Title 59, Education

(A) All state-supported institutions of higher learning shall establish their own procedures and programs to measure student achievement which must include, but are not limited to, the performance indicators contained in Section 59-103-30(B)(6) and (7). The procedures and program…

This act is known and may be cited as the "South Carolina Campus Sexual Assault Information Act".

As used in this act: (1) "Campus" means a building or property: (a) owned or controlled by an institution within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area and used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to, the institution's educational purposes; (b)…

The serious nature and consequences of sexual assault and the particular problems caused by sexual assault within a campus community prompt the General Assembly to encourage institutions of higher learning to develop, with input from students, faculty, and staff, a comprehensive …

(A) Not later than one hundred twenty days after the effective date of this act, each institution of higher learning must establish and implement a written campus sexual assault policy regarding at least: (1) the institution's campus sexual assault programs, aimed at prevention a…

In addition to the publication required by Section 59-105-40, each institution of higher learning must make available to all students a description of the jurisdiction, procedures, and time deadlines of institutional disciplinary proceedings.

The Commission on Higher Education shall develop, print, and distribute a model sexual assault policy for institutions of higher learning, which complies with the requirements herein. The model policy shall be distributed to all institutions of higher learning in the State for th…

This act is known and may be cited as the "South Carolina Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act".

Each institution of higher education must include a statement in their annual security report which advises the campus community where law enforcement information concerning registered sex offenders may be obtained, such as the law enforcement office of the institution, a local l…

For purposes of this chapter, "institution of higher education" means any two-year or four-year college, community or junior college, technical school, or university located in this State.

The several state-supported institutions of higher learning, within the contemplation of this chapter, are declared to be: The University of South Carolina, Clemson University, in Clemson, The Citadel, The Medical University of South Carolina, Winthrop University, South Carolina …

For the payment of the principal and interest on all state institution bonds, whose issuance is authorized by this chapter, there shall be pledged the full faith, credit, and taxing power of the State, and in addition, the revenues derived from the tuition fees received by the pa…

State institution bonds issued pursuant to this chapter may be in the form of negotiable coupon bonds, payable to bearer, with the privilege to the holder of having them registered in his name on the books of the State Treasurer as to principal only, or as to both principal and i…

The state institution bonds must be in the denomination of one thousand dollars or in any multiple thereof. They shall bear interest, payable semiannually, at a rate or rates not exceeding the maximum interest rate specified in the State Fiscal Accountability Authority's request …

The bonds authorized by this chapter and all interest to become due thereon shall have the tax-exempt status prescribed by Section 12-1-60.

It shall be lawful for all executors, administrators, guardians, fiduciaries and sinking fund commissions to invest any moneys in their hands in State institution bonds.

State institution bonds may be privately placed if the terms and conditions of such disposition shall be approved by resolution duly adopted by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority and the terms of such proposal meet the financial test prescribed in the second paragraph of t…

The proceeds of sale of state institution bonds must be received by the State Treasurer and placed in a fund to the credit of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority subject to withdrawal on their order, except that all accrued interest received must be used by the State Treasu…

Immediately following the issuance of state institution bonds, the State Treasurer shall segregate into a special fund all tuition fees of the state institution for which state institution bonds have been issued and shall apply such special fund to the payment of the principal, i…

The General Assembly finds that the tuition fees charged at the several State institutions, if maintained and applied in the manner prescribed by this chapter, will be sufficient to provide for the payment of the principal and interest on State institution bonds issued pursuant t…

Tuition fees (as such term is defined in Section 59-107-30) shall be required to be paid in such amount or amounts and under such conditions as the respective Board of Trustees, Area Commissions or, for any Technical Education College or Center not governed or supervised by an Ar…

Upon the direction of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, the State Treasurer may apply all or any part of the excess, as defined in Section 59-107-180, of the special fund established pursuant to Section 59-107-180, applicable to the state institution bonds of any state i…

All tuition fees received by any State institution shall be remitted from time to time to the State Treasurer under such regulations as he shall prescribe. The State Treasurer shall apply the same as directed by this chapter. For all purposes of this chapter the term "tuition fee…

The respective Boards of Trustees, Area Commissions, through the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, or the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education for any Technical Education College or Center not governed and supervised by an Area Commission of …

The State Fiscal Accountability Authority may approve, in whole or in part, or modify in any way that it sees fit any application made by any Board of Trustees, Area Commission, or by the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education of any of the state institutions and m…

Upon making the finding required of it by Section 59-107-50, the State Fiscal Accountability Authority shall transmit to the Governor and to the State Treasurer a request for the issuance of State institution bonds. Such request shall set forth: (1) The name of the State institut…

It shall be the duty of the Governor and the State Treasurer to examine the request mentioned in Section 59-107-60, and if they shall jointly approve it, and, for themselves, determine that the schedule of tuition fees in force at such state institution will, upon the basis of th…

If it shall happen that more than one application by State institutions shall receive the approvals required by Sections 59-107-50 to 59-107-70, at approximately the same time, the State institution bonds in an amount equal to the aggregate of the approved applications may be iss…

The maximum amount of annual debt service on all outstanding state institution bonds for each state institution shall not exceed ninety percent of the sums received by such state institution from tuition fees for the preceding fiscal year, as provided in Section 13(6)(b) of Artic…

There is hereby created the Mid-Carolina Commission for Higher Education. This body, hereinafter called the commission, shall be composed of nine members from Sumter, Clarendon, and Lee Counties who shall be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a majority of the l…

The commission may meet at such times and places as to the majority of the members seems most desirable. Meetings may be called by the chairperson of the commission or on the written request and signatures of five members.

The commission shall have as its purpose the encouragement of higher education in its member counties and, more specifically, the establishment in its member counties of facilities to offer college courses and other post-secondary courses as considered desirable.

To carry out this purpose and objective, the commission, with the approval of a majority of its members, is empowered to enter into contracts, make binding agreements, negotiate with educators and educational institutions, and to take actions in its name as are necessary to secur…

The commission shall keep accurate and detailed records of its meetings and actions and as soon after June thirtieth of each year as is feasible, shall submit a written report to the legislative delegations of the participating counties which shall include an accounting of all fu…

The duties and functions of the Sumter County Commission for Higher Education are hereby devolved upon the Mid-Carolina Commission for Higher Education. All personnel, property, and funds of the Sumter County Commission for Higher Education are transferred to the commission on th…

This chapter, when codified, may be referred to and cited as the "Educational Facilities Authority Act for Private Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Learning."

(A) In the discretion of the authority any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within the State. Any…

Bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall not be considered to constitute a debt or liability of the State or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the State or of any such political subdivision, but shall be payable solely from…

Every financing agreement shall contain covenants obligating such participating institution for higher learning to effect the completion of the project if the proceeds of the bonds available therefor prove insufficient. Every financing agreement shall obligate the participating i…

All monies received pursuant to the authority of this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter. Any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, s…

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by any proceedings authorizing the issuance of or any such trust agreement securing such bonds, may, either at…

The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of this State, for the increase of their commerce, welfare, and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, and as the operation and maintenance…

Bonds issued by authority under the provisions of this chapter are hereby made securities in which all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds…

The authority shall keep an accurate account of all its activities and of all its receipts and expenditures and annually in the month of January shall make a report of it to its members and to the Governor in a form prescribed by the members.

The foregoing sections of this chapter shall be deemed to provide a complete, additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws; provided, the issuance of revenue…

It is hereby declared that for the benefit of the people of the State, the increase of their commerce, welfare and prosperity and the improvement of their health and living conditions it is essential that this and future generations of youth be given the fullest opportunity to le…