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]
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
Title
Scholarship Stipend
Sponsors
| Sen. Greg Hembree [R] | Sen. Ross Turner [R] | Sen. Thomas Young [R] | Sen. Nikki Setzler [D] |
| Sen. Michael Fanning [D] | Sen. Wes Climer [R] |
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]
2023-03-01 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2024-05-09 | Senate | Concurred in House amendment and enrolled |
| 2024-05-09 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2024-05-09 | House | Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments |
| 2024-05-08 | House | Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0 |
| 2024-05-08 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-05-08 | House | Amended |
| 2024-05-07 | House | Requests for debate-Rep |
| 2024-05-01 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works |
| 2023-03-07 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works |
| 2023-03-07 | House | Introduced and read first time |
| 2023-03-01 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0 |
| 2023-03-01 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House |
| 2023-03-01 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted |
| 2023-02-28 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2023-02-27 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2023-02-22 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education |
| 2023-02-08 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2023-01-10 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 2023-01-10 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
| 2022-11-30 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 2022-11-30 | Senate | Prefiled |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 104 | 20 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 59 | 104 | 25 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 59 | 149 | 15 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 59 | 149 | 50 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
