the 2004 fall semester.

C.        For the 2005-2006 academic year only, eligibility for a LIFE Scholarship is to be based on criteria outlined in previous Regulation by the Commission on Higher Education or the criteria provided for in this act, whichever is more advantageous for the student.

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

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