2005-2006 Bill 732: University of South Carolina-Sumter - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

116th Session, 2005-2006

S. 732

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Senators Leventis, Reese, Pinckney, McGill, Malloy, O'Dell, McConnell, Jackson, Short, Drummond, Williams, Patterson, Moore, Anderson, Matthews, Elliott, Thomas and Rankin

Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20304sd05.doc

Companion/Similar bill(s): 3681

Introduced in the Senate on April 12, 2005

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education

Summary: University of South Carolina-Sumter

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

4/12/2005SenateIntroduced and read first time SJ4

4/12/2005SenateReferred to Committee on EducationSJ4

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/12/2005

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:

SECTION1.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.”

SECTION2.Section 114130 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 227 of 2004, is further amended by adding a new item to be appropriately lettered at the end of Section 114130(2) 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.”

SECTION3.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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