South Carolina House Bill 3250 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-103
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 155 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO ENACT THE "TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCHOLARS PROGRAM", TO ALLOW AN EIGHTH GRADE STUDENT WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCHES AND WHO MEETS CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO RECEIVE, UPON GRADUATION, AN ANNUAL TUITION SCHOLARSHIP TO A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING, TO ESTABLISH THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCHOLARS FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF AWARDING TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE EXTENT MONIES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE FUND, TO REQUIRE THAT THE FUND BE ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE FOR DEFINITIONS, AND TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS.

Enact The "twenty-first Century Scholars Program", To Allow An Eighth Grade Student Who Is Eligible For Free Or Reduced Lunches And Who Meets Certain Conditions To Receive, Upon Graduation, An Annual Tuition Scholarship To A Public Or Private Institution Of Higher Learning, To Establish The Twenty-first Century Scholars Fund For The Purpose Of Awarding Tuition Scholarships To The Extent Monies Are Available In The Fund, To Require That The Fund Be Administered By The Commission On Higher Education, To Require The Commission To Recommend To The General Assembly A Funding Source For The Program, To Provide For Definitions, And To Require The Commission On Higher Education To Promulgate Rules And Regulations.

Rep. Bakari Sellers [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-13		Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-103
2009-01-13		Introduced and read first time HJ-102

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3250&session=118