Extension of Palmetto Fellow Scholarship Awards and Life Scholarship Awards to Graduate Study

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-104-20, RELATING TO THE PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SO AS TO EXTEND BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM BEGINNING WITH THE SCHOOL YEAR 2024-2025 TO ELIGIBLE GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE THEIR UNDERGRADUATE WORK IN FEWER SEMESTERS THAN AUTHORIZED FOR ELIGIBILITY; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-149-10, RELATING TO LIFE SCHOLARSHIPS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT LIFE SCHOLARSHIPS MAY BE AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE GRADUATE STUDENTS AS INDICATED IN THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION'S REGULATIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-149-10, RELATING TO LIFE SCHOLARSHIPS SO AS TO EXTEND BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM TO ELIGIBLE GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE THEIR UNDERGRADUATE WORK IN FEWER SEMESTERS THAN AUTHORIZED FOR ELIGIBILITY; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-149-30, RELATING TO FULL-TIME ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENT FOR LIFE SCHOLARSHIP, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BENEFIT MAY BE AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE GRADUATE STUDENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-149-60, RELATING TO DURATION OF SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE LIFE SCHOLARSHIP, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BENEFIT MAY BE AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE GRADUATE STUDENTS AS INDICATED IN THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION'S REGULATIONS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-149-90, RELATING TO ADDITIONAL DEGREES, SO AS TO INDICATE THAT ELIGIBLE GRADUATE STUDENTS MAY RECEIVE LIFE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEIR REMAINING PERIOD OF UNDERGRADUATE ELIGIBILITY.