South Carolina House Bill 4639 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 17 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-17 - Act No. 146
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Provide The Commission On Higher Education May Enter Interstate Reciprocity Agreements That Authorize Accredited Degree-granting Institutions Of Higher Education In This State To Offer Postsecondary Distance Education In A Certain Manner, To Provide Related Powers And Duties Of The Commission, To Provide Participation In These Reciprocity Agreements Is Voluntary To Eligible Institutions Of Higher Education In This State, To Provide Institutions Of Higher Education In This State That Do Not Participate In Any Interstate Reciprocity Agreement Entered Into By The Commission Are Not Prohibited From Offering Postsecondary Distance Education, And To Clarify That No Provision Of This Act Prohibits Or Reduces The Authority Of The Commission To License Institutions Of Higher Education Offering Distance Education In This State If The Institution Is Not A Participant In The Interstate Reciprocity Agreement In Which The Commission Participates

Higher Education Commission

Rep. Merita Allison [R]

Rep. Bill Taylor [R]

2016-03-09 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 107 N: 0 NV: 11 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2016-03-02 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 42 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 110 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-17		Act No. 146
2016-03-16		Effective date 03/14/16
2016-03-14		Signed By Governor
2016-03-10		Ratified R 150
2016-03-09	House	Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
2016-03-09	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2016-03-03	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2016-03-02	Senate	Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
2016-03-02	Senate	Read second time
2016-03-02	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2016-02-26		Scrivener's error corrected
2016-02-25	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education
2016-02-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2016-02-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2016-02-10	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2016-02-09	House	Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
2016-02-09	House	Read second time
2016-02-09	House	Amended
2016-02-04	House	Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works
2016-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2016-01-12	House	Introduced and read first time

S1091 (Similar To) 2016-02-17 - Referred to Committee on Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	103	17	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	103	47	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4639&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/4639_20160112.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/4639_20160204.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/4639_20160225.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/4639_20160226.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/4639_20160302.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=10769
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=10914
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=10986