Title 59, Education

(A) The authority may issue bonds in the same manner and for the same purposes, including the purposes of the authority, pursuant to the provisions of the Higher Education Revenue Bond Act, as provided in Chapter 147, Title 59. (B) The issuance by the authority of any bonds, note…

The authority shall submit an annual report on the development and use of the Enterprise Campus to the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, the Governor, the State Fiscal Accountability Authority and the Department of Administration, the Chair of the Ways and Me…

The authority in performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it is not required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any property or upon any of its activities or operations or the income from them, or any taxes or assessments upon a…

The State of South Carolina accepts the provisions of an act of Congress entitled: "To Provide for the Promotion of Vocational Education; to Provide for Cooperation with the States in the Promotion of Such Education in Agriculture and the Trades and Industries; to Provide for Coo…

The State Board of Career and Technology Training may cooperate with any local or state agency for the advancement of agricultural and industrial education.

The State Treasurer is created and appointed custodian of funds coming to the State from the United States under the provisions of the act referred to in Section 59-53-1810 and is responsible on his bond for the correct and proper handling of the funds. Monies appropriated by the…

There must be appropriated annually, out of the State Treasury, for the promotion of career and technology education in agriculture, engineering or industrial technology, and family and consumer science subjects, a sum not less than the amount which may be apportioned to the Stat…

Monies appropriated pursuant to Sections 59-53-1810 to 59-53-1870 must be paid out upon the order of the State Board of Education, duly countersigned and approved by the secretary of the State Board of Education, and itemized vouchers must be filed with the Comptroller General as…

(A) The State Board of Education may use the funds appropriated by Sections 59-53-1810 to 59-53-1870 for the payment of the salaries of teachers, supervisors, or directors of career and technology subjects, for the purchase of supplies and equipment to be used by career and techn…

(A) The State Board of Education shall adopt regulations governing the expenditures of monies appropriated by Sections 59-53-1810 to 59-53-1870 and shall make the regulations known to the various school districts of the State so they may know the conditions under which they are e…

For the purpose of developing and maintaining career and technology education facilities and programs to serve an area not exclusively within the boundaries of a single school district, the school districts serving this area are empowered to affiliate with each other under the te…

The affiliation agreement must provide: (1) for the affiliating school districts to appoint a liaison committee which shall recommend organizational and administrative procedures and measures to assure adequate accounting procedures; (2) procedures by which career and technology …

(A) A group of two or more school districts of the State, without regard to county lines, may join to create career and technology school boards (board) to construct, operate, govern, supervise, manage, and control career and technology schools. However, the provisions of this se…

The career and technology school does not constitute a separate school district but is a joint project for the establishment of a career and technology school by the cooperating school districts. The career and technology school must be funded by the respective district boards, a…

The boards must be empowered to operate, govern, supervise, manage, control, direct, acquire, construct, maintain, improve, and extend the facilities of the schools. The boards shall have the powers to: (1) have perpetual succession; (2) sue and be sued; (3) adopt, use, and alter…

The boards shall conduct their affairs on the fiscal year basis employed by the State. As soon after the close of each fiscal year as may be practicable, an audit of school affairs must be made by a certified public accountant, to be designated by the boards. Copies of the audits…

It is unlawful for a person to wilfully injure or destroy, or in any manner hurt, damage, tamper with, or impair the facilities of a career and technology board, or a part of it. A person violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction, must be fined not less than ten d…

The General Assembly shall provide funds in the annual general appropriations act for the purchase of equipment for career and technology training pursuant to the Department of Education's State Plan for Career and Technology Education. The highest priority in funding for career …

To continue existing work force preparation programs, other than career and technology agriculture, fifty percent of the graduates available for placement must be placed during the prior three years in the area for which training was provided. Each graduate of a work force prepar…

The Governor shall appoint a committee to study areas of career and technology training in South Carolina. The committee is composed of representatives of the business community, the General Assembly, and the various agencies involved in career and technology training. Based on t…

The State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education shall have within its jurisdiction, in accordance with the provisions of this article, all state-supported technical institutions and their programs that are presently operating and any created in the future. The State Boa…

As used in this article: (1) "Program" means a statewide motorcycle safety instruction program. (2) "Coordinator" means the administrator of the program. (3) "Board" means the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education.

(A) The State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education is authorized to establish a Motorcycle Safety Instruction Program. The board shall designate an individual who is currently an employee of the technical education system to coordinate and administer the program subjec…

The board may charge a fee to persons who enroll in the program. The amount of the fee must be determined by the board.

The board may accept funds, grants, or equipment from donors to offset the cost of implementing the program.

A person may apply for a reduction in motorcycle insurance rates under the jurisdiction of the Department of Insurance upon proof of satisfactory completion of the program.

There is created the Tri-County Technical College District, consisting of the counties of Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens, controlled and managed by a commission known as the Tri-County Technical College Commission.

The Commission shall consist of nine members, three from each county, to be elected by a majority of the legislative delegations of the respective counties, including the Senators. The term for one member from each county shall expire on April 1, 1963, the term for one member fro…

The Commission shall elect from its number a chairman and such other officers as may be deemed expedient, and shall make such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as are not contrary to law.

The commission shall provide for the creation, maintenance, and operation of a technical college to be located in one of the three counties as the commission designates, and there must be developed and carried out at the college a program of adult pre-employment, adult extension,…

As used in this article: (1) "Authority" means a technical college Enterprise Campus Authority. (2) "Board" means the governing body of an authority. (3) "Commission" means an area commission as defined by Section 59-53-52. (4) "Enterprise campus" means the real and personal prop…

(A) There are created bodies politic and corporate known as the Aiken Technical College Enterprise Campus Authority, the Greenville Technical College Enterprise Campus Authority, the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Enterprise Campus Authority, the Spartanburg Community Colle…

(A) In addition to the powers contained elsewhere in this article, a board has power necessary, useful, or appropriate to operate and administer an authority, to effectuate the purposes of an authority, and to perform its other functions including, but not limited to, the power t…

(A) An authority must comply with the provisions of Chapter 47, Title 2, but only State Department of Administration or State Fiscal Accountability Authority, as appropriate, approval is required for leases and lease purchase agreements, including ground lease agreements, the ter…

(A) An authority may issue bonds in the same manner and for the same purposes, including the purposes of an authority, pursuant to the provisions of the Higher Education Revenue Bond Act, as provided in Chapter 147, Title 59. (B) The issuance by an authority of bonds, notes, othe…

An authority shall submit an annual report on the development and use of the enterprise campus to the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, the Governor, the State Fiscal Accountability Authority and the Department of Administration, the Chairman of the Ways and …

In performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it, an authority is not required to pay taxes or assessments upon property or upon its activities or operations or the income from them, or taxes or assessments upon property acquired or…

(A) A commission must designate with specificity the area or areas that comprise the enterprise campus and the purpose of the enterprise campus. This information must be submitted to the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education. The state board shall have final appro…

All expenses of original cost and cost of operation and maintenance of the center, and expenses of the Commission, shall be borne by the three counties as follows: Anderson County, fifty per cent; Oconee County, twenty-five per cent; and Pickens County, twenty-five per cent.

The center, including the real property, shall not be disposed of except upon approval of a majority of the delegations of all three counties, including the Senators.

The Commission is vested with authority to: (1) Employ personnel; (2) Accept and administer funds or equipment from other governmental agencies, individuals, or corporations; (3) Enter into such contracts as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the center; (4) Acquire, o…

The Commission shall furnish to the members of the three legislative delegations who provide county funds an annual audit of the receipts and expenditures of the center.

(A) The Area Commission of Tri-County Technical College, with the approval of the State Department of Administration or State Fiscal Accountability Authority, as appropriate, may enter into one or more ground lease agreements with a private entity in which the private entity prov…

Institutions of the South Carolina Technical Education System shall maintain open admissions policies unless determined to be economically unfeasible by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority and establish and maintain low tuition and fees in order to provide access to post-se…

(A) The board and local area commissions shall ensure effective coordination with the public schools, other state agencies, literary councils, and private and nonprofit training organizations to maximize opportunities to best meet local education and training needs. The board sha…

There is created the Area Commission for the Trident Technical College (the area commission). The area commission has the functions and duties set forth in this article. The area commission is comprised of nine members, three of whom must be qualified electors of Berkeley, Charle…