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South Carolina Statutes, Title 59

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Title 59, Education

106 chapters · 2,049 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 592,049 Ch 53, Title 59, Chapter 53153 Ch 63, Title 59, Chapter 6396 Ch 25, Title 59, Chapter 2565 Ch 67, Title 59, Chapter 6764 Ch 119, Title 59, Chapter 11959 Ch 1, Title 59, Chapter 158 Ch 21, Title 59, Chapter 2152 Ch 19, Title 59, Chapter 1949 Ch 29, Title 59, Chapter 2949 Ch 150, Title 59, Chapter 15049 Ch 101, Title 59, Chapter 10144 Ch 125, Title 59, Chapter 12543 Ch 31, Title 59, Chapter 3142 Ch 71, Title 59, Chapter 7141

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S.C. Code Ann. § 59-102-80 Temporary certificate of registration
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The Department of Consumer Affairs may issue a temporary certificate of registration as an athlete agent while an application for registration or renewal of registration is pending.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-102-85 Online registry of athlete agents in good standing
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The Department of Consumer Affairs shall maintain an online, public directory of all registered athlete agents in good standing. The directory shall include each athlete agent's registration application information that is required pursuant to this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-102-90 Fees
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An application for registration or renewal of registration must be accompanied by a fee of: (1) one thousand five hundred dollars for an initial application for registration; (2) two thousand five hundred dollars for registration based on a certificate of registration issued by a…
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-10 State Commission on Higher Education created; membership
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There is created the State Commission on Higher Education. The commission shall consist of fifteen members appointed by the Governor. The membership must consist of one at-large member to serve as chairman, one representative from each of the congressional districts, three member…

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S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-100 Federal and private research grants not to be limited

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The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to limit federal and private grants which are made for research and are not connected with teaching programs.

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-120 Accreditation and chartering of chiropractic colleges

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One hundred and eighty days from the effective date of this act, the State Commission on Higher Education shall publish a list of the accrediting agency or agencies, which may include itself, approved by it for accreditation of chiropractic colleges or schools doing business in t…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-130 Colleges and universities to emphasize teaching as career opportunity

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The Commission on Higher Education shall adopt guidelines whereby the publicly supported colleges and universities of this State shall emphasize teaching as a career opportunity and provide students interested in a teaching career with opportunities to tutor other students.

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-140 Contracts with colleges and universities for provision of teacher training programs

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The Commission on Higher Education, in consultation with the State Board of Education, may contract with selected public or private colleges and universities, or groupings of such institutions, to provide centers of excellence in programs designed to train teachers. The Commissio…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-15 Higher education mission and goals

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(A)(1) The General Assembly has determined that the mission for higher education in South Carolina is to be a global leader in providing a coordinated, comprehensive system of excellence in education by providing instruction, research, and life-long learning opportunities which a…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-150 Early retirement plans for faculty of public institutions of higher learning

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(A) As long as there is no impact on state appropriations and subject to approval by the governing body of the public institution of higher education, the institution may implement an early retirement plan for its faculty to accomplish the following objectives: (1) reallocate ins…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-155 Health care profession education; controlled substances training

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Any public or private institution of higher education in the State from which a student may earn a degree in a health care profession that allows the person to prescribe controlled substances listed in Schedules II, III, and IV in the State shall require for those programs that s…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-160 English Fluency in Higher Learning Act

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(A) This section may be cited as the English Fluency in Higher Learning Act. (B) The following words and phrases when used in this section have the meanings given to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Instructional faculty" means every member of a public instit…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-162 South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership; review of activities and board membership; budget recommendations

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The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education shall review annually the activities of the South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership, make a budget recommendation to the General Assembly, and coordinate the allocation of funds among each participating institution. The…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-165 Information packages for eighth-grade students regarding higher education; pilot programs

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The Commission on Higher Education is directed to work with the state's public institutions of higher education, and private institutions of higher education which wish to participate, to develop information packages for eighth grade students and their parents on the options of p…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-17 Interstate reciprocity for postsecondary distance education

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(A) The Commission on Higher Education may enter into interstate reciprocity agreements, including, but not limited to, the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement, that authorize accredited degree-granting institutions of higher education that offer postsecondary distance educ…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-170 Counseling sessions; Education Options Week

