S 241 South Carolina Senate · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Military tuition rates

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-112-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "COVERED INDIVIDUAL" FOR THE PURPOSES OF TUITION RATES FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A VETERAN OR DEPENDENT ENROLL IN A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THE VETERAN'S DISCHARGE IN ORDER TO RECEIVE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. - ratified title

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Mar 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Signed into Law

May 2021

Introduced Jan 12, 2021 Signed May 6, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2021 · House Apr 28, 2021

How they voted

41–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 44

Mar 16, 2021

D Democratic14

13 Yea 1

92% Yea

I Independent1

0% Nay

R Republican29

28 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 6, 2021

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

Apr 29, 2021

Lower · Passed

Read third time and enrolled

lower

Apr 28, 2021

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (114-0-7)

house

Apr 22, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works

lower

Mar 18, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

lower

Mar 18, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Mar 17, 2021

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

Mar 16, 2021

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (41-0-3)

senate

Mar 10, 2021

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Education

upper

Jan 12, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

upper

Jan 12, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Dec 9, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors