Title 59, Education

Nothing contained in Sections 59-111-510 to 59-111-580 shall be construed to alter in any manner the law, rules or regulations governing admissions of students to The Medical University of South Carolina and all admissions of beneficiaries of scholarships under said sections shal…

In addition to the present facilities, activities and colleges of The Medical University of South Carolina, there is hereby created and established a four-year college of dental medicine, to be located in Charleston, South Carolina, as a part of The Medical University, and to be …

(A) The South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium shall be awarded funding for the Statewide Family Practice Residency System, the Graduate Doctor Education Program, and the Area Health Education Center Program based on the appropriate formula, as approved by the Area Healt…

The funds appropriated to the Medical University of South Carolina for the "Rural Physician Program" shall be administered by the South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium physician recruitment office. The Medical University of South Carolina shall be responsible for the fi…

The State of South Carolina hereby expressly declares that it accepts the conveyance and transfer of the property, real and personal, of The Medical University of South Carolina and the State Treasurer may receive and securely hold such property, both real and personal, and execu…

The trustees are authorized to acquire additional student and faculty housing facilities and to improve and renovate existing student and faculty housing facilities to the extent they shall approve; and the proceeds of bonds authorized by Sections 59-123-210 through 59-123-320 ar…

Upon receiving the approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or Department of Administration, as appropriate, and upon review of the Bond Review Committee created by Section 2-47-20, the trustees shall be permitted to issue, from time to time, revenue bonds or notes, …

All bonds issued pursuant to Sections 59-123-210 through 59-123-320 shall be payable from the net revenues derived by the Medical University from the rental of all dormitories, student dwelling quarters and facilities, houses, residences, apartment buildings, from time to time us…

The faith and credit of the State of South Carolina shall not be pledged for the payment of the principal and interest of such bonds, and there shall be on the face of each bond a statement plainly worded, to that effect. Neither the trustees nor any other person signing the bond…

In order to avail themselves of the authorizations set forth in Sections 59-123-210 through 59-123-320, the trustees shall adopt resolutions providing for the issuance of bonds of the Medical University, within the limitations herein mentioned, which resolutions shall prescribe t…

Such bonds may be in the form of negotiable coupon bonds, payable to bearer, with the privilege to the holder of having them registered on the books of a registrar to be named, and the principal thus made payable to the registered holder, unless the last registered transfer shall…

The bonds authorized by Sections 59-123-210 through 59-123-320 and all interest to become due thereon shall be exempt from taxation in the State of South Carolina as provided in Section 12-1-60.

It shall be lawful for all executors, administrators, guardians, and fiduciaries, all sinking fund commissions, and the Public Employee Benefit Authority or the State Fiscal Accountability Authority as cotrustees of the South Carolina Retirement System, to invest any monies in th…

Such bonds and the coupons, if any, attached to such bonds, shall be executed in the name of the Medical University in such manner and by such persons as the trustees shall from time to time determine, and the seal of the Medical University shall be affixed to or impressed on eac…

The charter of The Medical University of South Carolina is hereby confirmed and extended with all the rights and privileges granted heretofore by the original act of incorporation or by any subsequent extension of its charter.

The bonds shall be disposed of in such manner as the trustees shall determine, except that no sale, privately negotiated without public advertisement, shall be made unless the approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority shall be obtained. If the trustees shall elect to …

To the end that the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds authorized hereby shall be adequately secured, the trustees shall be empowered in their discretion: (1) To issue bonds in such amount, within the limitations herein provided, as the trustees shall deem necessa…

The authorizations granted by Sections 59-123-210 through 59-123-320 shall remain in full force and effect until they shall be rescinded by subsequent enactment, and no time limit is set for the issuance of bonds pursuant to Sections 59-123-210 through 59-123-320.

The management and control of the university shall be vested in a board of trustees, to be composed as follows: the Governor or his designee, ex officio, fourteen members to be elected by the General Assembly in joint assembly and one member to be appointed by the Governor. The G…

The present members of the board of trustees shall continue to serve until July 1, 1966, at which time their terms shall terminate and the members of the board to succeed the present members, and to fill the additional membership provided in Section 59-123-40, must be elected at …

(A) The board of trustees shall elect one of its members to be chairman and is authorized to elect a university president, one or more vice presidents, and a secretary, prescribe their duties and terms of office, and fix their compensation. It shall elect teachers of professorial…

The board of trustees shall meet annually at the call of the chairman of the board and at such meeting shall prepare and present to the General Assembly a report on the condition of the university and of their receipts and expenditures for the preceding year and shall also prepar…

