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SC Code § 2-69-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 69 - Subpoenas And Subpoenas Duces Tecum|Section 2-69-20. Requests by joint study committees that subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum be issued.

 Every joint study committee created by act or resolution of the General Assembly, in the discharge of its duties, including, but not limited to, the conducting of studies or investigations, is, by majority vote of the committee, authorized to request a standing committee of the Senate or House of Representatives to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum on behalf of the joint study committee to any agency, department, board, or commission of this State or of any political subdivision of this State or to any representative of any agency, department, board, or commission of this State or of any political subdivision of this State to compel the attendance of witnesses and production of documents, books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other relevant records to its work, investigation, or study. The committee shall have the right to receive the subpoenaed evidence in executive session. The committee must seek instructions from the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives as to which standing committee shall issue the subpoena. The standing committee that issues a subpoena on behalf of a joint study committee must comply with the procedures prescribed Section 2-69-40.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 352, Section 2; 2019 Act No. 1 (S.2), Section 25, eff January 31, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 1, Section 25, in the third sentence, substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate"; and made nonsubstantive changes.
SC Code § 2-69-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 69 - Subpoenas And Subpoenas Duces Tecum|Section 2-69-30. Authority of committee to administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, and receive testimony and evidence.

 The committee, in the discharge of its duties, may administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, and receive testimony and evidence as necessary in connection with its work, study, or investigation.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 352, Section 3.
SC Code § 2-69-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 69 - Subpoenas And Subpoenas Duces Tecum|Section 2-69-40. Conditions upon issuance of subpoenas; signatures of President Pro Tempore of Senate and Speaker of House of Representatives.

 Subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum may only be issued upon a majority vote of the members of the committee, must be issued in the name of the committee, and must be signed by the committee chairman or the presiding officer who may administer oaths to witnesses. Subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum which are issued for a joint study committee of the General Assembly must be co-signed by both the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum which are issued by a standing committee of the Senate must be co-signed by the President of the Senate. Subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum which are issued by the House of Representatives must be co-signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. If the President of the Senate refuses to co-sign the subpoena or subpoena duces tecum, the requirement that the subpoena or subpoena duces tecum must be co-signed by the President of the Senate may be suspended as to that particular subpoena or subpoena duces tecum by a majority vote of the members of the Senate present and voting. If the Speaker of the House of Representatives refuses to co-sign the subpoena or subpoena duces tecum, the requirement that the subpoena or subpoena duces tecum must be co-signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives may be suspended as to that particular subpoena or subpoena duces tecum by a majority vote of the members of the House of Representatives present and voting. In determining whether or not to co-sign the subpoena or subpoena duces tecum, the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives must conclude that:  (1) the information sought by the subpoena is within the scope of the committee's jurisdiction;  (2) the information is relevant to a legitimate legislative purpose;  (3) the nature of the information sought is as clearly described as possible in the subpoena or the authorizing resolution;  (4) the subpoena does not intrude impermissibly upon civil liberties;  (5) the revelation of the information subpoenaed would not unduly intrude into the decision-making processes of other branches of government; and  (6) a subpoena issued to a local government does not violate the provisions of Articles VII and VIII of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, and Title 4 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 352, Section 4; 2019 Act No. 1 (S.2), Section 26, eff January 31, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 1, Section 26, in the introductory paragraph, substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate" in five places.
SC Code § 2-69-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 69 - Subpoenas And Subpoenas Duces Tecum|Section 2-69-50. Requests for protective order; receipt of evidence in executive session.

 Any person served with a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum may request that the committee issue a protective order, which revokes, limits, or otherwise modifies the subpoena or subpoena duces tecum in order to protect the legal rights of any person or entity. The committee may for good cause shown elect to receive certain testimony and evidence in executive session.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 352, Section 5.
SC Code § 2-69-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 69 - Subpoenas And Subpoenas Duces Tecum|Section 2-69-60. Issuance by court of common pleas of order requiring obedience to subpoena; punishment of disobedience as contempt.