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After pilot testing, the Commission on Higher Education shall work with this state's public institutions of higher education and private higher education institutions wishing to participate, to provide annually for the state's eighth grade students and their parents or guardians …

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-180 Participation of State Board of Education, State Department of Education, and public schools and districts

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The State Board of Education, the State Department of Education, and the state's public school districts and schools shall cooperate with the Commission on Higher Education and the institutions of higher education in providing the counseling and shall assist in any manner conside…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-190 Business and industry requested to participate

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The businesses and industries of this State are requested to provide the opportunity to their employees with children in the eighth grade to attend the counseling sessions and to cooperate with institutions of higher education in presenting at the worksite small group and one-on-…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-195 Regulation of culinary arts instruction requiring student under 21 to taste alcoholic beverage

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The State Commission on Higher Education shall have review authority in order to determine the legitimacy and appropriateness of the tasting requirements pursuant to Sections 63-19-2440 and 63-19-2450. The commission shall also establish reasonable rules and restrictions through …

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-20 Studies of institutions of higher learning

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The commission shall meet regularly and shall have the authority and responsibility for a coordinated, efficient, and responsive higher education system in this State consistent with the missions of each type of institution as stipulated in Section 59-103-15. In meeting this resp…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-25 Publication of legislation; standing committees

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The commission shall compile and publish legislation applicable to it so that the relationships among the commission, the governing bodies of public institutions of higher education, the General Assembly and the executive branches of government may be more clearly established and…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-30 Critical success factors and performance indicators

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(A) The General Assembly has determined that the critical success factors, in priority order, for academic quality in the several institutions of higher learning in this State are as follows: (1) Mission Focus; (2) Quality of Faculty; (3) Classroom Quality; (4) Institutional Coop…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-35 Submission of budget; new and existing programs

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All public institutions of higher learning shall submit annual budget requests to the commission in the manner set forth in this section. The State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education shall submit an annual budget request to the commission representing the total reque…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-36 Military students included in count of full-time students

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Military students in the senior colleges and universities of this State shall be included in the count of full-time equivalent students for the purpose of determining the appropriation of each institution. The Commission on Higher Education and the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Offi…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-40 Council of presidents of state institutions of higher learning

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The Commission shall establish a council of presidents consisting of the presidents of the State institutions of higher learning. The council of presidents shall appoint a chairman and such other officers and committees as it may see fit. It shall meet at least four times a year,…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-45 Additional duties and functions of commission regarding public institutions of higher learning

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In addition to the powers, duties, and functions of the Commission on Higher Education as provided by law, the commission, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, shall have the following additional duties and functions with regard to the various public instit…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-5 Definitions

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For purposes of this chapter (1) "public higher education" shall mean state-supported education in the post-secondary field, including comprehensive and technical education; (2) "public institution of higher learning" shall mean any state-supported-post-secondary educational inst…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-50 Advisory Council of Private College Presidents

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There shall be established, under the auspices of the commission, an Advisory Council of Private College Presidents to counsel with and advise the commission with regard to matters concerning nonpublic colleges and their role in overall programs of higher education in the State. …

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-55 Representation of four-year colleges on commission councils, advisory groups, committees and task forces

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Each four-year campus of each state-supported public institution of higher learning, as defined in Section 59-103-5, shall have equal representation on all formal and informal councils, advisory groups, committees, and task forces of the commission. Independent four-year colleges…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-60 Recommendations to Governor's Office and General Assembly

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The commission shall make such recommendations to the Governor's Office and the General Assembly as to policies, programs, curricula, facilities, administration, and financing of all state-supported institutions of higher learning as may be considered desirable. The House Ways an…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-65 Closure of an institution; reallocation of funds

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If an institution beginning July 1, 1999, is closed by the commission, the institution shall be treated as a terminated agency under Section 1-20-30 and as such terminated in the manner provided therein. However, any remaining funds shall not revert to the general fund as provide…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-70 Reports

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The Commission shall make reports to the Governor and the General Assembly at least annually on the status and progress of higher education in the State, with such recommendations as may be appropriate.

