South Carolina General Assembly

116th Session, 2005-2006

H. 3681

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Weeks, G.Brown, J.H.Neal, G.M.Smith and Coates

Document Path: l:\council\bills\pt\2387sj05.doc

Companion/Similar bill(s): 732

Introduced in the House on March 1, 2005

Introduced in the Senate on April 27, 2006

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education

Summary: USC-Sumter

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number

3/1/2005 House Introduced and read first time HJ41

3/1/2005 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ41

4/18/2006 House Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works HJ27

4/19/2006 Scrivener's error corrected

4/20/2006 House Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 25, 2006 HJ31

4/25/2006 House Requests for debateRep(s).GM Smith, Weeks, Skelton, Loftis, Vaughn, DC Smith, Cotty, MoodyLawrence, Walker, Kirsh, R Brown, Breeland, Hiott, Battle, JH Neal, Clyburn, and Jefferson HJ48

4/26/2006 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Coates

4/26/2006 House Read second time HJ76

4/26/2006 House Roll call Yeas77 Nays27 HJ79

4/27/2006 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ18

4/27/2006 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ22

4/27/2006 Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ22

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/1/2005

4/18/2006

4/19/2006

RECALLED

April 18, 2006

H.3681

Introduced by Reps. Weeks, G.Brown, J.H.Neal and G.M.Smith

S. Printed 4/18/06--H. [SEC 4/19/06 2:23 PM]

Read the first time March 1, 2005.

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 595375 SO AS TO ALLOW THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINASUMTER TO OFFER FOURYEAR DEGREES CONTINGENT ON FUNDING; AND TO AMEND SECTION 114130, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOND ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF “PROJECT” TO INCLUDE THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINASUMTER FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS FOURYEAR DEGREES.

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

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 53, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

“Section 595375. Notwithstanding another provision of law, the University of South CarolinaSumter may offer fouryear degrees. The provisions of this section are contingent upon the local governments in USCSumter’s service area providing additional funding for USCSumter of two hundred fifty thousand dollars each year. The degree programs and a schedule for their implementation must be established by USCSumter in conjunction with the Commission on Higher Education, and the Commission on Higher Education shall promulgate regulations to effectuate the intent of this section. However, prior approval of the Commission on Higher Education to establish these degree programs is not required.”

SECTION 2. Section 114130 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 227 of 2004, is amended by adding an undesignated paragraph at the end of Section 114130(2)(b) to read:

“ ‘Project’ also includes the University of South CarolinaSumter for the purposes of implementation of its fouryear degree programs. Subject to the approval of the department and notwithstanding another requirement concerning investment, USCSumter is eligible for funding of not more than one hundred thousand dollars to provide additional infrastructure and technology services at USCSumter to better serve the constituencies served by USCSumter.”

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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