The board of trustees of The Medical University of South Carolina may grant rights-of-way, easements, or otherwise convey to the city council of Charleston such property as they deem necessary and required for the purpose of widening and extending streets through The Medical Univ…

The board of trustees of The Medical University of South Carolina is vested with the power of eminent domain. The authority granted in this section applies only to private lands. The lands condemned must be used by The Medical University in the performance of its functions in the…

In order to raise moneys which are required to pay the cost of diagnostic and therapeutical equipment for use in the hospital operated by The Medical University of South Carolina (The Medical University), the Board of Trustees of the University with the approval of the State Fisc…

There shall be established an institution of higher education which shall be known as Winthrop College and shall be located, equipped and conducted as herein provided.

The board, aided by the president, shall divide the course of study and instruction into departments so as to secure thorough education and the best possible instruction.

The board of trustees of Winthrop University shall retain custody of the paintings and objects of art formerly the property of Clara Barrett Strait and received by said trustees pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 355 of 1949 (Acts 1949, p. 784) and display them to the best adv…

The trustees may confer degrees upon and grant diplomas to all persons who satisfactorily complete the prescribed courses of study and training at Winthrop University, and may confer honorary degrees upon such persons as the trustees may deem appropriate.

The Board of Trustees of Winthrop University with the approval of the Department of Administration or State Fiscal Accountability Authority, as appropriate, may enter into lease agreements with a private entity whereby the private entity will provide all services necessary for th…

Winthrop College is changed to Winthrop University, effective July 1, 1992, and wherever in the 1976 Code or in any other provision of law the name Winthrop College appears, it must be construed to mean Winthrop University.

(A) The Board of Trustees of Winthrop University is composed of the Governor and the State Superintendent of Education or their designees who are members ex officio of the board, ten other members each to be elected by the joint vote of the General Assembly, as hereinafter provid…

Of the ten members to be elected by the General Assembly, one member must be elected from each of the congressional districts and three members must be elected by the General Assembly from the State at large. Each representative of a congressional district must be a resident of t…

(A) The General Assembly finds that it is desirable to provide continuing and general statutory authority for Winthrop University to incur debt for, among other things, the purposes of providing funds to acquire, construct, renovate, and equip certain revenue-producing auxiliary …

As used in this article: (1) "Bond" or "bonds" means any note, bond, installment contract, or other evidence of indebtedness issued pursuant to this chapter. (2) "Winthrop" means Winthrop University. (3) "Facilities" means any or all of the following facilities operated to provid…

The trustees are authorized to acquire additional facilities and to improve and renovate existing facilities to the extent they determine to be necessary, and the proceeds of bonds authorized by this article are made available for that purpose. The trustees also are authorized to…

Upon receiving the approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or Department of Administration, as appropriate, and upon review by the Joint Bond Review Committee, the trustees may from time to time borrow such sums as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this …

Bonds issued pursuant to this article must be payable from the revenues or the net revenues derived by Winthrop from these facilities as designated by the trustees with respect to the bonds. The trustees may abandon the use of any portion of the facilities or sell or dispose of a…

The faith and credit of the State may not be pledged for the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds, and there must be on the face of each bond a statement plainly worded to that effect. Neither the trustees nor any other person signing the bonds is personally liable …

In order to avail themselves of the authorizations set forth in this article, the trustees shall adopt resolutions providing for the issuance of bonds of Winthrop, within the limitations mentioned in this article which must prescribe the tenor, terms, and conditions of the bonds.…

The bonds authorized by this article and all interest to become due on them have the tax-exempt status prescribed by Section 12-2-50.

It is lawful for all executors, administrators, guardians, and fiduciaries, all sinking fund commissions, the Public Employee Benefit Authority or State Fiscal Accountability Authority, as cotrustees of the South Carolina Retirement System, and all other governmental entities wit…

Each member of the board shall receive as compensation for services and attendance on the meetings of the board his actual expenses which shall be paid out of the funds of the institution.

The bonds and coupons, if any, attached to the bonds, are executed manually or by facsimile in the name of Winthrop in the manner and by persons as the trustees from time to time determine, and the seal of Winthrop must be affixed to or impressed or reproduced on each bond. Any c…

The bonds must be disposed of in such manner as the trustees determine, except that no sale, privately negotiated without public advertisement, may be made unless the approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority is obtained. If the trustees elect to sell the bonds at pub…

To the end that the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds authorized by this article is secured adequately, the trustees of Winthrop may: (1) issue bonds in such amount within the limitations provided for in this article as the trustees consider necessary. It is lawf…