South Carolina Senate Bill 171 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Relating To Colleges And Institutions Of Higher Learning Generally, By Adding Article 5, To Provide That Participating Institutions In This State Shall Annually Award Stipends To Student Athletes Who Participate In An Intercollegiate Sport And Maintain A Good Academic Standing During The Previous Year, To Provide Conditions For Receipt Of Stipends, And To Define Necessary Terms; To Amend Chapter 101, Title 59 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Colleges And Institutions Of Higher Learning Generally, By Adding Article 6, To Provide That Participating Institutions In This State Shall Create A Student Athlete Trust Fund And Fund The Trust With A Percentage Of The Intercollegiate Sport Gross Revenue Generated From Certain Sources, To Provide That For Each Year A Student Athlete Maintains Good Academic Standing, Five Thousand Dollars Will Be Deposited Into The Fund On His Behalf And The Total Trust Fund Amount May Not Exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars Per Student Athlete; To Provide That After Fulfillment Of All Academic Requirements For Graduation And Completion Of A State-approved Financial Literacy Course, The Participating Institution Shall Provide A One-time Payment To Each Student Athlete In The Full Amount Deposited In The Fund On Their Behalf, To Provide Conditions For Receipt Of The Trust Fund Payment, And To Define Necessary Terms.

College Athletes

Sen. Marlon Kimpson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2015-01-13	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2014-12-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2014-12-03	Senate	Prefiled

H3546 (Similar To) 2015-02-10 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0171&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/171_20141203.htm