BIL: 4592

TYP: General Bill GB

INB: House

IND: 20020129

PSP: Townsend

SPO: Townsend, Martin, Walker, Stille, J.Hines, Stuart, McLeod

DDN: l:\council\bills\gjk\20918sd02.doc

RBY: Senate

COM: Education Committee 04 SED

SUB: Palmetto Fellows Scholarships, allocation to be based on academic criteria; students may use to attend any eligible institution in State

HST:

Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved

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Senate 20020220 Introduced, read first time, 04 SED

referred to Committee

House 20020220 Read third time, sent to Senate

House 20020219 Read second time

House 20020214 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. McLeod

------20020214 Scrivener's error corrected

House 20020213 Committee report: Favorable 21 HEPW

House 20020206 Referred to Committee 21 HEPW

House 20020206 Recalled from Committee 30 HWM

House 20020129 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM

referred to Committee

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Revised on 20020214

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COMMITTEE REPORT

February 13, 2002

H.4592

Introduced by Reps. Townsend, Martin, Walker, Stille, J.Hines and Stuart

S. Printed 2/13/02--H. [SEC 2/14/02 4:52 PM]

Read the first time January 29, 2002.

THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

To whom was referred a Bill (H.4592) to amend Section 5914330, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to allocations for certain higher education scholarship grants, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

RONALD P. TOWNSEND for Committee.

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 5914330, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ALLOCATIONS FOR CERTAIN HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALLOCATIONS FOR PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIPS SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO STUDENTS BASED ON ACADEMIC CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THESE STUDENTS MAY THEN USE THESE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO ATTEND ANY ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

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

SECTION 1. Section 5914330 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 458 of 1996, is amended to read:

“Section 5914330. (1) Of the funds made available for higher education scholarship grants from the higher education scholarship grant allocation under Section 5914310 of the 1976 Code for any year, a percentage thereof must be allocated for higher education scholarships and grants for students attending South Carolina independent colleges of higher learning in this State. This percentage shall be equivalent to the percentage of the independent colleges’ share of the total South Carolina resident undergraduate fulltime (FTE) enrollment of all public and independent higher education institutions in South Carolina based on the previous year’s data as determined by the Commission on Higher Education and the South Carolina Tuition Grants Commission the Commission on Higher Education shall receive an annual allocation of which fifty percent must be allocated for needbased grants and fifty percent must be allocated for Palmetto Fellows Scholarships.

(2) The allocation each year to students at the South Carolina independent colleges under item (1) above shall be used to provide tuition grants under Chapter 113 of Title 59 of the 1976 Code, and Palmetto Fellows Scholarships under Section 5910420 of the 1976 Code in the manner the General Assembly shall provide in the annual general appropriations act. Of the funds allocated to independent college students, fifty percent shall be awarded for South Carolina Tuition Grants and fifty percent shall be awarded under the Palmetto Fellows Program. The funds allocated for South Carolina Tuition Grants to South Carolina independent colleges students under this subsection shall be included in the annual appropriation to the Commission on Higher Education and transferred annually into the budget of the South Carolina Tuition Grants Commission in the amount prescribed in item (1) above. The funds allocated for Palmetto Fellows Scholarships to South Carolina independent college students under this subsection shall be included in the annual appropriation to the Commission on Higher Education and may only be awarded to eligible students attending South Carolina independent colleges.

(3) Independent colleges for purposes of this subsection means those institutions eligible to participate in the South Carolina Tuition Grants Program as defined by Section 5911350.

(4) Public institutions shall receive the remaining allocation each year of the funds made available for higher education scholarship grants under Section 5914310. Onehalf shall be used to provide higher education needbased grants as provided for in this act or otherwise provided for in state law, and onehalf shall be used to provide Palmetto Fellows Scholarships under Section 5910420 of the 1976 Code in the manner the General Assembly shall provide in the annual general appropriations act.

(5) The maximum amount of funding provided for awards to students attending South Carolina independent colleges from the Children’s Education Endowment Fund for South Carolina Tuition Grants and Palmetto Fellows scholarships shall not exceed the percentage funding calculation described under item (1) above.

Of the allocation each year for needbased grants, a percentage thereof must be allocated for students attending South Carolina independent and public colleges.

(a) For students attending independent colleges, this percentage shall be equivalent to the percentage of the independent colleges’ share of the total South Carolina resident undergraduate fulltime enrollment (FTE) of all public and independent institutions in South Carolina based on the previous year’s data as determined by the Commission on Higher Education in consultation with the South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission.

(b) Funds allocated as tuition grants to South Carolina independent college students under this subsection shall be included in the annual appropriation to the Commission on Higher Education and transferred annually into the budget of the Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission in the amount prescribed in item (a) above.

(c) Independent colleges for purposes of this subsection means those institutions eligible to participate in the Higher Education Tuition Grant Program as defined by Section 5911350.

(d) Public institutions shall receive the remaining percentage of the allocation each year from the funds made available for needbased grants under Section 5914310.

(3) Of the allocation each year for Palmetto Fellows Scholarships, awards will be made to students based on academic criteria established by the Commission on Higher Education, which may be used to attend any eligible institution in South Carolina.”

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

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