Bill Text: SC S0695 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: In-state tuition
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-21 - Referred to Committee on Education [S0695 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2015-S0695-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-112-125 SO AS TO GRANT A STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION WITH AN UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT OF LESS THAN TEN THOUSAND STUDENTS THE AUTHORITY TO OFFER IN-STATE TUITION RATES TO BORDERING STATE RESIDENTS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 112, Title 59 is amended by adding:
"Section 59-112-125. A state institution of higher education with an undergraduate enrollment of less than ten thousand students may offer in-state tuition rates to residents of North Carolina and Georgia, but must limit the acceptance of out-of-state students to twenty-five percent of the entire student population."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