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-80 Expenses; compensation of Commission members

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Funds for the necessary technical, administrative and clerical assistance and other expenses of the Commission, including stationery, shall be carried in the annual appropriation act for the State. The members of the Commission shall be allowed such per diem and mileage as author…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-103-90 Professional staff

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An executive director must be appointed by the commission to manage and carry out the duties of the commission as prescribed by law and assigned by the commission. The executive director is not subject to the State Employee Grievance Procedure Act of 1982 and may be dismissed wit…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-104-10 Admission standards; adoption of admission policies

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(A) In consultation and coordination with the public institutions of higher learning in this State, the State Commission on Higher Education shall ensure that minimal admissions standards are maintained by the institutions. The commission, with the institutions, shall monitor the…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-104-20 Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program established; adjudication of delinquency; drug and alcohol offenses

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(A) The Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program is established to foster scholarship among the state's post-secondary students and retain outstanding South Carolina high school graduates in the State through awards based on scholarship and achievement. Measures must be taken to ensu…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-104-210 Competitive grants program established

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A competitive grants program is established to improve undergraduate education in South Carolina. The State Commission on Higher Education shall administer the program, promulgate appropriate regulations, and request annual state appropriations for this purpose. All public and pr…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-104-220 Governor's Professor of the Year Award established

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The Governor's Professor of the Year Award is established as follows: (1) Each public or private institution of higher learning in this State is eligible to nominate one faculty member for this award who has demonstrated exceptional teaching performance. (2) The Governor's office…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-104-230 Endowed professorships program

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The Commission on Higher Education shall request state funds and establish procedures to implement a program of endowed professorships at senior public institutions of higher learning to enable the institutions to attract or retain productive faculty scholars who are making or sh…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-104-240 Salary enhancement program for technical colleges and two-year campuses

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(A) The Commission on Higher Education shall request state funds to implement a program to endow salary enhancements for outstanding faculty in technical colleges and two-year campuses of the University of South Carolina. The purpose of the program is to enable the state's two-ye…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-104-25 Additional Palmetto Fellows Scholarship stipend

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(A) A resident student who is at least a sophomore attending a four-year public or private institution of higher learning in this State, who is majoring in education, science, or mathematics as defined below, and who is receiving a Palmetto Fellows Scholarship for the current yea…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-104-250 Technical college libraries shall convert to computer-based automated system compatible with state library systems

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All libraries in the technical colleges in this State shall convert to a computer-based automated system that is compatible with existing state library systems and allows for appropriate networking with public colleges and universities if funds are appropriated for this purpose. …

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-104-260 Commission shall encourage development of joint programs

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The Commission on Higher Education shall encourage the development of joint programs that take advantage of the strengths of the public colleges and universities and discourage the development of independent competitive programs. The programs must be developed through planning an…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-104-30 Developmental education plans, studies, and programs

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Each public institution of higher learning in this State shall develop a plan for developmental education in accord with provisions, procedures, and requirements developed by the Commission on Higher Education. The commission shall conduct a study as well as evaluations and revie…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-104-40 Technical education system shall convert to semester calendar; limitation on offering of certain courses

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(A) The technical education system in this State shall convert from the quarter calendar to the semester calendar, if funds are appropriated for this purpose. The Commission on Higher Education shall request state appropriations for the conversion to be funded and completed over …

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-104-410 Research Investment Fund

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A Research Investment Fund is created to establish or expand research programs in public institutions of higher learning in this State which are related to the continued economic development of South Carolina. The fund must consist of appropriations to the State Commission on Hig…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-104-420 Criteria for use of fund

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(A) The fund must be used for research which: (1) has a direct, positive impact on economic development, education, health, or welfare in this State; (2) has an existing base in faculty expertise, resources, and facilities; (3) serves to improve the quality of undergraduate and g…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-104-430 Comprehensive reports to be made at the end of fiscal year

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At the end of each fiscal year, comprehensive reports must be made to the Commission on Higher Education on the expenditures of funds and the results realized from the research programs. At the end of two fiscal years and each fiscal year after that, the commission shall reexamin…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-104-440 Allocation of funds

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(A) With the exception of the University of South Carolina, Clemson University, and the Medical University of South Carolina, institutions seeking financial support from the fund for research projects shall submit proposals to the commission for its review and approval. (B) The p…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-104-610 Statewide planning system

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The State Commission on Higher Education shall maintain a statewide planning system to address strategic issues in public and private higher education. The system must focus upon the following goals to: (1) identify future directions for higher education in South Carolina and rec…