 In case of contumacy by any person or refusal to obey a subpoena, or to testify as directed by the committee, the court of common pleas, upon application of the General Assembly in the case of a joint study committee, or upon application of the Senate in the case of a standing committee of the Senate, or upon application of the House of Representatives in the case of a standing committee of the House of Representatives, may issue to the person an order requiring him or it to appear before the committee to produce evidence or give testimony touching upon the matter under inquiry, study, or investigation. The court may take appropriate action to ensure compliance with its order and any failure to obey an order may be punished as a contempt thereof.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 352, Section 6.
SC Code § 2-69-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 69 - Subpoenas And Subpoenas Duces Tecum|Section 2-69-70. Good faith reliance by party subject to subpoena duces tecum as defense to action.

 A good faith reliance by the party subject to the subpoena duces tecum, issued pursuant to this chapter is a defense to any action, civil or criminal, arising from the production of records, documents, or other tangible materials in response to the subpoena.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 352, Section 7.
SC Code § 2-75-5 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 75 - South Carolina Research Centers Of Economic Excellence|Section 2-75-5. Short title; legislative intent.

 (A) This chapter is known and may be cited as the "South Carolina Research Centers of Economic Excellence Act".  (B) The General Assembly finds that:  (1) it is in the public interest to create incentives for the senior research universities of South Carolina consisting of Clemson University, the Medical University of South Carolina, and the University of South Carolina to raise capital from the private sector to fund endowments for professorships in research areas targeted to create well-paying jobs and enhanced economic opportunities for the people of South Carolina;  (2) these endowed professorships should be used to recruit and maintain leading scientists and engineers at the senior research universities of South Carolina for the purposes of developing and leveraging the research capabilities of the universities for the creation of well-paying jobs and enhanced economic opportunities in knowledge-based industries for all South Carolinians;  (3) in communities across the United States in which better paying jobs and enhanced economic development in knowledge-based industries has flourished, the local or state government has created incentives and made a long-term commitment to public and private funding for a significant number of endowments for professorships in targeted knowledge-based industries;  (4) the South Carolina Education Lottery provides a source of funding and an incentive for the senior research universities to raise, in dollar-for-dollar matching amounts, sums from nonstate sources sufficient to create endowed professorships;  (5) these endowed professorships should be awarded to the senior research universities through a competitive application process, provided that the competitive process must encourage the senior research universities to submit cooperative applications with one another as well as in cooperation with other institutions of higher education; and  (6) these endowed professorships, funded equally from the South Carolina Education Lottery and from other nonstate sources, provide a foundation for the creation of centers of economic excellence.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 3C; 2008 Act No. 355, Section 1, eff June 25, 2008.  Effect of Amendment  The 2008 amendment, in paragraphs (B)(4) and (B)(6), substituted "nonstate sources" for "private sources".
SC Code § 2-75-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 75 - South Carolina Research Centers Of Economic Excellence|Section 2-75-20. Ex officio members.

 The presidents of the senior research universities shall serve as ex officio nonvoting members of the board.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 3C.
SC Code § 2-75-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 75 - South Carolina Research Centers Of Economic Excellence|Section 2-75-40. Applications for awards from endowment.

 The senior research universities, individually, in conjunction with one or more other senior research universities or with other South Carolina higher education institutions, may make application for awards from the endowment as provided in this chapter.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 3C.
SC Code § 2-75-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 75 - South Carolina Research Centers Of Economic Excellence|Section 2-75-50. Application requirements; partnering to develop proposals to enhance economic competitiveness.

 (A) An application for an award from the endowment shall:  (1) provide to the review board documentation of private matching funds, on hand, in an amount equal to the amount for which application is made;  (2) provide to the review board documentation that all matching funds have been committed and raised exclusively from sources other than South Carolina tax dollars, and that the funds have been committed and raised after January 1, 2002;  (3) be in an amount of not less than two million dollars and not more than five million dollars;  (4) document that the application has significant potential to provide for enhanced economic development for the citizens of South Carolina in a specified knowledge-based industry or field of commerce; and  (5) provide specific partnering activities with other institutions, businesses, or the community.  (B) Eligible research universities are strongly encouraged to partner with other South Carolina colleges and universities to develop proposals to enhance the economic competitiveness of our State and to enhance science and engineering through collaborations in related disciplines.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 3C; 2008 Act No. 355, Section 4, eff June 25, 2008.  Effect of Amendment  The 2008 amendment designated subsection (A), in paragraphs (A)(1) and (A)(2), added "review"; and added subsection (B) relating to partnering.
SC Code § 2-75-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 75 - South Carolina Research Centers Of Economic Excellence|Section 2-75-60. Review by panel of experts; site visits.

