SC S0125 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on May 29 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-29 - Act No. 156
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-149-15, Relating To Additional Life Scholarship Stipends For Science And Mathematics Majors, So As To Extend Stipend Availability To Education Majors, To Define Education Majors And Redefine Science And Mathematics Majors To Make Conforming Changes And Other Revisions, To Provide Education Major Stipend Recipients Must Contractually Agree To Teach In South Carolina Public Schools For Certain Periods Of Time, And To Provide Grandfather Provisions For Certain Existing Stipend Recipients, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 59-104-25, Relating To Additional Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Stipends For Science And Mathematics Majors, So As To Extend Stipend Availability To Education Majors, To Define Education Majors And Redefine Science And Mathematics Majors To Make Conforming Changes And Other Revisions, To Provide Education Major Stipend Recipients Must Contractually Agree To Teach In South Carolina Public Schools For Certain Periods Of Time, And To Provide Grandfather Provisions For Certain Existing Stipend Recipients, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 59-149-50, Relating To Life Scholarship Eligibility, So As To Include The Act Test As An Option For Eligibility, To Provide The Commission On Higher Education Shall Determine The Minimum Qualifying Act Score, To Provide This Minimum Qualifying Score Must Be The Equivalent Of The Minimum Qualifying Sat Score, To Provide The Commission Periodically Shall Adjust These Minimum Qualifying Scores Commensurate With Scoring Scale Adjustments Made By The Testing Provider, And To Provide College And Universities Must Consider The Minimum Scoring Requirement In Effect At The Time A Test Is Taken When Determining Whether An Individual Satisfies The Minimum Scoring Requirement; And By Amending Section 59-104-20, Relating To The Duration Of Palmetto Fellows Scholarships, So As To Provide Students Who Use Palmetto Fellows Scholarships To Attend Eligible Two-year Institutions Of Higher Learning Shall Receive A Maximum Of Four Continuous Semesters And May Continue To Use Scholarships To Attend An Eligible Four-year Institution, Subject To The Maximum Number Of Semesters Of Eligibility For The Scholarship. - Ratified Title

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Title

Scholarship Stipend

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-05-08 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 110 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2023-03-01 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-05-29 Act No. 156
2024-05-29 Effective date 07/01/24
2024-05-20 Signed By Governor
2024-05-15 Ratified R 178
2024-05-09SenateConcurred in House amendment and enrolled
2024-05-09 Scrivener's error corrected
2024-05-09HouseRead third time and returned to Senate with amendments
2024-05-08HouseRoll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
2024-05-08HouseRead second time
2024-05-08HouseAmended
2024-05-07HouseRequests for debate-Rep
2024-05-01HouseCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
2023-03-07HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2023-03-07HouseIntroduced and read first time
2023-03-01SenateRoll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
2023-03-01SenateRead third time and sent to House
2023-03-01SenateCommittee Amendment Adopted
2023-02-28SenateRead second time
2023-02-27 Scrivener's error corrected
2023-02-22SenateCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Education
2023-02-08 Scrivener's error corrected
2023-01-10SenateReferred to Committee on Education
2023-01-10SenateIntroduced and read first time
2022-11-30SenateReferred to Committee on Education
2022-11-30SenatePrefiled

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5910420(n/a)See Bill Text
5910425(n/a)See Bill Text
5914915(n/a)See Bill Text
5914950(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0125&session=125&summary=B
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/125_20220212.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/125_20221202.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/125_20230208.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/125_20230222.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/125_20230227.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/125_20230227A.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/125_20230301.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/125_20240501.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/125_20240508.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/125_20240509.htm
Supplementhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0125%202023-01-10%20introduced.pdf
Supplementhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0125%202024-04-16%20amended.pdf
Roll Callhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=22149
Roll Callhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=24876

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