 Upon a determination by the board that the provisions of Section 2-75-50 have been met, the board must appoint a panel of experts chosen from outside South Carolina for their expertise in the respective research field to review the application. The members appointed to the panel shall have no affiliation with the senior research universities. The panel will convene in the State to review the proposals and to conduct site visits to ensure that appropriate research infrastructure exists at the applying university. The panel shall make a report and recommendation to the board as to the merits of the application not more than ninety days after submission to the panel. The board shall then make a determination as to whether or not to award the matching funds and the amount of the award.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 3C.
SC Code § 2-75-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 75 - South Carolina Research Centers Of Economic Excellence|Section 2-75-70. Staff and support for operations of board and panels; reimbursement of expenses.

 Staff and support for the operations of the board and the panels must be provided by the Commission on Higher Education. The Commission on Higher Education shall approve all necessary funds for the prudent operation of the board, including per diem, subsistence, and mileage expenses of board members as provided by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions, and for the costs and expenses of the panel members. The expenditures authorized by this section must be provided from the fund created by Section 2-75-30 upon approval by the commission.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 3C.
SC Code § 2-75-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 75 - South Carolina Research Centers Of Economic Excellence|Section 2-75-80. Severability.

 If any section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not affect the constitutionality or validity of the remaining portions of this section, the General Assembly hereby declaring that it would have passed this section, and each and every section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, and word thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words hereof may be declared to be unconstitutional, invalid, or otherwise ineffective.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 3C.
SC Code § 2-75-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 75 - South Carolina Research Centers Of Economic Excellence|Section 2-75-90. Meeting matching requirement with private or federal funds specifically provided for use in certain areas.

 (A) To meet the endowed professorships matching requirement, a research university may use funds specifically provided for use in the areas provided in subsection (B) that are derived from private or federal government sources, excluding state appropriations to the institution, tuition, or fees. Subject to the restrictions in subsection (B), only federal dollars received after July 1, 2003, may be used to meet the endowed professorships matching requirement.  (B) The matching funds in subsection (A) may be used only in the areas of Engineering, Nanotechnology, Biomedical Sciences, Energy Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Information and Management Sciences, and for other sciences and research that create well-paying jobs and enhanced economic opportunities for the people of South Carolina and that are approved by the Research Centers of Excellence Review Board.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 187, Section 11, eff March 17, 2004; 2008 Act No. 355, Section 5, eff June 25, 2008.  Effect of Amendment  The 2008 amendment, in subsection (A), in the first sentence deleted the references to paragraphs (B)(4) and (6) of Section 2-75-05.
SC Code § 2-75-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 75 - South Carolina Research Centers Of Economic Excellence|Section 2-75-100. Use of matching funds.

 (A) The review board may, at its discretion, permit the senior research universities to utilize a portion of the nonstate matching funds of any single award to pay for initial operating costs including, but not limited to, infrastructure improvement, purchase of equipment, and payment of salaries for junior faculty, researchers, technicians, and other support staff directly associated with the establishment of the professorship's research efforts and the creation of the center of economic excellence which the professorship serves. The portion established by the review board must apply equally to all of the senior research universities' centers of economic excellence and endowed professorships created under this act. The portion established by the review board may be modified by the review board in order to facilitate program success.  (B) The full amount of every state award, with the exception of programmatic support proposals, must be placed into and remain in endowment. Should a center of economic excellence be dissolved, withdrawn, or otherwise terminated, the entirety of the state award which has been drawn by the institution must be returned to the Centers of Excellence Matching Endowment.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 355, Section 6, eff June 25, 2008.
SC Code § 2-75-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 75 - South Carolina Research Centers Of Economic Excellence|Section 2-75-110. Source of matching funds; nonstate sources.

 In addition to accepting and applying nonstate funds, as stipulated in Section 2-75-90(A), to meet the matching requirement of each state award, a senior research university may accept and apply cash equivalent and in-kind donations from nonstate sources. Such donations must directly impact and promote the research of the endowed professorship and the center of economic excellence which the professorship serves. Such donations may include, but are not limited to, donated or rent-discounted laboratory, and research facility space; buildings, including sale-lease back; equipment; furnishings; and infrastructure upgrades. The value of each cash equivalent or in-kind donation must be determined using standard accounting methods and a cost share accounting policy established by the review board. The total value of cash equivalent and in-kind donations applicable per award may not exceed the portion of nonstate matching funds available for nonendowment use established by the board. Cash equivalent and in-kind donations may only be applied if received by a senior research university after July 1, 2002.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 355, Section 7, eff June 25, 2008.
SC Code § 2-77-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 77 - South Carolina Higher Education Excellence Enhancement Program|Section 2-77-10. Legislative findings.

 The General Assembly finds that:  (1) a significant part of the state mission in education has been to enhance excellence in higher education for low-income and educationally disadvantaged students;  (2) certain institutions have played an integral role in offering higher educational access to low-income and educationally disadvantaged students who otherwise might not have been able to obtain a college education, which has resulted in a substantial public benefit;  (3) these institutions provide a unique educational opportunity for these targeted groups of students by offering flexible admission policies, low tuition rates, and small enrollments to ensure smaller class size tailored to the needs of these targeted students;  (4) these institutions are often limited in their abilities to raise funds from their respective student populations from tuition and fees because of the demographic profiles of their students and, as a result, charge tuition rates which on average are substantially lower than those charged by other higher educational institutions in this State;  (5) the federal government has recognized the unique ability of certain institutions to accomplish the important public benefit of enhancing opportunities in higher education for low-income and educationally disadvantaged students;  (6) public educational assistance made available to the institutions that serve these targeted students provides a direct educational benefit to the students by improving the overall quality of their educational experiences by offering enhanced facilities and improved academic instruction; and  (7) it is necessary that the State of South Carolina enable these institutions to effectively partner with the federal government to ensure the continued existence in this State of these institutions, which provide a substantial public benefit to the State by enabling these targeted students to be well-educated, to move into the workforce, and to improve the quality of life in South Carolina.  HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 24, Section 1.
SC Code § 2-77-15 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 77 - South Carolina Higher Education Excellence Enhancement Program|Section 2-77-15. Definitions.

 For purposes of this chapter:  (1) "Eligible institution" means a four-year institution of higher learning or an institution of higher learning that is accredited to offer, and is actively offering, at least one nonsectarian program at the baccalaureate level:  (a)(i) at which sixty percent or more of the enrolled undergraduate students were low-income and educationally disadvantaged students, for the four consecutive years immediately preceding the then current year and which is defined in Part B, Subchapter III, Chapter 28, Title 20 of the United States Code; or  (ii) which is an historically single gender women's institution of traditional students, as evidenced by ninety percent or more of full-time female undergraduates under twenty-five years of age for the four consecutive years immediately preceding the current year;  (b)(i) that is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; or  (ii) which receives Title III funding and is accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the United States Department of Education;  (c) that is organized as a nonprofit corporation or is a public institution; and  (d) that has its main campus located in South Carolina.  (2) "Federal funding program" means:  (a) Section 507(c) of the Omnibus Parks and Land Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 470a note), as amended; or  (b) Part B, Subchapter III, Chapter 28, Title 20 of the United States Code.  (3) "Low-income and educationally disadvantaged student" means a student who receives a Pell Grant.  HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 24, Section 1; 2005 Act No. 162, Section 2, eff June 14, 2005; 2016 Act No. 143 (H.3534), Section 1, eff July 1, 2016.  Effect of Amendment  The 2005 amendment rewrote item (1).  2016 Act No. 143, Section 1, in (1), expanded the definition of "eligible institution".